How
Cochlear Implants Work by the National
Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
briefly discusses the basics of cochlear implants.
Sound
From Silence by the National Academies of Science discusses at
length the physiology of hearing loss and the history of how
cochlear implants have evolved to help regain hearing.
Cochlear
Implant Laboratory at the University of Texas has a tutorial
which extensively discusses the historical and recent
cochlear implant developments, strategies, and
considerations.
Cochlear Implants: A
Tutorial from Sound to Stimulus is an article for
potential implant patients and their families with
information about auditory perception, implant
mechanics, and implantation.
Cochlear Implant
information page from the Department of Otolaryngology-
Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Washington
Medical Center gives a informative general overview.
Virginia Merrill Bloedel
Hearing Research Center has general information
concerning a wide spectrum of hearing issues.
Turned On: Cochlear
Implants for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons by Beverly Biderman at
the University of Toronto is an article which spans
how an implant works, the history of cochlear
implants, and the personal testimonial written by an
implant recipient
Cochlear Implants:
Restoring Hearing to the Deaf by Donald K. Eddington
found in the Harvard Mahoney Neuroscience Institute
Letter: On the Brain (volume 3 Number 4 1994) is a
personal perspective on cochlear implants with basic
implant information.
Laney
Jane, an on-going look at a deaf child, a cochlear implant, and
auditory-verbal therapy.
Jeff's Cochlear Implant
Website
is published by an implant recipient and answers many
question potential patients may have ranging from how
implants work to what implants sound like to
preparing for the actual surgical procedure.
Neural Prosthesis
Program (NPP) of the National Institute for Neural
Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) gives information on
their current research projects concerning the
cochlear prosthesis.
Cochlear Implant
Association is a non-profit organization for
implant recipients and their families and cochlear
implant professionals.
