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Cochlear Implants: NIDCD Fact Sheet | Hearing and Balance

This fact sheet from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) provides information on cochlear implants including:

  • What is a cochlear implant? 
  • How does a cochlear implant work? 
  • Who gets cochlear implants?
  • How does someone receive a cochlear implant?
  • What does the future hold for cochlear implants?
  • Where can I find additional information about cochlear implants? 

The NIDCD maintains a directory of organizations that provide information on the normal and disordered processes of hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech, and language. Visit the NIDCD website at www.nidcd.nih.gov/directory to search the directory.

Explore additional NIDCD fact sheets on Hearing and Balance:

  • American Sign Language
  • Assistive Devices for People with Hearing, Voice, Speech, or Language Disorders
  • Auditory Neuropathy
  • Captions for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Viewers
  • Hearing Aids

Visit the NIDCD website at www.nidcd.nih.gov to read, print, or download facts sheets. 

 


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