FACTS ABOUT COCHLEAR IMPLANTS
-Today, over 30,000 individuals have been implanted worldwide.
-Over 3,000 cochlear implants were performed in 1999 alone.
-The FDA has now approved cochlear implants in children as young as 12 months of age.
-The average percentage of words identified correctly from a sentence test by deafened-adult test subjects who had their implants for at least six months was 12% without lipreading in the year 1995. That means they missed 88% of the words. But since then, as the processors have improved, the 12% has increased to 78%, and that's still without lipreading.
-Many parents opt for cochlear implants and mainstreamed education as an educational plan for their Deaf children.
-The first cochlear implant was approved for clinical trials in people 18 and older.
-The device is a mechanical prosthesis of sorts for the inner ear. It bypasses the bones of the inner ear, placing electrodes directly into the cochlea, where sound waves are absorbed and interpreted by the auditory nerve.
-Some Deaf leaders view it as a conspiracy to destroy Deaf Culture.
MYTHS ABOUT COCHLEAR IMPLANTS
-You need to go to an implant center to be implanted.
-Cochlear Implants make you hearing.
-Having an implant is more cost effective than using a hearing aid.
-The implant batteries last less than 24 hours (TRUTH: Depends on the person).
-Implants can cause an affection.
-Cochlear Implants cause an increased risk of VIRAL meningitis and bacterial meningitis.
-Static can undo the map in some implants.
-All late-deafened people want Cochlear Implants because they cannot fit into Deaf culture.
-Today, over 30,000 individuals have been implanted worldwide.
-Over 3,000 cochlear implants were performed in 1999 alone.
-The FDA has now approved cochlear implants in children as young as 12 months of age.
-The average percentage of words identified correctly from a sentence test by deafened-adult test subjects who had their implants for at least six months was 12% without lipreading in the year 1995. That means they missed 88% of the words. But since then, as the processors have improved, the 12% has increased to 78%, and that's still without lipreading.
-Many parents opt for cochlear implants and mainstreamed education as an educational plan for their Deaf children.
-The first cochlear implant was approved for clinical trials in people 18 and older.
-The device is a mechanical prosthesis of sorts for the inner ear. It bypasses the bones of the inner ear, placing electrodes directly into the cochlea, where sound waves are absorbed and interpreted by the auditory nerve.
-Some Deaf leaders view it as a conspiracy to destroy Deaf Culture.
MYTHS ABOUT COCHLEAR IMPLANTS
-You need to go to an implant center to be implanted.
-Cochlear Implants make you hearing.
-Having an implant is more cost effective than using a hearing aid.
-The implant batteries last less than 24 hours (TRUTH: Depends on the person).
-Implants can cause an affection.
-Cochlear Implants cause an increased risk of VIRAL meningitis and bacterial meningitis.
-Static can undo the map in some implants.
-All late-deafened people want Cochlear Implants because they cannot fit into Deaf culture.