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Cochlear Implants

What are they and
how do they work?
Listen up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD5E88fFnxE
•

Who can get a cochlear
implant?
If you have severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss

that is not adequately addressed by hearing aids you qualify
• Children as young as 10 months old
• Adult postlingually (lost their hearing later in life) deaf
candidates
Why get a cochlear implant?
• They can help young children to acquire
speech, language, and social skills. Most
children who receive implants are between
two and six years old. Early implantation
provides exposure to sounds that can be
helpful during the critical period when
children learn speech and language skills
Parts of a cochlear implant
Parts of a cochlear implant
After surgery
How does it work?
What does it sound like?
• http://ent.uci.edu/cochlear%20implant.htm

• Questions?
What does it sound like?
• http://ent.uci.edu/cochlear%20implant.htm

• Questions?

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Ci powerpoint

  • 1. Cochlear Implants What are they and how do they work?
  • 3. • Who can get a cochlear implant? If you have severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss that is not adequately addressed by hearing aids you qualify • Children as young as 10 months old • Adult postlingually (lost their hearing later in life) deaf candidates
  • 4. Why get a cochlear implant? • They can help young children to acquire speech, language, and social skills. Most children who receive implants are between two and six years old. Early implantation provides exposure to sounds that can be helpful during the critical period when children learn speech and language skills
  • 5. Parts of a cochlear implant
  • 6. Parts of a cochlear implant
  • 8. How does it work?
  • 9. What does it sound like? • http://ent.uci.edu/cochlear%20implant.htm • Questions?
  • 10. What does it sound like? • http://ent.uci.edu/cochlear%20implant.htm • Questions?