{"id":2682,"date":"2021-03-06T17:04:36","date_gmt":"2021-03-06T22:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/adultcochlearimplant\/?page_id=2682"},"modified":"2021-04-01T18:38:16","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T22:38:16","slug":"cochlear-implant-evaluation-process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/adultcochlearimplant\/cochlear-implants\/cochlear-implant-evaluation-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Cochlear Implant Evaluation Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Cochlear Implant Evaluation Process<\/h3>\n<p>An evaluation for a cochlear implant may include:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/adultcochlearimplant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/518\/2021\/04\/patient-sound-arc.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2717 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/adultcochlearimplant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/518\/2021\/04\/patient-sound-arc-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"cochlear implant evaluation process - UNC Health \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/adultcochlearimplant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/518\/2021\/04\/patient-sound-arc-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/adultcochlearimplant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/518\/2021\/04\/patient-sound-arc-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/adultcochlearimplant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/518\/2021\/04\/patient-sound-arc-280x210.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/adultcochlearimplant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/518\/2021\/04\/patient-sound-arc-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/adultcochlearimplant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/518\/2021\/04\/patient-sound-arc.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hearing Test\n<ul>\n<li>A Doctor of Audiology (AuD) will go over your hearing history<\/li>\n<li>Test your hearing with and without hearing aids<\/li>\n<li>Test your speech understanding with and without hearing aids<\/li>\n<li>Counsel you on your test results, make appropriate recommendations based on the results, answer your questions, and review information on cochlear implant technology (if applicable)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Medical Check\n<ul>\n<li>A Medical Doctor (MD) who specializes in ears will go over your medications and health history<\/li>\n<li>A scan or x-ray will most likely be done to look at the anatomy of your ear<\/li>\n<li>The physician will talk about surgery, procedure, and risks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The cochlear implant evaluation requires approximately 3-4 hours of time for the audiologic and medical evaluations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to make an appointment, please call 984-974-2141 to schedule a comprehensive cochlear implant evaluation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cochlear Implant Evaluation Process An evaluation for a cochlear implant may include: Hearing Test A Doctor of Audiology (AuD) will go over your hearing history Test your hearing with and without hearing aids Test your speech understanding with and without hearing aids Counsel you on your test results, make appropriate recommendations based on the results, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/adultcochlearimplant\/cochlear-implants\/cochlear-implant-evaluation-process\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Cochlear Implant Evaluation Process\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44955,"featured_media":0,"parent":2203,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2682","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","odd"],"acf":[],"_links_to":[],"_links_to_target":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/adultcochlearimplant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/adultcochlearimplant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/adultcochlearimplant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/adultcochlearimplant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44955"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/adultcochlearimplant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2682"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/adultcochlearimplant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2682\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/adultcochlearimplant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/adultcochlearimplant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}