<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Well, I don't know how much help I can be with providing neutral, factual information as I am biased being a Deaf person strongly imbedded in the Deaf World and still very successful in the Hearing World such that getting a cochlear would be unneeded. I can tell you this much that I know that besides all of that, I am ill candidate for a cochlear because my deafness is as a result of auditory nerves that never developed correctly. I do have to agree that many people get very passionate about this topic. Not really much can be done about it and is expected when something seems to destroy a way of life. I know that hearing aids were viewed with the same passion when they first came out.<div><br></div><div>Adam</div><div><br><div><div>On Dec 6, 2008, at 6:04 AM, Gerard Meijssen wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">Hoi,<br>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.<br> <br>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.<br>Thanks,<br> Gerard<br><br><a href="http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.com/2008/12/cochlear-implant.html">http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.com/2008/12/cochlear-implant.html</a><br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochlear_implant">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochlear_implant</a><br> <br><br><br>____________________________________________<br><br>SW-L SignWriting List<br><br>Post Message<br><a href="mailto:SW-L@majordomo.valenciacc.edu">SW-L@majordomo.valenciacc.edu</a><br><br>List Archives and Help<br>http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist/<br><br>Change Email Settings<br>http://majordomo.valenciacc.edu/mailman/listinfo/sw-l</blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>