Web Directory

» Advanced Bionics (UK) Ltd: What is a Cochlear Implant?
   Informational site aimed at teenagers.
   http://www.ci-4teenz.com/

» Auditory Neuropathy Information: Cochlear Implants
   Links to information about cochlear implants.
   http://auditoryneuropathy.tripod.com/implantinfo.html

» CDC: Cochlear Implants and Meningitis
   The US Food and Drug Administration provides information on the evidence for the possible association between cochlear implants and the occurrence of bacterial meningitis.
   http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/ehdi/cochlear/Cochlear%20Implant%20w%20Q&As.pdf

» Cochlear Implant Online
   Information about cochlear implants and the experience of having an implant.
   http://www.cochlearimplantonline.com

» Cochlear Implant: Update
   English version of a paper by Iwao Honjo, Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University, originally published in the Journal of the Japan Medical Association in 2000.
   http://www.med.or.jp/english/pdf/2001_05/203_207.pdf

» Cochlear Implanted Children's Support Group
   Voluntary group run by parents in the UK to provide support at before, during or after a child's cochlear implant.
   http://www.cicsgroup.org.uk/

» Cochlear Implants: Restoring Hearing to the Deaf
   Article by Donald K. Eddington, Ph.D. and Michael L. Pierschalla about the latter's hearing loss and the decisions that he and other deaf people need to make.
   http://www.hms.harvard.edu/hmni/On_The_Brain/Volume03/Number4/Cochlear.html

» Deafness Research UK: Cochlear Implants
   Provides information on these devices.
   http://www.deafnessresearch.org.uk/?lid=1624

» From Sound to Silence: The Development of Cochlear Implants
   Article explores the basic scientific research.
   http://www.beyonddiscovery.org/content/view.article.asp?a=252

» Listen-up: Cochlear Implant Information and Resources
   Links to news and information, audio simulations and personal experiences.
   http://listen-up.org/implant.htm

» Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary: Cochlear Implants
   Information on these electronic devices.
   http://www.masseyeandear.org/for-patients/patient-guide/patient-education/diseases-and-conditions/cochlear-implants/

» NIDCD: Cochlear Implants
   The National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders provides information on these electronic devices, on who can benefit and what advancements in technology can be expected.
   http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/coch.asp

» Nova: Cochlear Implants
   Article published by the Australian Academy of Science explaining how the normal ear hears sounds and how the cochlear implant was developed to replace the function of the entire ear for the profoundly deaf.
   http://www.science.org.au/nova/029/029key.htm

» RTI International: Auditory Prosthesis Research Reports
   Lists, briefly describes and includes links to a series of reports made to the National Institutes of Health on auditory prosthesis research at RTI.
   http://www.rti.org/capr/caprqprs.html

» Simulations
   Provides a number of simulations of what someone with a cochlear implant can hear under different circumstances, demonstrating the number of channels needed to fully understand speech.
   http://www.healthaffairs.uci.edu/hesp/Simulations/simulationsmain.htm

» The Cochlear Implant Education Center
   The CIEC investigates, evaluates, and disseminates effective practices related to cochlear implant technology and the education and lives of deaf children. Based at the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center at Gallaudet University.
   http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/Clerc_Center/Information_and_Resources/Cochlear_Implant_Education_Center.html/index.html

» US Food and Drug Administration: Cochlear Implants
   Explains what these devices are, the risks and benefits, FAQ, what educators need to know, the implanting procedure, recalls and safety.
   http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/ImplantsandProsthetics/CochlearImplants/

» Wikipedia: Cochlear Implant
   Encyclopedia article explaining how this device works, who can benefit from having one, the cost, efficacy and risk.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochlear_implant