COCHLEAR IMPLANTS

With several teaching hospitals and a concentration of specialists, the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill region of NC has become a mecca for those seeking complex surgeries such as Cochlear Implants.

If your child is wearing cochlear implants, here is what you need to know about "implant failure" and what two definitions it carries.

It is not the end of the world if you suffer from permanent hearing loss. Why? Because you can hear just as good with the help of cochlear implants.

Many people suffering from hearing loss can get help from cochlear implants. These tiny tools can be placed behind the ear and can help people suffering from deafness understand cued speech and other sounds.

This paper describes five studies related to speech and language development in children who have cochlear implants. The demographics, procedures, statistics, results, and conclusions are included.

A cochlear implant is a combination of a surgically implanted device and a processor worn at ear level. It is used when hearing aids are not helpful due to the severity of the hearing loss.

This is a guide for hearing impaired people meant to help them choose between hearing aids and implants.

For the profoundly deaf, a device called the cochlear implant that has been around since the late 1980s may, in some cases, be the difference between hearing sounds and not hearing sounds.

Hearing is a sense that many people take for granted until it is no longer available or as clear as once before. The simple chords of a guitar are missed due to hearing impairment.

Cochlear implants were rumored to have been linked with menengitis, but now they have released that there is a shot every implanted individual needs to have.

What is a cochlear implant and what kind of children are good candidates for them? There are many things to consider before implanting your deaf child, including which mode of communication would best benefit their education.

The United States Department of Justice settled a case with the Colorado based manufacturer, Cochlear Americas. The case has broader implications than the settled sum.

The function, parts and usage of the Cochlear Implant as a biomedical device.

To most people, deafness is viewed as a handicap or a disability, but those within the deaf community view deafness with a totally different perspective. The majority of deaf and hard of hearing people in the world view deafness as a normal part of life.

Assistive listening devices all work to amplify sound. The magic of loop systems is that they are totally unique and the ONLY system that works directly with hearing aids and cochlear implants.

Hearing loss: Sensorineural, Conductive & mixed hearing. Two types of hearing aids: Analog & Digital. Hearing aids: four components, four basic types available, and different styles based upon preference. Cochlear Hearing Implants: severe hearing loss.

In the deaf culture, the term 'audism' and 'audists' are becoming more widely used. This article explains what audism means and what audists are.

Several local St. Louis businesses and civic organizations have funded a new $350,000, 10,000 sq.ft. playground that is user friendly to disabled children...

Children with special-needs and disabilities love to have fun in the sun with others and attending a summer camp is the perfect opportunity for them to. Here is a guide of Special-need Camps for youth with disabilities in Colorado. Check it out!!!