Appreciating the cochlear implant

[Adam Frost]

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.

Adam

On Dec 6, 2008, at 6:04 AM, 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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