Cochlear implants are small devices that can recreate sound for people will hearing impairments. The implement was first invented in 1957. In 1984, the FDA approved cochlear implants for adults over 18 years of age. By 1989, two-year-olds could receive an implant.

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

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Entering MRI scan.

Woman showing cochlear implant

Woman of African ehtnicity helped to put on cochlear implant.

Beautiful woman teaching preschooler sign language

Surgeons performing surgical procedure in operating theatre

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Blindness &amp; Deafness - Boy With Cochlear Implant

Young woman with cochlear implant

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