Cochlear Implant-For Hearing Loss | Blue Bell Plus

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BLUE BELL PLUS
Speech and Hearing Clinic
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Introduction

• Blue Bell Plus  has been early adopter of
  Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
  initiatives. Along with sustained economical
  growth, environmental  and  Social stewardship is
  also a key factor of holistic business growth.
  The Centre aimed at providing dedicated approach
  to community development. We work towards
  improving healthcare, supporting primary
  education, rehabilitating  abandoned women and
  children, Autistic awareness  and Cerebral Plasy
  in society, and preserving Indian art and
  culture.
• In Hearing Aid we have all international brands
  available with competitive prices and we follow
  Always Lowest Price and Price Match Guarantee.
• We believe that quality holds the key to success,
  so we provide 100 trial in all hearing aid as
  per the customers need. Suggest right
  consultation and right hearing aid to the
  patient. 
• We are committed to total customer satisfaction
  by identifying their specific needs, translating
  them into Quality products and providing
  dependable after-sales-services. This commitment
  is the corner stone of our Quality Policy and
  Ethics Policy.

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What is Cochlear Implant?

• A cochlear implant is a small, complex electronic
  device that can help to provide a sense of sound
  to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely
  hard-of-hearing. The implant consists of an
  external portion that sits behind the ear and a
  second portion that is surgically placed under
  the skin (see figure). An implant has the
  following parts
• A microphone, which picks up sound from the
  environment.
• A speech processor, which selects and arranges
  sounds picked up by the microphone.
• A transmitter and receiver/stimulator, which
  receive signals from the speech processor and
  convert them into electric impulses.
• An electrode array, which is a group of
  electrodes that collects the impulses from the
  stimulator and sends them to different regions of
  the auditory nerve.

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How Cochlear Implant works?

• How hearing works
• Sound waves enter the ear and travel along the
  ear canal to the ear drum.
• Movement of the eardrum makes tiny bones in the
  middle part of the ear vibrate.
• These vibrations are transmitted to a fluid
  filled part of the inner ear, known as the
  cochlea.
• Tiny hairs lining the cochlea pick up this
  movement and send electrical signals to the
  brain, where theyre interpreted as sound.

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• Hearing with a cochlear implant
• Microphones on the sound processor pick up sounds
  and the processor converts them into digital
  information.
• This information is transferred through the coil
  to the implant just under the skin.
• The implant sends electrical signals down the
  electrode into the cochlea.
• The hearing nerve fibres in the cochlea pick up
  the signals and send them to the brain, giving
  the sensation of sound.

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Who should wear Cochlear Implant?

• Both children and adults can make exceptional
  candidates for cochlear implants depending on the
  hearing loss. Eligibility Candidacy requirements
  have expanded exponentially thanks to ongoing
  research. As a result, cochlear implant candidacy
  is usually determined on a case-by-case basis
• Children
• Children with hearing loss as young as 12 months
  old can be eligible for a cochlear implant.
  Experts recommend implantation as early as
  possible to expose children to sounds during the
  critical period of language acquisition. After
  implantation, they must undergo intense speech
  and language therapy in order to achieve the best
  possible outcome from the device. 
• Children are considered viable candidates when
  they
• Have profound hearing loss in both ears.
• Get little or no benefit through the use of
  hearing aids.
• Are healthy and any medical conditions would not
  compromise surgery.
• Understand (when able), along with their parents,
  their role in the successful use of cochlear
  implants.

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• Adults
• Adults may qualify for cochlear implantation
  regardless of whether they lost their hearing
  before or after learning language. Those adults
  who developed language before losing their
  hearing (postlingually deafened) typically have
  greater success with cochlear implants than those
  who had not developed language before losing
  their hearing (prelingually deafened). Adult
  candidates are generally eligible for an implant
  if they
• Have severe or profound hearing loss in both
  ears.
• Get little or no benefit from hearing aids.
• Have no medical problems that could put them at
  risk during surgery.
• Have a strong desire to be part of the hearing
  world and communicate through listening,
  speaking, and speech reading.

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Thank You

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