Some people suffer from a deafness problem that cannot be corrected. Fortunately, there is a way to make them hear sounds.
This is where cochlear implants come along. This device is surgically planted and instead of amplifying sounds which hearing aids do, it stimulates the functioning auditory nerves inside the cochlea with an electric field stimulated through an electric impulse.
This implant consists of many small parts. These include a microphone, speech processor and an RF transmitter. Not that many people have undergone this procedure because it is very expensive and there are still other options available before this will be utilized.
But is it worth the money? Most of the patients who have undergone cochlear implant say so because although you get almost near to normal hearing.
A study has shown that adults who have had cochlear implants benefit almost immediately and their hearing improves quite rapidly after the first 6 months of tuning sessions. This is not the same for children because it will take them more time to adjust to the implant.
The device helps them distinguish different types of sound and understand speech without...