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.
A similar approach is employed with
cochlear implants for hearing loss which translate sounds into electrical stimulation of the inner ear and, over time, the brain learns to interpret these inputs as sound.
In the family, two out of the six children use
cochlear implants for their hearing loss.
Cochlear implants for hearing are quite sophisticated now, and we're just at the beginning with retinal implants.
When he's not prepping for the baby or hunting their dinner, Lee is ever - tinkering with new tech, trying to create
a cochlear implant for his hearing impaired daughter (Simmonds) that actually works.
Not exact matches
Sarah Herrlinger, director of global accessibility policy
for Apple, said a key challenge with
implants was fact that audiologists do not always prescribe a matched set of
Cochlear implants.
Cochlear announced on Wednesday that its hearing
implants will now work with the iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices without the need
for an intermediary device (a step that's been necessary up until this point).
Giving every deaf person
cochlear implants,
for example, would mean the end of sign language and «deaf culture.»
Eden is a candidate
for cochlear implants and later this month (Feb 20) she is having surgery to receive bilateral
cochlear implants.
Cochlear implants do not work
for all children,
implants are not always successful and should not be portrayed as a «cure»
for deafness.
Wilmouth works closely with our audiologists to adjust the
cochlear implant or hearing aid to achieve the best possible results
for each child.
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Cochlear implants are great, but your own hearing is better in terms of range of frequencies, nuance
for hearing voices, music and background noise, and figuring out which direction a sound is coming from.
Though an established and effective treatment
for many,
cochlear implants can not currently simulate the precision of sound experienced by those with a naturally - developed auditory system.
Some deaf and hard of hearing use
cochlear implants and hearing aids
for spoken English, but many prefer ASL, which is an important part of deaf culture.
Understanding these processes may also be important
for advancing the technology used to make
cochlear implants.
Brain Fitness was developed by a team of neuroscientists led by Michael Merzenich, a coinventor of both the
cochlear implant and a highly regarded software package
for treating dyslexia in children (see «The Elastic Brain» by Katherine Ellison in DISCOVER, May 2007).
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.
CYBORGS have walked among us
for many years: humans fused with devices such as pacemakers, prosthetics and
cochlear and retinal
implants.
Treatment
for this kind of hearing loss includes
cochlear implants and hearing aids, but there is no fundamental therapy.
The technique could one day provide an autonomous power source
for brain and
cochlear implants, says Tina Stankovic, an auditory neuroscientist at Harvard University Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.
Treatment options include hearing aids,
cochlear implants, and educational programs
for people with hearing loss.
Even more likely to get a nod would be Jessica Chastain, who's terrific here as Shannon's wife, trying to stand by her man while also wondering how he's going to pay
for their deaf daughter's
cochlear implants if this storm never hits.
Additionally, all of her students have hearing aids or a
cochlear implant, which could make an emergency situation more imperative
for her to handle swiftly.
I've been fortunate to have worked with an Educational Audiologist
for three years and attend an intensive training on
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Cochlear implants are highly reliable but must be accompanied by an intensive auditory rehabilitation component
for successful use.
Last fall, he decided to combine his love
for baseball, bike riding and helping others in hopes of raising money and awareness
for cochlear implants.
But Lee still spends all his spare time researching
cochlear implants, building various hearing aids
for her out of spare parts.
I am able to provide the following types of formal assessment
for deaf, hard of hearing, and
cochlear implanted individuals of all ages:
A variety of psychotherapy services are available within my practice
for deaf and hard of hearing clients of all ages, including those with
cochlear implants.
As a result, we see two types of deaf children being considered
for cochlear implant candidacy: (a) young deaf infants and toddlers as part of early intervention plan promoting better language and behavioral development in deaf infants, and (b) older deaf children as the next alternate to other choices that have been attempted and did not satisfy family's expectation.
For instance, most parents in this study frequently met with the cochlear implant program coordinator and health care staff before the deaf child was brought in for the neuropsychological evaluati
For instance, most parents in this study frequently met with the
cochlear implant program coordinator and health care staff before the deaf child was brought in
for the neuropsychological evaluati
for the neuropsychological evaluation.