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No, that's the implant part, it actually plugs into his head, if you can believe it! It sends signals to his brain that his ears no longer can. Amazing things, those cochlear implants.
To: To Hell With Poverty
Science is also developing a similar concept for people with visual loss resulting from the gradual destruction of the rods and cones at the back of the eye called, Retinitis Pigmentosa.
It utilizes a pair of glasses with light sensors and the electronics to plug into the visual cortex of the brain.
Very soon, at least for this type of blindness, the blind will see again...very cool.
Humans are so clever.
38 posted on
11/30/2006 8:30:00 PM PST by
aligncare
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...It utilizes a pair of glasses with light sensors and the electronics to plug into the visual cortex of the brain. I reviewed the science...and actually we are not quite ready to "plug into the...brain", but instead it uses the still functioning optic nerve...sorry for the mistake.
53 posted on
12/01/2006 12:39:27 AM PST by
aligncare
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No, that's the implant part, it actually plugs into his head, if you can believe it! It sends signals to his brain that his ears no longer can. Amazing things, those cochlear implants.Thanks for this info--I never had any idea how a cochlear implant works. Plugs into his head, yikes!
67 posted on
12/01/2006 7:51:25 AM PST by
American Quilter
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not sure how you mean it...but a CI (cochlear imlant) does not "plug in" to his head.
There are 2 parts. The implant which stimulates the hearing nerve via being implanted in the cochlea
and the second part. the part thats visible on Rush which is the computer.
The computer simply rests on his ear like a hearing aid. The microphone is located on that longer straight thin peice that runs along the front of his ear. sound goes in the microphone travels to the computer where it gets fancied up travels to the small piece on his head where it gets transmited via radio waves through the skin and to the implant.
there is nothing "plugged in".
just some friendly clarity brought to you by the parent of a child that has one :)
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The implant is not "plugged into his head".
75 posted on
12/01/2006 8:46:32 AM PST by
merry10
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