Cochlear implants are surgically implanted hearing aid devices. Instead of amplifying the sound pressure that enters the middle ear it transforms the input of sound via a processor into electrical stimulation to the auditory system, which is perceived within the brain as sound. In fact the conductive part of the hearing system is left out. [...]
Types of hearing losses
On September - 15 - 2010
Hearing loss can affect anybody, from a new born baby to somebody celebrating their 100th birthday and anybody in between. About 3 out of every 1,000 new born babies are born with some form of hearing impairment; which makes it one of the most common birth defects in the world. Hearing loss means something inside [...]
