Cochlear Informative Speech

Many deaf americans were skeptical to trust cochlear implants and they did not agree with what it did. They saw cochlear implants as a way to “fix” them, but they did not need to be fixed. There was a huge uproar following this invention. As the decades go on, more and more deaf people are accepting the use of cochlear implants. This paper will discuss all the aspects of cochlear implants to give you a better understanding, so that you can then form your own opinion about them. There are a few people that have created cochlear implants. The two most well-known inventors are named Graham Carrick and William F. House. House began to develop the cochlear implant in the mid 1950’s. In 1984, House implanted his first patient and was successful. He worked with disorder of the ear after his older brother. House is responsible for many of the advancements in the deaf community. Graeme Clark is another famous inventor of the cochlear implant. He first implanted Graham Carrick in 1982. He was inspired to create the cochlear implant due to his father's hard time of hearing. When Carrick’s cochlear implant was turned on, Clark began to cry. He knew that he would transform mand peoples lives in the future.

It first began in the 1800s when Alessandro Volta reported that electrical stimulation to metal rods inserted into his ear canal created an “auditory sensation” (ASHA). More people began trying to stimulate the auditory nerve and found that the loudness increased with the level of stimulation. The first single channeled cochlear implant was created in 1972 (ASHA). Twelve years later the first multi-channeled cochlear implant was created. It continues to go upward from there. As of right now, there are three FDA approved multi-channeled cochlear implants available to those that want