Differences between Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants with Brad Ingrao, AuD

While hearing aids help millions of hard-of-hearing people, some people need more assistance than hearing aids can offer. In this video, audiologist Brad Ingrao explains how cochlear implants work, how they can help those who aren't helped by hearing aids, and the differences between hearing aids and cochlear implants.

Time Stamps
0:00 Introducing Audiologist Brad Ingrao, AuD
0:24 Hearing aids help most people with hearing loss
1:17 Cochlear implants can help those with greater hearing loss
1:28 How hearing aids work and attach to the body
2:43 What is a Cochlear Implant? How Cochlear Implants work and attach to the body
4:50 Improvements take longer with Cochlear Implants than with hearing aids
5:25 How we measure and evaluate Cochlear Implants also differ from hearing aids
7:07 First you get fitted with hearing aids, then Cochlear Implants
8:29 Bimodal hearing is where one hearing aid is left in while one cochlear implant is performed
9:16 Cochlear implants are not great at really low frequency hearing and other shortcomings
9:50 Getting a cochlear implant is not as fast as getting a hearing aid
10:38 The companies that can provide cochlear implants in the US: Advanced Bionics, Cochlear, and Medel
11:33 Oticon Medical will soon provide cochlear implants in the US
12:11 You don’t have to be deaf to benefit from cochlear implants
14:13 Cochlear implants are not as easy as hearing aids, but they're not as difficult as they used to be

If you have trouble hearing, modern hearing aids could improve your quality of life. But for some people. the technology is not good enough to help them hear in many situations. Those hard-of-hearing people may benefit from cochlear implants. In this video, hearing expert Brad Ingrao describes and illustrates cochlear implants. The audiologist explains who can benefit from these high-tech devices, how they are fitted, and the amount of time it takes before a user gets maximum benefit from cochlear implants.

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