cochlear implant

American  

noun

1. a device consisting of microelectrodes that deliver electrical stimuli directly to the auditory nerve when surgically implanted into the cochlea, enabling a person with sensorineural deafness to hear.

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cochlear implant British  

/ ˈkɒklɪə /

noun

1. a device that stimulates the acoustic nerve in the inner ear in order to produce some form of hearing in people who are deaf from inner ear disease

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cochlear implant Scientific  

/ kŏk′lē-ər /

1. A surgically implanted electronic device that allows people with severe hearing loss to recognize some sounds. It consists chiefly of a microphone and receiver, a processor that converts speech into electronic signals, and an array of electrodes that transmit the signals to the auditory nerve in the inner ear.

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Example Sentences

The child has a cochlear implant that requires the same routine maintenance and cleaning he was receiving stateside but may not get in Colombia.

From Los Angeles Times

Patel, who is part of the lab, likens it to “a cochlear implant for the nose.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Oliver grew up in a deaf family where BSL was his first language so he "didn't feel the need" to get a hearing aid or a cochlear implant.

From BBC

Oliver says Tasha is a "brilliant representative" of somebody that uses a cochlear implant - a small electronic device that helps her to hear - within mainstream media.

From BBC

George's audiologist is voiced by Jodie Ounsley, also known as Fury from Gladiators, who uses a cochlear implant.

From BBC