Definition of cochlear implant
: 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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Many deaf individuals have chosen not to undergo cochlear implant surgery, even with the prospect of being able to hear for the first time.
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Ronit Molko, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021
Turn it down, y'all, before her cochlear implant explodes!
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2021
Such programs are expensive and involve purchasing implants from multinational cochlear implant manufacturers.
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Michele Friedner, Scientific American, 3 Aug. 2021
Since his first cochlear implant in 2012, Nakamura considers the striking ways that natural materials interact with sound technology.
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Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 5 May 2021
Preserving the hearing nerve allowed a cochlear implant to be placed in the inner ear to restore Hauck’s hearing.
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Kadee Krieger | Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 18 Jan. 2021
According to the Salem Statesman Journal, Oregonian Abigail has congenital hearing loss and received a cochlear implant at two years old.
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Martha Sorren, refinery29.com, 4 Jan. 2021
Crystal Charity funding for the Callier Center for Communication Disorders in 1993 initiated the cochlear implant camp, the first-of-its-kind day camp for hearing impaired children.
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Nicole Cormier, Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2020
Most didn’t even notice his cochlear implant on their screen.
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Kristine Gill, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2020
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“Cochlear implant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cochlear%20implant. Accessed 7 Dec. 2021.
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