🎧 What Is a Cochlear Implant and Who Needs It?

When someone has very severe hearing loss, even the most advanced hearing aids might not be enough. In such cases, a cochlear implant can be a life-changing option.

🔍 What Is a Cochlear Implant?

A cochlear implant is a special medical device that helps people with severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss (hearing loss in the inner ear).

Unlike hearing aids, which amplify sound, cochlear implants work by directly stimulating the hearing nerve. This allows the brain to recognize sound signals more clearly — a key difference between a cochlear implant vs hearing aid.

It has two main parts:

• 🎧 External part: worn behind the ear, captures sounds and sends them to the implant.

• ⚙️ Internal part: placed under the skin and inside the inner ear (cochlea) to send signals to the hearing nerve.

👂 Who May Need a Cochlear Implant?

Cochlear implants are usually recommended for:

• Adults or children with severe to profound hearing loss in both ears.

• Those who do not benefit from conventional hearing aids.

• People who still have a working hearing nerve.

• Individuals who want to improve speech understanding in daily life.

If someone struggles to hear even with hearing aids, finds conversations exhausting, or cannot understand speech clearly, a cochlear implant evaluation may be the next step.

💡 Benefits of Cochlear Implants

• Helps users understand speech better, even in noisy places.

• Improves communication and confidence in social settings.

• Enables children to develop speech and language more effectively.

• Provides clearer sound perception than hearing aids for those with severe loss.

🏥 Getting Started

The process begins with a full assessment by an audiologist and ENT specialist.
They will check hearing levels, nerve function, and overall suitability before recommending surgery.

❤️ Soundlife Hearing Support

At Soundlife Hearing, we provide Cochlear™ brand products and offer counselling sessions together with the Cochlear team for patients who wish to learn more about this option.

Our audiologists can guide you through:

• Evaluation process

• Post-surgery support

• Rehabilitation

📍 Available at: SS2 PJ | Kota Kemuning | Setia Alam
📞 Contact: 010-563 6687 | 012-784 4913 | 010-864 6165

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