cochlear implant
noun
: an electronic prosthetic device that enables individuals with sensorineural hearing loss to recognize some sounds and consists of an external microphone and speech processor and one or more electrodes implanted in the cochlea
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Kent also wears a cochlear implant due to Ménière's Disease, which causes dizzy spells known as vertigo, and hearing loss.
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Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
Daisy recapped her journey with Joey so far for Sandra, 75, and told her about hearing with a cochlear implant.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
Daisy Kent, 25, an account executive from Minnesota, went viral on TikTok in 2023 after sharing her experiences with a cochlear implant and is bringing her experience to the bachelor stage.
—USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
Abigail Heringer was the first woman in Bachelor Nation history to use a cochlear implant, a small electronic device that delivers sound to people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
Other children in the study had previously received a cochlear implant in one ear and had already learned to speak.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2024
To help those who are hearing impaired, in the 1970s husband and wife Erwin and Ingeborg Hochmair developed the multichannel cochlear implant.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 May 2023
Doctors recommend cochlear implant surgery before age 3 so that children can learn sounds when their language skills are developing, although older people can still benefit from the devices.
—WIRED, 20 Oct. 2023
Enter Cochlear, a medical device company that designs, manufactures, and supplies the Nucleus cochlear implant (CI) that provides a person with moderate-to-profound hearing loss with sound perception.
—PCMAG, 23 Feb. 2023
Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
Daisy recapped her journey with Joey so far for Sandra, 75, and told her about hearing with a cochlear implant.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
Daisy Kent, 25, an account executive from Minnesota, went viral on TikTok in 2023 after sharing her experiences with a cochlear implant and is bringing her experience to the bachelor stage.
—USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
Abigail Heringer was the first woman in Bachelor Nation history to use a cochlear implant, a small electronic device that delivers sound to people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
Other children in the study had previously received a cochlear implant in one ear and had already learned to speak.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2024
To help those who are hearing impaired, in the 1970s husband and wife Erwin and Ingeborg Hochmair developed the multichannel cochlear implant.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 May 2023
Doctors recommend cochlear implant surgery before age 3 so that children can learn sounds when their language skills are developing, although older people can still benefit from the devices.
—WIRED, 20 Oct. 2023
Enter Cochlear, a medical device company that designs, manufactures, and supplies the Nucleus cochlear implant (CI) that provides a person with moderate-to-profound hearing loss with sound perception.
—PCMAG, 23 Feb. 2023
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First Known Use
1967, in the meaning defined above
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cochlear implant
noun
: an electrical prosthetic device that enables individuals with sensorineural hearing loss to recognize some sounds and that consists of an external microphone and speech processor that receive and convert sound waves into electrical signals which are transmitted to one or more electrodes implanted in the cochlea where they stimulate the auditory nerve
cochlear implantation
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