cochlear
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Lewis explained that he uses a cochlear implant to help him hear and understand speech, but he is unable to distinguish pitch because of the way the device operates.
From Los Angeles Times β Jul. 10, 2026
Most Americans with private insurers are on high-deductable plans, while the growing view among patients and insurers is that cochlear implant procedures are semielective, he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal β Apr. 29, 2026
Oliver grew up in a deaf family where BSL was his first language so he "didn't feel the need" to get a hearing aid or a cochlear implant.
From BBC β Feb. 19, 2026
Oliver says Tasha is a "brilliant representative" of somebody that uses a cochlear implant - a small electronic device that helps her to hear - within mainstream media.
From BBC β Feb. 19, 2026
In addition, the doctor who had repaired my facial nerve installed a tiny electronic sound transmitter called a cochlear implant deep behind my ear.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
