Why Do You Have To Find A Cochlear Implant After It Is Lost, And The Value Of Getting It Back Is Higher?

First of all, we need to know cochlear knowledge first, so that you can better understand what a cochlear implant is all about?

 

A cochlear implant is a high-tech electronic device that replaces the functions of the human ear, helping people with severe or profound hearing impairment to pick up sound again.

 

Cochlear implants can completely replace damaged inner ear hair cells, convert external sounds into nerve electrical impulse signals, bypass necrotic hair cells in the auditory system, directly stimulate the spiral ganglion of the auditory nerve, and transmit information to the brain.

 

A cochlear implant consists of an implant and an extracorporeal machine.

 

How cochlear implants work:

 

1. The microphone on the speech processor collects the sound.

 

2. The speech processor analyzes the sounds collected by the encoded microphone, converting them into a special form of digital information.

 

3. The encoded information is sent to the coil, which wirelessly transmits this information to the implant in the body.

 

4. The implant decodes the digital information and generates corresponding electrical pulses that are sent to electrodes in the cochlea.

 

5. The auditory nerve receives signals and transmits them to the auditory center of the brain. The brain recognizes these electrical signals as sounds.

 

After understanding the cochlear implant and external machine and their working principles, we can know that the cochlear implant and the external machine are complementary to each other, and the loss of the external machine means that the patient cannot receive the sound of the outside world at all, That is, the above 1/2/3 steps cannot be realized, then the implant will not work properly; the cochlear implant needs to be completely matched to the patient to play a full role, how important is the lost external machine, so you understand?

 

So let's answer it now: If the external machine is lost, does a craniotomy need to be re-operated to replace an implant?

 

Cochlear experts authoritatively stated that cochlear implant surgery does not require craniotomy! After losing the external machine, there is no need to re-operate and replace a new implant at the same time.

 

The process of cochlear implant surgery is not a craniotomy, but a small incision behind the ear. The surgery is not as scary as everyone thinks, the current cochlear implant technology is also very advanced, and the opening is very small.

 

If the cochlear implant is lost and cannot be recovered, you can directly find the original manufacturer for matching. In fact, as long as it is a unified manufacturer and a unified model, there is no problem in replacing it with a new one. Then why are the losers so anxious? The more important question is: if the patient is re-equipped with an external machine, it needs an adaptation period, and the adaptation period is longer, usually more than 1 year. As a simple example, your new glasses need an adaptation process.

 

The mother of a child who has lost the cochlea also said: If the cochlea cannot be found, it can be reconfigured. But the child's cochlea has only been used for half a year before it gets used to it. After running in, I just established my hearing, and I just started calling my mother. If the child is re-matched with a new one, it will be a very difficult and long process for the child to re-adapt. More importantly, children can build their hearing through cochlear implants. Now is the golden age and cannot afford to delay.

 

As for the reassignment fee of hundreds of thousands? This may be exaggerated. The cost of the first operation is relatively high, but the amount of the reassigned extracorporeal machine will be relatively small, but it is ideal if it can be recovered. , after all, a small cost is also a cost, and the time for re-adaptation is more than money can buy! Furthermore, this has no effect on the person who finds it. (Popularize it here: If you find something that looks like a hairpin and looks like an external cochlear machine, please confirm it and hand it to the relevant lost and found the place).

 

Last point, because most of the cochlear implants are performed on children, it may be normal for children to lose their belongings if they don’t pay attention. For such behaviors, parents should take precautions. Parents can sew a small and outdoor machine-sized The bag can then be pinned to the collar of the dress and can be worn as a care bag. There are also little girls who can use exquisite hair accessories to decorate and pin them on their hair, which can also prevent loss.

 

We ordinary people can respect hearing-impaired patients and understand hearing-impaired patients. Here we call on some businesses to use the public's love and hype less! At the same time, we hope that more hearing-impaired people will not be troubled by media hype If you encounter problems, you can seek help from the local Disabled Persons' Federation and the government.