Cochlear Implant Pros And Cons
Throughout the years technology has drastically changed. From for example the typewriter to computers and printers. Although a lot of technology only benefitted hearing people. Like for example the telephone. Now when the telephone first came out it was a way for people to communicate and socialize, but how were deaf people supposed to do that if they can’t hear through the phone. For almost 100 year after its invention, the telephone separated deaf people from the rest of society. This also effected deaf people in their jobs because they were denied promotions due to the fact that they needed to use the phone and they couldn’t. However they did invent things to help deaf people communicate. Like for example in 1964, Robert Weitbrecht, a deaf
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It has both a strong positive 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 ear. Although the standard surgical risks of a cochlear implant are all quite rare. They include: bleeding, infection, device malfunction, facial nerve weakness, ringing in the ear, dizziness, and poor hearing result. One long term risk of a cochlear implant is meningitis which is an infection of the fluid around the brain. People don’t like cochlear implants because there is the conflict between those who view deafness as a physical impairment and those whose it as a valued part of cultural identity. So the deaf community worries that if people get the cochlear implant they will lose touch with their deaf culture. They feel as though they will want to be hearing so they will try so hard to be hearing and live like a hearing person not paying attention to their true deaf side. They also worry that since deaf people want to be hearing so much, hearing people won’t
It has both a strong positive 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 ear. Although the standard surgical risks of a cochlear implant are all quite rare. They include: bleeding, infection, device malfunction, facial nerve weakness, ringing in the ear, dizziness, and poor hearing result. One long term risk of a cochlear implant is meningitis which is an infection of the fluid around the brain. People don’t like cochlear implants because there is the conflict between those who view deafness as a physical impairment and those whose it as a valued part of cultural identity. So the deaf community worries that if people get the cochlear implant they will lose touch with their deaf culture. They feel as though they will want to be hearing so they will try so hard to be hearing and live like a hearing person not paying attention to their true deaf side. They also worry that since deaf people want to be hearing so much, hearing people won’t