Technologies and Disorders (HSC SSCE Biology): Flashcards
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Primary goal of healthcare technologies
Primary goal of healthcare technologies
Improve quality of life
Sensorineural hearing loss definition
Sensorineural hearing loss definition
Damage to inner ear or auditory nerve pathways to brain
Condition treated by cochlear implants
Condition treated by cochlear implants
Profound deafness/sensorineural hearing loss
Minimum age for cochlear implants
Minimum age for cochlear implants
Six months
Speech development in children with cochlear implants
Speech development in children with cochlear implants
Normal rate with proper support
Education type for children with cochlear implants
Education type for children with cochlear implants
Fully integrated into mainstream education
Benefits for older adults with cochlear implants
Benefits for older adults with cochlear implants
Improved quality of life and greater independence
Key surgical disadvantage of cochlear implants
Key surgical disadvantage of cochlear implants
Recipients must undergo operation for implantation
Training requirement for cochlear implants
Training requirement for cochlear implants
Users need training to interpret sounds from device
Overall effectiveness of cochlear implants
Overall effectiveness of cochlear implants
Benefits far outweigh disadvantages