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Grumpy Old Deafies
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Coming soon: Hybrid Implant - Hearing Aid
Posted: April 17th, 2008, 2:54pm UTC
It seems a hybrid implant / hearing aid is currently being tested. Part hearing aid part implant, which is aimed at hard of hearing people with some residual hearing but too much hearing to be considered a candidate for a CI. Since the implant threshold is much lower now (I have known people who have identified as HoH with implants); this would encompass a much broader spectrum of people. This hybrid device claims to insert a thin wire, alongside or next to natural nerves: The implant is specifically designed with a thin electrode to occupy less space in the inner ear. It is implanted by special surgical techniques to preserve natural hearing. If you were hard of ...