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How do people with cochlear implants hear?

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The speech sounds different from what you're used to hearing, doesn't it? This is a simulation of one example of what it can be like to hear sounds through a hearing aid—a device that helps people with hearing loss. read more

If you have severe or profound hearing loss, a team of experts at a cochlear implant center can help you decide if the device and surgery will work for you. Typically, these experts include an ear doctor called an otologist, an audiologist, a psychologist, a counselor, and a speech-language pathologist. read more

While most people with hearing loss are quite successful with hearing aids. Cochlear implant is a tiny complex medical device and these work differently than hearing aids. Not only cochlear implant amplifies sound, it provides the sense of sound by stimulating the auditory nerve directly. read more

A simulation / demonstration of what users of a cochlear implant hear, for both speech and music. Demonstrates 1, 4, 8, 12 and 20 channel implants for speech, and 4, 8, 12 and 20 channels for music. read more

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