 The benefit of bilateral cochlear implantation is restoring spatial hearing. Now, spatial hearing allows us to hear where sounds are coming from, allows us to understand speech and noise a lot better, and to do all of this with a lot less listening effort. In particular, bilateral cochlear implantation helps children improve their communicative behavior. I really think medial cochlear implants are the best option for bilateral cochlear implantation because we mimic natural hearing. Medial cochlear implants are unique in that we have long electrodes that stimulate the complete cochlea to give the closest to natural sound perception. In addition to that, we also mimic the natural processes for loudness and timing. Having all this information together in both ears gives the brain the best ability to use this information and restore spatial hearing. And that's why I think medial cochlear implants are the best option for bilateral cochlear implantation.