CochlearImplantsDeafCulture.pptVIP

Cochlear ImplantsDeaf Culture Medical Breakthrough, or Cultural Genocide? Ear Structures Cochlea deafness (little ‘d’) Definition Profound hearing Impairment (threshold 90dB) Unable to make use of amplifying hearing aids to understand speech Assessment Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE) Brainstem evoked response (ABR) Audiogram Funtional Hearing (Hearing In Noise Test) Causes of deafness Congenital Genetic Syndromic - E.g., Waardenberg, Pendred, Usher’s Non-syndromic - E.g., Connexin 26 Idiopathic (unknown origin) Acquired Presbycusis - Aging-related hearing loss Drug-induced - E.g., chemotherap