Cochlear Implant: A cochlear implant (CI) is a surgically implanted electronic device that provides a�sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard of hearing. The cochlear implant is often referred to as a bionic ear. Unlike hearing aids, the cochlear implant does not amplify sound, but works by directly stimulating any functioning auditory nerves inside the cochlea with electrical impulses. External components of the cochlear implant include a microphone, speech processor and transmitter.

Under the appropriate conditions, an implant can give a deaf person a useful auditory understanding of the environment and/or hearing and help them to understand speech, although�post-implantation therapy�is usually required.�

Conventional�cochlear implants�rely on an external sound processor to continuously transmit all instructions to the implant because they have no internal electronic memory banks or controls to store audio. This data takes up so much room that it leaves limited space for the transmission of a detailed sound signal.

In comparison, the new device has internal speech-processing equipment, which leaves the data and information pipeline open for the fine details of sound. It also delivers information to the auditory nerve much faster than cochlear implants, with a speed of up to 1 million times each second compared to 20,000 times per second with the conventional device.

The patient is anesthetized with a general anesthesia. The hair behind the ear is shaved off where the�surgery will be done. An incision is made and the skin and tissue flap is lifted so that the surgeon can drill into the skull bone behind the ear. A receiver is placed into the drilled-out area and an electrode array is inserted into the�cochlea. The surgical area is closed up with stitches (a small permanent scar may result) and the head is bandaged. Depending on the length of the surgery and other factors, the patient may either be sent home shortly after surgery or have to stay in the hospital for a short while. During the recuperation from the surgery, there may be minimal side effects such as temporary swelling. Side effects are minor if they do occur and are generally temporary: pain, changes in taste, dizziness, inflammation, bleeding, etc.

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