PRESENTATION NAME

Miracle TechnologyKyle WebbECMP 455

Meet Kent

The International Symbol for Deafness310, 000 Canadians Profoundly Deaf2.8 Million Hard of Hearing1/1001/11

Sign Language?http://www.flickr.com/photos/58055760@N00/226853543 - Flickr

Sign Language?None.http://www.flickr.com/photos/58055760@N00/226853543 - Flickr

Cochlear Implant

Youngest Ever1995

How does it work?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmNpP2fr57A1. The external sound processor captures sounds, then filters and processes the sounds.

2. The sound processor translates the filtered sounds into digital information, which is then transmitted to the internal implant.

3. The internal implant converts the digital information into electrical signals, and sends them to a tiny, delicate curl of electrodes that sits gently inside the cochlea.

4. The electrical signals from the electrodes stimulate the hearing nerve, bypassing the damaged cells that cause hearing loss, allowing the brain to perceive sound.

Then

Now

http://www.flickr.com/photos/girl-inchoate/42033151/How Much?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/girl-inchoate/42033151/How Much?Surgery - $40, 000+

Speech Processor - $7,500

Batteries 2x $150 (Rechargable) ~ $700/year (Nonrechargable)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/quinnanya/3829317121/Who Pays For All This?

$15 Millionhttp://www.elks-sask.org/

Endless Possibilitieshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/piermario/4104389720/

Thanks for Listening!