Sentences with phrase «called cochlear»
Many people with profound hearing loss have been helped by devices called cochlear implants, but their hearing is still far from normal.
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Like Wi - Fi for hearing aids, the technology uses an inductive loop to transmit sound signals directly into an in - ear hearing aid or cochlear implant, where it is received by an inductive device called a telecoil.
Already, researchers have developed devices such as deep brain stimulators for treating Parkinson's disease, cochlear implants for restoring minimal hearing in profoundly deaf people, and a computer interface called BrainGate that allows fully paralyzed individuals to accomplish simple tasks via a robotic arm.