The Nucleus Implant
Cochlear Implant Hearing are the next generation of hearing aid technology, a surgeon places a small implant under the skin behind your ear, completely hidden from view. Once sound is captured by the processor and converted into digital information, it is transmitted to the internal implant which converts that information into electrical signals that are dispersed among 22 active contacts on the electrode array.
These electrodes follow the shape of your cochlea, stimulating the nerve fibers and sending sound signals to your brain. These signals are what ultimately become sounds such as music or speech.
Breakdown of the sound processes is;
1.Microphones on the sound processor pick up sounds and the processor converts them into digital information.
2. This information is transferred through the coil to the implant just under the skin.
3. The implant sends electrical signals down the electrode into the cochlea.
4. The hearing nerve fibers in the cochlea pick up the signals and send them to the brain, giving the sensation of sound.
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