Filter by tags
Questions, Articles and Polls
2 Likes
·
1 Answer
A:
Harrison RV ; Gordon KA ; Mount RJ Auditory Science Laboratory, Department of Otolaryngology, Division of Brain and Behaviour, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto M5G 1X8, Canada. rvh@sickkids.ca A range of basic and applied studies have
... more
1 Like
·
1 Answer
A:
• The purpose of the hearing screening is to quickly test one part of the auditory system to find out whether it is working appropriately. The section called “How are babies screened?” describes the testing that is done. OAE tests the cochlea to
... more
2 Likes
·
1 Answer
A:
Cochlear implant surgery is performed in the hospital, under a general anesthetic. Before surgery, every patient must obtain a medical letter of fitness for general anesthesia, from their pediatrician or family practitioner. The cochlear implant
... more
2 Likes
·
1 Answer
A:
When a patient is told that he/she has a “nerve” hearing loss, in truth, it is almost never the nerve that is not working. The problem almost always lies in the microscopic hair cells that convert mechanical sound to electrical energy within the
... more
2 Likes
·
1 Answer
A:
The benefit of a cochlear implant can be a dramatic improvement in hearing. The ability to hear environmental sounds, the improved ability to read lips and in many cases to be able to understand speech and conversation without reading lips and
... more
2 Likes
·
1 Answer
A:
A cochlear implant bypasses the inner ear and is intended for people who have very little inner ear function left and have a severe to profound hearing loss in both ears. A hearing aid amplifies sound and relies on the hair cell in the inner ear to
... more
1 Like
·
1 Answer
A:
All ABA certificants will have to meet the new continuing education requirements, as outlined above, for recertifications after January 1, 2008. The only additional requirement for those holding the CI specialty is that 3.0 continuing education
... more
2 Likes
·
1 Answer
A:
A cochlear implant has two parts: an internal part, called the cochlear implant and an external part called a speech processor. You cannot see the internal part because it is under the skin.
... more
2 Likes
·
1 Answer
A:
Nucleus® 5 System is Cochlear’s most technically advanced cochlear implant system available. It features the thinnest implant avaialbe, and it’s designed to behave much in the same way as natural hearing, letting you focus on the sounds that are
... more
2 Likes
·
1 Answer
A:
Cochlear is known in the industry for developing the most advanced and reliable cochlear implants. It's built using the toughest materials available and tested to the highest military/space grade standards.
... more
1 Next