Open AccessCochlear implantation in South Africa (part 1)
Author(s) -
Aaqilah Bhamjee,
AUTHOR_ID,
Faheema Mahomed-Asmail,
J Perold,
James Loock,
Talita le Roux
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
samj. south african medical journal/south african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 2078-5135
pISSN - 0256-9574
DOI - 10.7196/samj.2021.v111i1.16017
Subject(s) - cochlear implantation , medicine , audiology , hearing loss , sensorineural hearing loss , cochlear implant
Cochlear implantation is a timeous and cost-effective solution for severe-profound sensorineural hearing loss, and has transformed the lives of many individuals with significant hearing loss. The advent of cochlear implantation has meant that, for the first time, one of the senses (hearing), having been entirely lost, can be restored. This, the first of a two-part series on cochlear implantation in South Africa (SA) puts global (and especially SA) hearing loss in perspective, sets out the principles of cochlear implantation and briefly sketches the history of this world-changing technology.