Cochlear implants are prosthetic hearing devices that help restore hearing partially in people with sensorineural hearing loss. There are external and internal units of this implant. The internal component is placed inside the ear surgically under general anesthesia. These implants bypass the defective parts of the ear and carry sounds from the external environment to stimulate the auditory nerve in signaling the brain.
Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatments
Sensorineural hearing loss refers to a condition where there is a hearing loss due to the hair cells of the inner ear being damaged.
Complications of Cochlear Implant Surgery: An Overview
Cochlear implants significantly improve hearing; however, as with any surgical surgery, they also have potential complications. Read the article below.
Do I Really Need Hearing Aids?
When a patient with hearing loss gets advised by an ENT or audiologist to use hearing aids, suddenly so many questions arise in the patient's mind. All such questions and their answers are addressed in this article. You can use it as a manual on what to do next.
Cochlear Implants - Uses and Innovations
Cochlear implants are devices that are implanted to aid in hearing for people with very severe hearing loss and who are not benefitted from hearing aids.
Cochlear Implants - Their Working, Placement, and Benefits
Cochlear implants are indicated in patients with severe to profound hearing loss and who had no benefit from hearing aids.
