Cochlear Implants: A Handbook

by Bonnie Poitras Tucker

Book Overview

Cochlear implants continue to change the lives of children and adults with severe or profound hearing loss. This book explains, in a simple and accessible style, the manner in which cochlear implants work, for whom they work, and the extent to which they help deaf people hear. The author tells the story of her own experience with the implant procedure, along with its advantages and benefits.

Comprehensively explaining the basic concept,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786445149
• ISBN13: 9780786445141
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 215 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Cochlear implant

although this is an older interpretation of the now newer cochlear systems available it is relevant to my implant in 2009