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An Overview of Cochlear Implants
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If youre hoping that a cochlear implant will restore hearing, youre in for a disappointment. Although an implant can create a simulacrum of hearing by providing a representation of sounds and can make it possible for a hearing impaired person to understand speech, it is far and away not the same as restoring hearing. So how does it work?