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  • About Us
    • Members
    • What is a Center of Excellence?
    • What is a CI?
    • Serving the State
  • Clinical and Health Services
    • Clinical Services for Cochlear Implants
    • Hearing Rehabilitative Technology
    • Post-implantation (Re)Habilitation Services
    • Children's Clinical Services and Camps
  • Education and Training Opportunities
    • Graduate Training in Audiology
    • Graduate Training in Speech-Language Pathology
    • Otology/Medical Resident Training
    • Postdoctorate Research Training
  • Research
    • Participate in Research
    • Genetics of Hearing
    • Improving Cochlear Implants
    • Cochlear Implants across the Lifespan
    • Language Skills in Individuals with CIs
    • Auditory and Speech Processing Skills in Individuals with Cochlear Implants
    • Translational Research
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What is a Cochlear Implant?

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Cochlear implants (CIs) are the standard of care for individuals with severe to profound hearing loss. They partially restore hearing by directly exciting the auditory nerve and nervous system. As of 2012, approximately 38,000 children and 58,000 adults had received CIs in the U.S. While CIs are the most successful of available neural prostheses, they do not fully restore hearing to the level of someone with normal acoustic hearing. Reasons for this include biological, technological, and clinical limitations of the device; we at MCICE are working to improve outcomes for individuals with CIs through research, education, and clinical services.

Child with cochlear implant and Dr. Nyguen

Maryland Cochlear Implant Center of Excellence
University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742
Clinic: 301-405-4218 ♦ Email: mcice@umd.edu ♦ Contact Us

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