What is a cochlear implant and how do they work: Love Island's Tasha Ghouri’s hearing device explained
07.06.2022 - 18:35
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Love Island ’s Tasha Ghouri has made history in the villa by being the show’s first ever deaf contestant. On Monday’s episode she was praised by fans for raising awareness for the deaf community and those who wear cochlear implants. Model and dancer Tasha, 23, told her fellow Islanders that she was born deaf and wears the implant in her right ear.
She told the singletons: “It doesn’t define me, it's just a part of who I am. It’s my superpower.” A cochlear implant is an electronic device that can help with hearing and according to the Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) , cochlear implants “provide a sensation of hearing to those who have severe to profound deafness”. The implant has several different parts, some of which are internal and some which are external.
RNID explains: “Instead of making the sound louder, like a hearing aid, implants use electrical signals to directly stimulate the auditory nerve (the nerve that carries sound from the cochlea to the brain). “The idea is to provide access to the range of sounds that make up speech. Results vary depending on the individual, and range from an awareness of environmental sounds to hearing speech.” The internal part of a cochlear implant consists of a receiver with a magnet that is fitted under the skin behind the ear, plus electrodes inserted into the cochlea.
The external part consists of a microphone and sound processor with a transmitter coil. Sound is picked up by the microphone in the cochlear implant and processed into electrical signals that are passed to the transmitter coil.The cochlea is a hollow bone in the inner ear, shaped like a spiral. It is an important factor in the sense of hearing, as it is filled with fluid and picks up
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