Cochlear implants - Mayo Clinic
2024年4月26日 · A cochlear implant sends sounds past the damaged part of the ear straight to the hearing nerve, called the cochlear nerve. For most people with hearing loss that involves the inner ear, the cochlear nerve works.
Cochlear Implant: Cost, Pros, Cons, Risks, How It Works - Healthline
2023年3月10日 · Cochlear implants transmit actual sound signals through electrodes. This converts sounds into electrical impulses, which are interpreted by the brain. It aims to replace the cochlea’s...
Cochlear Implants: Types & How They Work - Cleveland Clinic
2023年3月23日 · Cochlear implants work by creating a new pathway in your ear. The new pathway moves sound from your outer ear to your inner ear. There, it sparks an electrical signal your auditory nerve carries to your brain.
What Are Cochlear Implants for Hearing? - NIDCD
How does a cochlear implant work? A cochlear implant is very different from a hearing aid. Hearing aids amplify sounds so they may be detected by damaged ears. Cochlear implants bypass damaged portions of the ear and directly stimulate the auditory nerve.
Cochlear Implants for Hearing Loss: Benefits and Risks - WebMD
2024年3月21日 · How Does a Cochlear Implant Work? Cochlear implants are designed to work in people whose hearing loss is caused by damaged or missing parts of their inner ear.
Cochlear Implants - Johns Hopkins Medicine
How do cochlear implants work? A cochlear implant electrically stimulates the cochlea, which stimulates the nerve that carries sound to the brain. When sound is present: A microphone inside the external speech processor detects sound and breaks it down into its acoustic components.
How Do Cochlear Hearing Implants Work? | Cochlear
Cochlear implants are designed to mimic the function of a healthy inner ear (or cochlea). They replace the function of damaged sensory hair cells inside the inner ear to help provide clearer sound than what hearing aids can provide.
What is a Cochlear Implant? | FDA - U.S. Food and Drug Administration
How does a cochlear implant work? A cochlear implant receives sound from the outside environment, processes it, and sends small electric currents near the auditory nerve.
Cochlear Implant > Fact Sheets - Yale Medicine
How do cochlear implants work? For people who hear normally, sound waves from the outside environment enter the ear and are directed along the ear canal to the eardrum. The sound waves cause the eardrum to vibrate, which in turn, makes the bones of the middle ear vibrate as well.
How Does a Cochlear Implant Work?
Cochlear implants have two primary components: (1) a surgically implanted receiver with an electrode array and (2) an external sound processor which can be worn on the ear or the head behind the ear. The cochlear implant’s outermost component is an attached microphone, which picks up sound waves.