miracle technology
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PRESENTATION NAME
Miracle TechnologyKyle WebbECMP 455
Meet Kent
The International Symbol for Deafness310, 000 Canadians Profoundly Deaf2.8 Million Hard of Hearing1/1001/11
Sign Language?http://www.flickr.com/photos/58055760@N00/226853543 - Flickr
Sign Language?None.http://www.flickr.com/photos/58055760@N00/226853543 - Flickr
Cochlear Implant
Youngest Ever1995
How does it work?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmNpP2fr57A1. The external sound processor captures sounds, then filters and processes the sounds.
2. The sound processor translates the filtered sounds into digital information, which is then transmitted to the internal implant.
3. The internal implant converts the digital information into electrical signals, and sends them to a tiny, delicate curl of electrodes that sits gently inside the cochlea.
4. The electrical signals from the electrodes stimulate the hearing nerve, bypassing the damaged cells that cause hearing loss, allowing the brain to perceive sound.
Then
Now
http://www.flickr.com/photos/girl-inchoate/42033151/How Much?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/girl-inchoate/42033151/How Much?Surgery - $40, 000+
Speech Processor - $7,500
Batteries 2x $150 (Rechargable) ~ $700/year (Nonrechargable)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/quinnanya/3829317121/Who Pays For All This?
$15 Millionhttp://www.elks-sask.org/
Endless Possibilitieshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/piermario/4104389720/
Thanks for Listening!