For adults or children who have ear damage that cannot be overcome by simply turning up the volume with a hearing aid, cochlear implants can often restore hearing to highly functional levels. On a simple hearing test (repeating sentences), you can see how much better most people do after getting a cochlear implant compared to when they were using a hearing aid.

*Clinical trial data

The majority of HiResolution Sound recipients report that:

• Music sounds better
• Speech sounds more natural
• Using the telephone is easier

Additionally, some recipients report that:

• Hearing in noisy environments is not as demanding

*As reported in recent clinical trials."

For children, parents and professionals have reported the following potential benefits:

• Ability to learn to listen
• Ability to learn to talk
• Opportunity to be educated in classrooms along with normal-hearing peers
• Opportunity to read and write (literacy skills) on grade level with normal-hearing peers

Parents typically choose cochlear implants for their child simply because they want him or her want to hear better, feel included instead of isolated, go to school with normal-hearing peers, connect with family and friends, be able to use the telephone, enjoy music, and hear the sounds of nature.

They want their child to be independent and have more opportunity for the future.

They want their child to participate in the world of sound.

They want their child to hear life.

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