Cochlear Implants

How deafness is perceived as a problem by society dictates what types of technologies are leveraged to address the problem, and, conversely, available technologies shape how deafness is perceived. In this dissertation, I draw on multiple methods to explore the meanings of deafne…

Amaç: Çalışmamızın amacı, unilateral koklear implant kullanıcılarının ve bimodal koklear implant kullanıcılarının dinleme eforlarını karşılaştırmalı olarak değerlendirerek; bimodal koklear implant kullanıcılarında, bimodal işitmeyle sağlanan binaural uyarımın avantajları ve bu k…

Objective. It is well established that being able to see someone’s mouth move as they speak boosts speech perception for children with cochlear implants (CIs). Thus, children with CIs are often instructed to orient themselves toward the person they are listening to, to gain acce…