Cayman Hearing Center Electronic Implants
Cochlear Devices
Millions of people across the globe are affected by hearing loss no matter how old they are. The most common solution for addressing hearing challenges are hearing aids.
In some cases, hearing aids do not adequately address hearing loss and doctors of audiology have to turn to other devices, known as electronic implants in order to provide additional assistance or an alternate form of assistance.
The implant most people are familiar with is the Cochlear Implant.
The primary benefit provided by a cochlear implant is to elevate speech and language processing for children from six to twelve-years-old. However, adolescents and some adults can also take advantage of them, whether used to address single sided deafness (unilateral) or profound hearing loss in both ears (bilateral).
The technology has been around for about 50 years, but most people don’t really understand what cochlear implant is and what it does.
Quick Facts About Cochlear Implants
Fact 1
Cochlear implants gained FDA approval in the 1970s as a means of facilitating a higher level of hearing clarity for individuals with severe to profound hearing loss.
Fact 2
Potential damage to your hearing aids can be avoided if they are stored in the hard case they come in rather than just tossing them into your purse or slipping them into your pocket.
Fact 3
A cochlear implant includes two separate components: an internal electrode inserted into the cochlea and a processing unit that rests behind the ear like a hearing aid.
Fact 4
Cochlear implants bypass the auditory system (ear canal, middle ear, and inner ear) in order to transmit sound directly to the auditory nerve.
Fact 5
Cochlear implants do not cure deafness, but along with hearing aids, or in place of hearing aids, they often provide the best solution to overcome certain hearing loss challenges.
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