2. Improving the restoration of hearing
Receive the actual sound and amplify them for the deaf rather than
just giving them a representation of sound
Reduce the size of the external portion for easier use
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3. A Cochlear Implant is a
small, complex device
surgically embedded into a
persons skull to help provide
a sense of sound to a person
who is profoundly deaf or
severely hard-of-hearing.
This technology will provide
those who can’t hear a better
way of living their lives by
being able to interact with
things and people that
surround them by ways of
communication.
Improving the abilities
of this technology will
hopefully give those
who can’t hear, the
actual ability to hear
things around them and
help better that person’s
speech capabilities.
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4. Special Features
Improving these special
features for the Cochlear
Implant by making the
product able to reproduce
regular sound, rather than
just being able to help
people better understand
the sound, will give the
deaf and hard-of-hearing
population the ability to
hear normally. These
implants may lead to a
possible surgical procedure
to fix a persons hearing
overall without the use of
the implant.
Helps people recognize warning
signals
Allows people to understand other
sounds in the environment
Enables a person to enjoy a
conversation in person or by
telephone
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5. Comparison table:
Technology We are speaking
about
Like Technologies
Cochlear Implants Hearing Aids
Ear Phones
Speakers
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6. Children and adults who are deaf or severely hard-of-hearing can be fitted
for cochlear implants. According to the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA), as of April 2009, approximately 188,000 people worldwide have
received implants. In the United States, roughly 41,500 adults and 25,500
children have received them.
Adults who have lost all or most of their hearing later in life often can
benefit from cochlear implants. They learn to associate the signal provided
by an implant with sounds they remember. This often provides recipients
with the ability to understand speech solely by listening through the
implant, without requiring any visual cues such as those provided by
lipreading or sign language.
(Both Excerpts are from
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/coch.html#c)
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7. If there is a major problem with your Cochlear Implant, you
are advised to go to the surgeon who gave you the implant to
check it out and fix whatever bugs there are.
If the problem is minor, simply have someone call our
company at 555-786-9010 to get immediate help.
Replacement for implants are free
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12. In conclusion, the Cochlear Implant will be even more
beneficial to the deaf and hard-of-hearing population due
to the massive improvements made to it. Allowing the deaf
to hear normally as non-deaf people do, and reducing the
size of the outer device making it harder to distinguish
upon someone's person will surely bring satisfaction to
each person.
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