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The Effects Of Cochlear Implants And Hearing Aids On Reading Comprehension In Children: A Literature Review, Shelby Callahan Jan 2021

The Effects Of Cochlear Implants And Hearing Aids On Reading Comprehension In Children: A Literature Review, Shelby Callahan

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A cochlear implant, or CI, is a device surgically implanted by a specialist. The CI has a wire, which contains electrodes, that is lead through the cochlea. The electrodes stimulate the auditory nerve, which provides the perception of sound for the brain, for those who are deaf or severely hard of hearing. Hearing aids, by contrast, are removable devices that are used to amplify sound for people who have residual hearing. Much like the earpiece of a CI, hearing aids are hooked around the back of the ear but are taken in and out of the ear canal by the …