How to Use cochlear implant in a Sentence

cochlear implant

noun
  • Most didn’t even notice his cochlear implant on their screen.
    — Kristine Gill, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2020
  • The cost of breaking down This was my fourth cochlear implant surgery.
    — Chella Man, Time, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Look at the cochlear implant, which allows some deaf people to hear.
    — Adam Piore, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2012
  • The only option left was a cochlear implant.
    — Jordan Greene, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Ayla was born deaf, but she has just been fitted with cochlear implants, which enable her to hear.
    — Blake Bakkila, Health.com, 2 July 2018
  • Hearing aids and cochlear implants are often used to amplify sounds.
    — Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2019
  • When a hearing aid is no longer beneficial, a cochlear implant is a good option for many patients.
    — Michelle Matthews | [email protected], al, 20 Nov. 2019
  • Hearing through a cochlear implant is different from normal hearing and takes time to learn or relearn.
    — Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 2 July 2018
  • To help him, he was fitted with a cochlear implant, a small electronic device designed to provide a sense of sound.
    — Ronnie Li, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
  • The video is now being shared by the company to show others how life-changing cochlear implants can be for some patients.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2019
  • Jace, who is deaf, lost his hearing at a young age and only recently began to catch glimpses of loud sounds with the help of a cochlear implant.
    — CBS News, 11 Jan. 2018
  • Fans have found Daisy’s story about her profound hearing loss and life with a cochlear implant inspiring.
    — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Other children in the study had previously received a cochlear implant in one ear and had already learned to speak.
    — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Advances in hearing aids and cochlear implants mean some hear partly at loud concerts, with interpreters filing in the blanks.
    — Chris Kenning, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2019
  • Beck has been practicing for 20 years and averages 40 cochlear implants a year.
    — Fernando Alfonso Iii, Houston Chronicle, 13 Dec. 2017
  • The Burkses enjoy spreading the word about cochlear implants among their peers at church and in their community.
    — Michelle Matthews | [email protected], al, 20 Nov. 2019
  • The family moved to Minsk when Korney was two so that he could be given a cochlear implant.
    — Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Many deaf individuals have chosen not to undergo cochlear implant surgery, even with the prospect of being able to hear for the first time.
    — Ronit Molko, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021
  • Using creativity -- and a lot of glitter -- the teacher added hearing aids and cochlear implants to the new baby dolls for the school.
    — Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN, 30 Sep. 2019
  • This decreased the gap between the nerve and the cochlear implant, and improved communication between the two.
    — Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 23 Apr. 2014
  • Preserving the hearing nerve allowed a cochlear implant to be placed in the inner ear to restore Hauck’s hearing.
    — Kadee Krieger | Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 18 Jan. 2021
  • The middle school nurse has a cochlear implant and often relies on lip-reading during conversations.
    — Aaron Pressman, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Daisy recapped her journey with Joey so far for Sandra, 75, and told her about hearing with a cochlear implant.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Christy said that Charlotte will also be receiving cochlear implants this summer, which should assist her hearing even more.
    — Eileen Reslen, Good Housekeeping, 15 June 2018
  • Follow-up tests showed that Betty has profound hearing loss and was, therefore, a candidate for the cochlear implant.
    — Rachel Bluth, chicagotribune.com, 26 Nov. 2019
  • Think pacemakers for the heart, cochlear implants for the ears and deep-brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease.
    — Scientific American, 14 Sep. 2018
  • Jessica Queener works in special education and wears a cochlear implant to help her with her hearing loss.
    — Fox News, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Collins has hearing loss and wears a cochlear implant and requested the postponement because of medical issues.
    — Deborah Sullivan Brennan, sandiegouniontribune.com, 29 Jan. 2018
  • Kent also wears a cochlear implant due to Ménière's Disease, which causes dizzy spells known as vertigo, and hearing loss.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The technology connects into a venue’s sound system and allows a hearing aid or cochlear implant to pick up its wireless signal.
    — Georgann Yara, azcentral, 16 May 2018

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