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cochlear implant |
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cochlear implant [¦kō·klē·ər ′im‚plant] (neuroscience) A sensory prosthesis that restores some hearing to deaf people by electrically stimulating the auditory nerve. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The fourth- and fifth-graders in the oral-deafand hard-of-hearing program use hearing aids or cochlear implants and have vocabulary levels ranging from ages 2 to 9. Engineers out to improve the performance of cochlear implants have developed a version with sensors that may aid a surgeon in installing the device optimally. House Ear Institute's research studies of inner ear cells, hair cell regeneration, cochlear implants and auditory brainstem implants hold great promise. |
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