The way in which we hear is a rather complex system involving the smallest bones in the human body known as the Stapes, but it also includes several small snail shaped object known as the cochlea. The cochlea are critical to the hearing process and if damaged can cause hearing loss–either mild or severe.
However, nowadays there is a cochlear implant surgery which can help improve your hearing significantly if you have a severe hearing loss. Let’s take a look and see why cochlear implants can help those with profound hearing loss:
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