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  2. Cochlear implant - Wikipedia

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    A cochlear implant (CI) is a surgically implanted neuroprosthesis that provides a person who has moderate-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss with sound perception. With the help of therapy, cochlear implants may allow for improved speech understanding in both quiet and noisy environments.

  3. Noise-induced hearing loss - Wikipedia

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    The symptoms mentioned above are the external signs of the physiological response to cochlear overstimulation. Here are some elements of this response: Damaged sensory hairs (stereocilia) of the hair cells; damaged hair cells degenerate and die. In humans and other mammals, dead hair-cells are never replaced; the resulting hearing loss is ...

  4. Autoimmune inner ear disease - Wikipedia

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    Autoimmune inner ear disease (AIED) was first defined by Dr. Brian McCabe in a landmark paper describing an autoimmune loss of hearing. [2] The disease results in progressive sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) that acts bilaterally and asymmetrically, and sometimes affects an individual's vestibular system.

  5. Sensorineural hearing loss - Wikipedia

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    A cochlear implant is surgical implantation of a battery powered electronic medical device in the inner ear. Unlike hearing aids , which make sounds louder, cochlear implants do the work of damaged parts of the inner ear (cochlea) to provide sound signals to the brain.

  6. Hearing loss - Wikipedia

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    Some management options include hearing aids, cochlear implants, middle ear implants, assistive technology, and closed captioning; [9] in movie theaters, a Hearing Impaired (HI) audio track may be available via headphones to better hear dialog. [118] This choice depends on the level of hearing loss, type of hearing loss, and personal preference.

  7. Pet care: You don't need to shock your dog to teach ... - AOL

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    Aug. 18—Q: I need information on humane rattlesnake-proofing techniques for dogs. It seems to me that keeping your dog on leash would be a better solution, so I don't need it for myself.

  8. Auditory neuropathy - Wikipedia

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    Auditory neuropathy can be diagnosed with a battery of tests including otoacoustic emissions (OAE), auditory brainstem response (ABR), and acoustic reflexes. The classic AN paradigm would include present OAEs indicating normal outer hair cell function, absent or abnormal ABR with presence of the cochlear microphonic, and absent acoustic reflexes.

  9. 5 Symptoms of Canine Bloat Pet Parents Can Easily Miss - AOL

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    Any dog can be affected, but this problem is more common in large and giant dog breeds with deep chests. Great Dane: 39% of them are going to develop bloat during their lifetime. German Shepherd