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Article: Wired for sound.(cochlear implant evaluation)
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- Medical Update
- Article date:
- July 1, 2002
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Today, sophisticated electronic devices are helping children and adults cope with hearing losses due to problems in the inner ear--conditions untreatable by conventional hearing aids or medical treatments.
"Kids who are born deaf are acquiring skills that we never thought possible," said Dr. Richard Miyamoto, chairman of head and neck surgery at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis and an internationally recognized researcher on hearing loss. "We are seeing some very exciting results on the very young children who gain access to sound in this way."
Dr. Miyamoto is referring to cochlear implants--a revolutionary technology that can be used when ...