cochlear implant

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.

cochlear implant

/ 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

cochlear implant

/ 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.

Example Sentences

Zohra Damji was profoundly deaf until she was given a cochlear implant at the unusually late age of 12.

From MIT Technology Review

If you ever need a good cry — a happy cry — just type in “cochlear implant activation” on YouTube.

From Freakonomics

She noted that most patients using cochlear implants should have retention devices in their kits.

From Washington Post

For Saltzman and many people who use amplification devices such as hearing aids or cochlear implants, wearing masks — and now double-masking — to curb the spread of the coronavirus can be a “frustrating” experience.

From Washington Post

Most didn’t even notice his cochlear implant on their screen.

From Fortune