| cochlear implant |
A medical, electronic device that bypasses the damaged structures in the inner ear and directly stimulates the auditory nerve. An implant does not restore or create normal hearing. Instead, under the appropriate conditions, it can give a deaf person a useful auditory understanding of the environment and help him or her understand speech. The implant is surgically placed under the skin behind the ear. ...
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| cochlear implant |
Prosthetic for hearing that must be surgically implanted.
Ãâó: www.sparkle.usu.edu/glossary/hearing_glossary.asp
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| cochlear implant |
An electronic device surgically implanted to stimulate nerve endings in the inner ear (cochlea) in order to receive and process sound and speech. For profoundly hearing impaired children ages two years or older.
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| cochlear implant |
A device surgically implanted which bypasses the hair cells of the cochlea and directly stimulates the auditory nerve to send signals to the brain. The two external components of the device are a headpiece receiver/microphone and a speech processor.
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| cochlear implant |
medical device that bypasses damaged structures in the inner ear and directly stimulates auditory nerve to allow some deaf individuals to learn to hear and interpret sounds and speech.
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