{"id":2680,"date":"2021-03-06T17:02:06","date_gmt":"2021-03-06T22:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/adultcochlearimplant\/?page_id=2680"},"modified":"2021-03-09T17:52:09","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T22:52:09","slug":"cochlear-implants-vs-hearing-aids","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/adultcochlearimplant\/cochlear-implants\/cochlear-implants-vs-hearing-aids\/","title":{"rendered":"Cochlear Implants vs. Hearing Aids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hearing is a complex process that originates in the cochlea; the organ of hearing that is located inside the temporal bone of the skull. The cochlea is a tiny, snail<a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/adultcochlearimplant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/518\/2021\/03\/F08ABB0D-6C85-47E0-A66D-602C27596906-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2704 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/adultcochlearimplant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/518\/2021\/03\/F08ABB0D-6C85-47E0-A66D-602C27596906-300x228.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/adultcochlearimplant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/518\/2021\/03\/F08ABB0D-6C85-47E0-A66D-602C27596906-300x228.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/adultcochlearimplant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/518\/2021\/03\/F08ABB0D-6C85-47E0-A66D-602C27596906-1024x780.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/adultcochlearimplant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/518\/2021\/03\/F08ABB0D-6C85-47E0-A66D-602C27596906-768x585.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/adultcochlearimplant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/518\/2021\/03\/F08ABB0D-6C85-47E0-A66D-602C27596906-1536x1170.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/adultcochlearimplant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/518\/2021\/03\/F08ABB0D-6C85-47E0-A66D-602C27596906-2048x1560.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/adultcochlearimplant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/518\/2021\/03\/F08ABB0D-6C85-47E0-A66D-602C27596906-600x457.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> shell shaped organ that is comprised of thousands of microscopic sensory cells. These sensory cells work like keys on a piano. Each sensory cell is organized and tuned to match a certain pitch, similar to the keys of a piano. In a normal hearing person, these sensory cells respond to acoustic information in the environment and translate it into a neurological code that the brain can interpret. Understanding of sound happens in the brain; the ears are just the way in. The sensory cells have a very important role in this translation of acoustic information to a neurological code.<\/p>\n<p>If any of the sensory cells do not work properly, the information that arrives in the brain will be distorted and incomplete. The listener may have difficulty understanding what is said. Speech is a complex acoustic signal. When a speech signal makes it to the cochlea, many sensory cells respond, similar to a sonata playing on a piano. Many keys are being played at once to make rich, full music or, in this case, speech. When sensory cells are damaged and\/or missing, incomplete and distorted sound arrives at the brain. Think about how a piece of music would sound when played on an out of tune piano with missing keys. This is comparative to speech coming through a cochlea with damaged and missing sensory cells. When the signal arrives at the brain, the music isn\u2019t rich, full, or even recognizable. The listener has to work even harder to understand what he or she is listening to.<\/p>\n<p>Hearing aids only make sound louder. A loud sound arrives at a damaged cochlea. Louder sounds don\u2019t overcome the damage of the sensory cells. The damage is permanent.<\/p>\n<p>A cochlear implant is not a hearing aid. Rather, it is a neural prosthesis that helps to provide hearing to people with severe to profound hearing loss by bypassing the damaged sensory cells of the cochlea for individuals that cannot make use of the sound amplified by the hearing aid. The patient\u2019s traditional means of hearing, \u201cacoustic hearing,\u201d is then replaced with \u201celectric hearing\u201d through the cochlear implant. From this point forward, a new journey in hearing\u2026begins!<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to make an appointment, please call 984-974-2599 to schedule a comprehensive cochlear implant evaluation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hearing is a complex process that originates in the cochlea; the organ of hearing that is located inside the temporal bone of the skull. The cochlea is a tiny, snail shell shaped organ that is comprised of thousands of microscopic sensory cells. These sensory cells work like keys on a piano. 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