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  Ear Surgery ************************************************* Relevant Background: " A   cochlear implant   ( CI ) is a surgically implanted neuroprosthetic device to provide a person with moderate to profound sensorineural hearing loss a modified sense of sound. CI bypasses the normal acoustic hearing process to replace it with electric signals which directly stimulate the auditory nerve. A person with a cochlear implant receiving intensive auditory training may learn to interpret those signals as sound and speech. However, one third of deaf children do not develop language if they are on a CI program alone and have no sign language input.  The implant has two main components. The outside component is generally worn behind the ear, but could also be attached to clothing, for example, in young children. This component, the sound processor, contains microphones, electronics that include   digital signal processor   (DSP) chips, battery, and a coil which t...

                                                                          Ear Drum Surgery **************************************************************************** Relevant Background on Perforated Ear Drum: " A  perforated eardrum  is a hole in the  eardrum  which can occur as a result of  otitis media  (ear infection),  trauma  (e.g. by trying to clean the ear with sharp instruments),  explosion , loud noise or surgery (accidental creation of a rupture). Flying with a severe cold can also cause perforation due to changes in air pressure and blocked  eustachian tubes  resulting from the cold. This is especially true on landing... A  perforated eardrum  is a hole in the  eardrum  which can occur as a result of  otitis med...