Cochlear Implant to Restore a Special Sense
- 15th March 2022
Patients suffering from hearing and speech impairments can hear and also hear their speech through cochlear implant surgery. Even children with congenital profound deafness (deafness from birth) can opt for cochlear implant treatment.
When it comes to cochlear implants, they are an electronic device that assists in hearing sound. Cochlear implants convert sound signals into electrical impulses, which in turn stimulates the cochlear nerve in the inner ear. Though the parts of the inner ear do not work, the implant electrode is placed on the nerve endings to directly stiulate the nerve and then the brainstem up to the brain.
This is how a cochlear implant replaces the non working transductive system of hair cells of the cochlea. This device bypasses the non-functioning inner ear. The implant comprises two parts, namely internal and external. The internal part is surgically implanted into the bone behind the ear. A part of the implant goes inside the cochlea thereby remains invisible from the outside. The external part is held on by magnets and patients can wear this through out the day except at certain times (sleeping, bathing and swimming).
In this regard, as your ear doctor Milton Keynes is a highly recognised source and has the expertise for successfully conducting cochlear implants. To parents’ surprise, surgical intervention has enabled children to hear, understand conversation and developing their language skills.
However, children with congenital hearing deformities require early intervention by an ENT specialist and Audiologist. Another advantage of cochlear implants are that children generally are able to join and remain in mainstream schools. Contact our doctor if you want to restore a special sense of hearing.