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The official charity event of Ray-Ban sunglasses, all styles of glasses are only $24.99! We will donate 50% of the profits to the COVID-19 epidemic prevention department. Every purchase is your support for charity, thank you!
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The official charity event of Ray-Ban sunglasses, all styles of glasses are only $24.99! We will donate 50% of the profits to the COVID-19 epidemic prevention department. Every purchase is your support for charity, thank you!
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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.
An implant does not restore normal hearing. Instead, it can give a deaf person a useful representation of sounds in the environment and help him or her to understand speech.
How does a cochlear implant work?
A cochlear implant is very different from a hearing aid. Hearing aids amplify sounds so they may be detected by damaged ears. Cochlear implants bypass damaged portions of the ear and directly stimulate the auditory nerve. Signals generated by the implant are sent by way of the auditory nerve to the brain, which recognizes the signals as sound. Hearing through a cochlear implant is different from normal hearing and takes time to learn or relearn. However, it allows many people to recognize warning signals, understand other sounds in the environment, and enjoy a conversation in person or by telephone.
Who gets cochlear implants?
Children and adults who are deaf or severely hard-of-hearing can be fitted for cochlear implants. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as of December 2012, approximately 324,200 people worldwide have received implants. In the United States, roughly 58,000 adults and 38,000 children have received them.
Since 2000, cochlear implants have been FDA-approved for use in eligible children beginning at 12 months of age. For young children who are deaf or severely hard-of-hearing, implantation while young exposes them to sounds during an optimal period to develop speech and language skills. A growing body of research, much of it funded by the NIDCD, has shown that when these children receive a cochlear implant followed by intensive therapy before 18 months of age, they are better able to hear, comprehend sound and music, and speak than their peers who receive implants when they are older. Studies have also shown that eligible children who receive a cochlear implant at a young age develop language skills at a rate comparable to children with normal hearing, and many succeed in mainstream classrooms.
Some adults who have lost all or most of their hearing later in life can also benefit from cochlear implants. They learn to associate the signal provided by an implant with sounds they remember. This often provides these individuals with the ability to understand speech solely by listening through the implant, without requiring any visual cues such as those provided by lipreading or sign language.
How does someone receive a cochlear implant?
Use of a cochlear implant requires both a surgical procedure and significant therapy to learn or relearn the sense of hearing. Not everyone performs at the same level with this device. The decision to receive an implant should involve discussions with medical specialists, including an experienced cochlear-implant surgeon. The process can be expensive. For example, a person’s health insurance may cover the expense, but not always. Some individuals may choose not to have a cochlear implant for a variety of personal reasons. Surgical implantations are almost always safe, although complications are a risk factor, just as with any kind of surgery. An additional consideration is learning to interpret the sounds created by an implant. This process takes time and practice. Speech-language pathologists and audiologists are frequently involved in this learning process. Prior to implantation, all of these factors need to be considered.
What does the future hold for cochlear implants?
With advancements in technology and continued follow-up studies with people who already have received implants, researchers are evaluating how cochlear implants might be used for other types of hearing loss.
NIDCD is supporting research to improve upon the benefits provided by cochlear implants. It may be possible to use a shortened electrode array, inserted into a portion of the cochlea, for individuals whose hearing loss is limited to the higher frequencies. Other studies are exploring ways to make a cochlear implant convey the sounds of speech more clearly. Researchers also are looking at the potential benefits of pairing a cochlear implant in one ear with either another cochlear implant or a hearing aid in the other ear.
Where can I get more information?
The NIDCD maintains a directory of organizations that provide information on the normal and disordered processes of hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language. Please see the list of organizations at www.nidcd.nih.gov/directory.
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The Bus Ride Today
My bus semi-broke down on the road outside of Seattle. So we waited for traffic to die down then sluggishly proceeded to Seattle. We switched on to a different bus and then it happened. A young man with slightly slurred speech is right now being refused onto the bus. He's labeled as "intoxicated"(by the bus driver), left his bag in the wrong bus (which had long left for maintenance-thus no ticket), and is saying these words over and over "I'm homeless without my bad, everything is in there."and "Please, please,please just let me sit in that seat. I won't do anything or say anything. Just please, please let me on the bus." The bus driver can't move the young man from the door. ------ The man next to me just let out an an angry sound. Then he requested the driver to "just drive". A couple minutes passed then he got up and loudly spit out, "I can't take this, I want my $25 and my bag." then stormed off. ---- The bus driver just called the cops. The young man is still hysterical. Voices I hear on the bus: -"Just go already." x4 -"what's going on?" -"Poor guy. Is he really intoxicated?" -"Just leave him." x2 -"I have a party I'm suppose to go to....(didn't hear the rest) -"Is he drunk?" -"Why aren't we going already?" -"Can you just let him on, we'll watch him until the cops come." --- The cops came and I caught a glimpse of a bespectacled youth, doubled over and holding his head in his hands sobbing. ---- We're on the road now, behind schedule and on our way. Some of us knowing that dinner won't come until after 11pm tonight. Voices: -"Well that was...interesting." -"I wasn't expecting that." -"Was he really drunk?" End. ------ Reflection: Sorry this was transcribed/written in semi-real time so the writing is all over the place. I'm surprised by the impatience of the people on the bus, most who wanted to just go were people who just got on at this station (I know because they were new faces directly around me. Was this natural behavior? Was the guy really intoxicated? Was there a better way to handle the situation? Why didn't I speak up? Was there anything I could've done? These kind of situations don't happen to me often so I decided to write it out.....thanks for reading.
Hunter x Hunter Manga is back XDD .....I can't find my camera so I had to use my webcam :( ....so really dark art posts coming up :(.............unless something happens ._. ........anyways: HxH IS BACK!!!! :DDD
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I have long history with watches....
which is a story for another time. But for the time being know that watches and me are like oil and water, and yet I still can't help but find them alluring....
LOOK! cheap zodiac watches, and some of them even have the right colors to match with homestuck :P
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http://www.nomorerack.com/daily_deals/view/981859-unisex_crystal_zodiac_horoscope_watch___assorted_styles
you have 9 hours left ;P
Tree skin
Arbutus tree skin:
and Tibetan Cherry Tree skin
Really AMAZING WATCH *Q*
It tells time. Cuz it is a freaking beautiful watch. But not just your normal seconds, hour and minutes but also the LOCATION of the PLANETS around the SUN. I-i-i-i-it's just so beautiful :'S and also really expensive....
I really want to play with this thing O_O!!
Oh Canada, you confuse me so
Ever since I've come to Canada (it's been 4 months) there's been so many things that don't seem quite right. Like this:
so....smarties are now known as rockets? And the "new" smarties has found itself crunchy and enveloped in chocolaty goodness.
and this:
So....fries come with the delightful option of ketchup, vinegar or malt vinegar (comes in french too, yay~ :P)
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Among other things......................to be continued
All art stuff was on hold cuz I was making these:
For all the awesome people on my floor <3
Hi there Confusalted! Thanks so much for following, I really appreciate it! (Also, welcome to Tumblr :D Hope you like it!)
Awww, thanks :3 now, I need figure out if this is the right way to reply ...>_>
4 months later......
So I've had an account. For 4 months. So I thought: okay let's start tumblr-ing. And so it shall be.
Sorry for the wait, here's a complimentary picture of a juicy apple. .............Wait a minute.....
