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A bionic ear, or cochlear implant, can help someone with severe to profound hearing loss when hearing aids are no longer effective. It works by directly stimulating the auditory nerve to bypass damaged parts of the ear, allowing the person to perceive sound. It is typically recommended when hearing aids do not provide sufficient benefit.
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What is the clinical name for a bionic ear?
The clinical name for a bionic ear is a cochlear implant. This electronic device is surgically implanted to provide a sense of sound to individuals with severe to profound hearing loss. It bypasses damaged hair cells in the cochlea and directly stimulates the auditory nerve, allowing the brain to perceive sound.
What part of human ear plays no role in hearing?
The part of the human ear that plays no role in hearing is the outer ear, specifically the pinna (or auricle). The pinna's primary function is to help direct sound waves into the ear canal, but it does not participate in the actual process of hearing. The actual hearing occurs in the middle and inner ear, where sound vibrations are converted into neural signals.
What can happen if you break you ear bones?
If you break your ear bones (ossicles), it can lead to conductive hearing loss, as the ossicles help transmit sound vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear. Treatment may involve surgery to repair or replace the damaged bones to help restore hearing function. Prompt medical attention is important to prevent long-term hearing problems.
If you have no hair in your ear canel will you lose your hearing?
No you will not loose you your hearing but your ear will get infected because the hairs are their to protect it, and when you ear gets infected it could get damaged badly, so then you may loose your hearing.
The specific organ of hearing is called?
The specific organ of hearing is called the ear. It consists of three main parts: outer ear, middle ear, and inner ear, each playing a distinct role in the process of hearing.
How is the bionic ear different to a normal hearing aid?
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Why was the bionic ear invented?
The bionic Ear was made to help people who are profoundly deaf or severly hard of hearing. It was made by Professor Graeme Clark and a team of scientists in Melbourne, Australia in 1978.
What is bionic ear?
A bionic ear is another term for a cochlear implant - a surgically implanted electronic device which can help provide a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard of hearing.
What is a bionic ear?
A bionic ear is another term for a cochlear implant - a surgically implanted electronic device which can help provide a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard of hearing.
Who uses a bionic ear?
Jamie Summers (actress Lindsey Wagner) in "The Bionic Woman" uses her right bionic ear for hearing high - pitch ultra sounds from several feets away.
How do you restore and improve your hearing?
Hearing aid. Maybe some day we'll have bionic ear replacements.
What are the advantages of the bionic ear?
If your hearing impared and the implantation works then you can hear again or for the first time depending on how you became hearing impared
What does the bionic ear do?
If you are referring to the Lee Majors Bionic Hearing Aid, it is a hearing aid that combines digital hearing aid technology with the ultra convenience of a rechargeable battery. The device allows you to enjoy noticeable, digital quality hearing improvement without the hassles of traditional battery-operated hearing aids.
What invention was Graeme Clark famous for?
He was famous for inventing the bionic ear in the 1970s
Did Professor Graeme clark invent a bionic man?
No but he did invent the bionic ear
What is the name for someone or something concerned with hearing or the ear?
An Audiologist.
When was the bionic ear made?
In 1978
