Testimonials for the Cochlear Ear Implant and Hear and Say

Presented by Alessandro Sorbello http://www.alessandrosorbello.com - The Hear and Say Centre is one of the leading Paediatric Auditory-Verbal and cochlear implant centres in the world, teaching children who are deaf or hearing impaired to listen and speak since 1992.

The Centre aims for its children to achieve speech and language in the normal range for their age by six years of age giving them the opportunity for a mainstream education, employment of choice and social integration with the hearing world.

In the normally functioning auditory system, the outer and middle ears act as a bridge to transfer acoustic pressure changes (sound waves) to the fluids of the part of the inner ear known as the cochlea. This is accomplished by one of the three small middle-ear bones pushing into and out of the cochlea at a place called the oval window. The cochlea is filled with liquid that carries the vibrations to thousands of tiny hair cells sitting on a membrane that stretches the length of the cochlea. The hair cells on the membrane fire off tiny electrical signals. These electrical signals travel up the cochlea nerves of the auditory pathway to the brain. All this happens in a fraction of a second.

When the hair cells of the cochlea are damaged or missing, the result is sensory hearing loss. However, in most cases, when the sensory cells are damaged there is also some loss of individual nerve fibres. Therefore, this type of hearing impairment is typically called sensorineural, referring to damage to both the sensory end organ and the nerve itself.

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[coopi1481]

it's a pity there are no subtitles!

[coopi1481]

@katnap

that's bullshit!

[missmookay]

it's not just about implants!!!! it's about auditory verbal therapy, definition "Learning To Speak and Listen", and yes when implants are used there is a risk and of course those risks are explained to the parents and the children. But Hear and Say help so many children be able to live in the hearing world, they end up with the same opportunities as every other child. God save ur soul for being so damn negative!!!

[missmookay]

it's not just about implants!!!! it's about auditory verbal therapy, definition "Learning To Speak and Listen", and yes when implants are used there is a risk and of course those risks are explained to the parents and the children. But Hear and Say help so many children be able to live in the hearing world, they end up with the same opportunities as every other child. God save ur soul for being so damn negative!!!!

[katnap]

crazy crazy the poor souls drilled inside their poor little brains! i'm too scared to have implants! my poor friends with cochlear implants backfired. their faces dropped to the side, infections and smelly puss. they are just hiding the real facts that implants are a REAL risk. God save their souls AMEN.

[gussepi12]

Best Cochlear Stem Cells free risk than Cochlear implant too dangerous.

[alohaharrison]

this is wonderful! Our son also has cochlear implants and is doing very well!!

[jadeevalley]

why does this have only 4 stars. geez, come on!! my mother and brother both have the cochlear implant! it does wonders for them. my mom couldn't talk on the phone my whole life, now she finally can. I have worn hearing aids since age 17 and they say I will be eligible for cochlear implant one day!

[pairunoyd]

i love the brother/sister couple. Sooooo sweet!!! The little boy is brilliant and the lil sis is soooooo cute!!!

[NammySuzanne]

Very inspiring to hear these children express themselves with such clear language.