A cochlear implant is an electronic medical device designed to restore the ability to percieve sounds and understand speech. Cochlear implants are often a solution when hearing aids are no longer beneficial.
A cochlear implant can empower people to connect with others and transform the way people understand the world around them.
Will a cochlear implant restore your hearing to normal?
A cochlear implant provides access to many sounds including speech but does not "fix" hearing loss or restore normal hearing. With consistent aural habilitation (a form of “listening” therapy) and practice, a cochlear implant user can often learn to understand spoken language.
Who can benefit from a cochlear implant?
Adults and children who learned to talk before they became deaf and/or used to have normal hearing or partial hearing often benefit from a cochlear implant.
If your child was born deaf or became deaf before she learned to talk, cochlear implants can provide access to spoken language, maximizing your child’s language potential. In either case, the shorter the duration of deafness, the greater the potential benefit.
There are many risks of untreated hearing loss. Do not delay evaluation and management.
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