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2. Cochlear implant - Wikipedia

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   Cochlear implant. A cochlear implant ( CI) is a surgically implanted neuroprosthesis that provides a person who has moderate-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss with sound perception. With the help of therapy, cochlear implants may allow for improved speech understanding in both quiet and noisy environments.

3. Sensorineural hearing loss - Wikipedia

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   Sensorineural hearing loss ( SNHL) is a type of hearing loss in which the root cause lies in the inner ear, sensory organ ( cochlea and associated structures), or the vestibulocochlear nerve ( cranial nerve VIII). SNHL accounts for about 90% of reported hearing loss. [citation needed] SNHL is usually permanent and can be mild, moderate, severe ...

4. Management of hearing loss - Wikipedia

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   Many deaf people view cochlear implants and other hearing devices as confusing to one's identity. They feel a deaf person will never be a hearing person and therefore would be trying to fit into a way of living that is not their own. Other concerns include loss of Deaf culture and Deaf identity and the limitations of hearing restoration.

5. NHS staff hearing loss highlighted by Covid masks - AOL

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   Ms Tanner, who is profoundly deaf, was fitted with cochlear implants at 16 and it was the “experience of being cared for and having the whole hospital experience” that made her decide to ...

6. Auditory brainstem implant - Wikipedia

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   Auditory brainstem implant. An auditory brainstem implant ( ABI) is a surgically implanted electronic device that provides a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf, due to retrocochlear hearing impairment (due to illness or injury damaging the cochlea or auditory nerve, and so precluding the use of a cochlear implant ).

7. Hearing loss - Wikipedia

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   Some management options include hearing aids, cochlear implants, middle ear implants, assistive technology, and closed captioning; in movie theaters, a Hearing Impaired (HI) audio track may be available via headphones to better hear dialog. This choice depends on the level of hearing loss, type of hearing loss, and personal preference.