<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">It's a little more complicated than that, but it is a good visual to help someone who has no idea what a cochlear implant is.<div><br></div><div>Adam</div><div><br><div><div>On Dec 6, 2008, at 12:39 PM, Valerie Sutton wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Isn't the cochlear implant simply a fancy hearing aid implanted inside the body?<div><br></div><div>I always thought of the cochlear implant as another kind of hearing aid...</div><div><br></div><div>Val ;-)</div><div><br></div><div>--------</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Dec 6, 2008, at 12:35 PM, Adam Frost wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">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. ;-)<div><br></div><div>Adam</div><div><br><div><div>On Dec 6, 2008, at 12:27 PM, Bill Reese wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"> <div bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Gerard,<br> 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.<br> <br> 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.<br> <br> A few things to consider:<br> 1. At night, the implant is usually turned off and the deaf person is deaf.<br> 2. When swimming, the device is off and the deaf person is deaf.<br> 3. When the implant's battery dies and the person has no spare, they're deaf.<br> 4. When they just don't feel like wearing the implant, they're deaf.<br> <br> In short, the implant isn't used 24/7 and sign language is still needed.<br> <br> Bill<br> <br> <br> Gerard Meijssen wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:41a006820812060604t2699fc92s1ef23e3a45128d29@mail.gmail.com" 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 moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.com/2008/12/cochlear-implant.html">http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.com/2008/12/cochlear-implant.html</a><br> <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochlear_implant">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochlear_implant</a><br> <pre wrap=""><hr size="4" width="90%">
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