Your Cochlear Implant Experts in Greensboro, NC
In many cases, hearing aids provide the best solution for our patients with hearing loss, allowing them to successfully engage in the world around them. However, for some individuals, hearing aids are inadequate for meeting their hearing challenges.
At Aim Hearing and Audiology Services, hearing care is not a one-size-fits-all approach, which is why we work tirelessly to help maximize your hearing potential. Whenever we have maximized our hearing aid solutions with limited benefit, we look to cochlear implants as an additional solution.
With specialized care provided by Dr. Shannon Frymark, AuD, and Dr. Jenna Raymond, AuD, as well as state-of-the-art cochlear hearing implant technology, we’re able to explore solutions for the most challenging hearing conditions.
Our cochlear implant team includes top surgeons around North Carolina, as well as an auditory-verbal therapist. We’ve used our expertise to support hundreds of patients with the unique circumstances that call for cochlear implants in order to help them hear better.
What Is A Cochlear Implant?
Approved by the FDA in the 1970s, cochlear implants provide sound sensation to individuals with severe hearing loss. Like all other electronic devices, advanced micro-digital technology continues to contribute to their improved performance.
A cochlear implant is an electronic device designed to replace the function of the inner ear, mimicking natural hearing. The two main components of a cochlear implant system are an external processor and an internal implant.
A modified sound signal produced by the external sound processor is transmitted into the cochlea using implanted electrodes in order to stimulate the auditory nerve. Sound signals from the auditory nerve reach the brain, where they are processed as sounds.
Though the device does not cure hearing loss, it does help restore access to sound for the patient.
