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    support and a strong negative support. The cochlear implant was invented to help deaf people who became deaf later in life‚ but their use for deaf children became controversial. Some reasons why deaf people have a negative view on the cochlear implant are because of the following: one are the effectiveness and risks of the implant. Now although it has a 90 to 95percebt of hearing and language improvement the ricks are very dangerous. Inserting a cochlear implant destroys any residual hearing in the operated

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    Learning and the Hearing Impaired Students who are hearing impaired should be provided with special needs in a way that addresses the student ’s individual differences and needs. Advances in research on effective instructional practices can provide guidance for general education teachers and special education teachers who have little or no training in methods for students with hearing loss. Students who are typically classified as deaf or hard of hearing are described as individuals with hearing

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    success if they are properly supported by an assistive technology (AT) device and AT support services. The two devices I chose were the cochlear implants for the deaf children and screen headers for the blind children. The cochlear implant is a small complex electronic device that can help provide a sense of sound. The students that will benefit from the cochlear implants will be a person who is profoundly deaf or a person who is severely hard of hearing. This device helps the child in the classroom by

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    A Description of Cochlear Implants A Cochlear Implant is a specialized hearing device that consists of both a surgically-implanted and external component used to simulate natural hearing. This device is used to treat people with severe and profound hearing loss. The implanted component is placed under the skin‚ behind the patient’s ear‚ and connected to the auditory nerve of the brain. The Cochlear Implants are designed to receive sounds and convert them into electrical signals that bypass

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    However medical professionals forget to mention that cochlear implants do not restore hearing‚ and may not be suitable for everybody. There is always a chance that a cochlear implant may not work as expected‚ or at all and the child is then stuck with it‚ no matter the outcome. As Robert Sparrow says in his writing “Defending Deaf Culture: The Case of Cochlear Implants* “The danger with existing cochlear implants is that they risk depriving such children of full membership of any

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    than that. God take your ears away‚ but give you bright eyes and a strong heart. The deaf is not make you weak but make you stronger than anyone. You can defeat it and achieve your success in the end. Secondly‚ I will provide my child with cochlear implants in very early age in order to make him to feel the sound as much as he can. If he can heard the sound a little‚ he can listen the voice come from himself. As we know‚ most deaf becomes dumb in the end. I do not want this happen to him. I will

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    five main components of the Cochlear Nucleus Freedom implant and briefly describe how it works. Head piece coil Microphone cover Battery Controller cord jack Body-worn controller Brief Description: The Nucleus Freedom cochlear implant and speech processor was made by Cochlear Ltd. of Australia. A cochlear implant is an electronic medical device that replaces the function of the damaged inner ear. Unlike hearing aids‚ which make sounds louder‚ cochlear implants do the work of damaged parts

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    Upsurging Demand for Hearing Care Devices’ presents a comprehensive analysis of market size by value and volume of hearing aids‚ hearing implants and hearing diagnostic equipments in India. The report entails the market share analysis and competitive landscape of major players in the Indian market. The future analysis and segmentation by type of hearing aid‚ hearing implant‚ hearing diagnostic equipment‚ and organizational structure of the industry have also been discussed in each of the sub-markets.

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    Are Cochlear Implants detrimental to Deaf Culture? A cochlear implant is a device that provides partial hearing to the deaf. To get the device‚ surgery must be performed to implant it in the inner ear. The device does not make sound louder or easier to understand‚ it just directly arouses the hearing nerve so that the deaf and hard-of-hearing people can admit sound. Cochlear implants are not detrimental to the Deaf Culture for three reasons. It is a huge life changer and opportunity giver

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    with aphasia/dysphasia as part of a weekly Aphasia Group and aided in the planning and facilitation of group activities. I also especially enjoyed working with children with hearing impairments; many of which utilized hearing aids‚ bilateral cochlear implants‚ or other assistive technology. Each of these experiences gave me a greater insight into communication disorders‚ sharpening my inquiries‚ knowledge‚ and understanding of both the challenges and possibilities within our field. And although I

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