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Can people with cochlear implants hear a screen reader?

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I've had a cochlear implant for 6 years in just one ear, and I am profoundly deaf. I can hear a screenreader. read more

If the cochlear implants let you hear generally, they will help you hear a screen reader. If the screen reader isn't working properly for whatever reason, cochlear implants won't help. read more

The implant doesn't make you hear normally again, but it can help you with sounds. Most people with severe to profound hearing loss can understand speech in person or over the phone better than they did with a hearing aid. read more

With the cochlear implant, sounds are different from what they were with hearing aids. Hearing with hearing aids is somewhat passive, the sounds are amplified and you hear them. Hearing with a cochlear implant is active, you must learn to hear with the implant. At first, soon after receiving my cochlear implant, noises were just that -- noise. read more

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