Appreciating the cochlear implant

[Valerie Sutton]

Isn't the cochlear implant simply a fancy hearing aid implanted inside  
the body?

I always thought of the cochlear implant as another kind of hearing  
aid...

Val ;-)

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On Dec 6, 2008, at 12:35 PM, Adam Frost wrote:

> Ha! The same thing could be said with hearing aids as well, which  
> was thought to be the cure-all of deafness much like many think  
> cochlear implants are now. Interesting how the arguments throughout  
> history stay the same, it is just the toys that change. ;-)
>
> Adam
>
> On Dec 6, 2008, at 12:27 PM, Bill Reese wrote:
>
>> Gerard,
>> Perhaps I should not mention that I have a cochlear implant as I'm  
>> late-deafened and don't really fit into the category of a born or  
>> cultural deaf person whose first language is sign language.   
>> However, I and others in my ALDA-Suncoast support group have  
>> cochlear implants and we all still sign.  It's pidgin sign, not  
>> ASL, and used to get across what we are saying in English.  The  
>> implant doesn't help any of us hear 100%.  For some, it's more like  
>> they're deaf as opposed to stone deaf.  For others, they can enjoy  
>> music.  But when we're together as a group, sign language,  
>> speechreading, writing notes (total communication) is what we do.
>>
>> I believe, just by the nature of that fact, it may be imputed that  
>> a born or cultural deaf child who gets an implant and who is  
>> immersed in Deaf culture would still naturally use sign language.
>>
>> A few things to consider:
>> 1. At night, the implant is usually turned off and the deaf person  
>> is deaf.
>> 2. When swimming, the device is off and the deaf person is deaf.
>> 3. When the implant's battery dies and the person has no spare,  
>> they're deaf.
>> 4. When they just don't feel like wearing the implant, they're deaf.
>>
>> In short, the implant isn't used 24/7 and sign language is still  
>> needed.
>>
>> Bill
>>
>>
>> Gerard Meijssen wrote:
>>>
>>> Hoi,
>>> In several discussions about sign languages and SignWriting, the  
>>> subject of the cochlear implant was mentioned. I have been doing  
>>> some reading on the subject. I find it hard to learn what a  
>>> cochlear implant does for someone who gets an operation and has  
>>> one implanted. I learned that the operation is not without risks  
>>> and the soundfiles that I listened to on the Internet do not give  
>>> 22 channel quality.
>>>
>>> The Wikipedia article is deemed to be not good enough. So I am  
>>> really looking for an improved article and also in a better  
>>> appreciation of such devices.
>>> Thanks,
>>>      Gerard
>>>
>>> http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.com/2008/12/cochlear-implant.html
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochlear_implant
>>>
>>>
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