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Essay Choices
1. In the USA, the market for cochlear implantation did not expand as expected immediately after the FDA approved the devise in 1983, even though the medical community and corporations had sponsored the device. Why? Compare and contrast the different views different groups had regarding the implant in your response—i.e., the medical establishment, the deaf community and its segments. What development led eventually to the ultimate expansion of the market for this devise? Why?
2. According to Blume, what factors encouraged the successful globalization of cochlear implementation? What factors in some cases enabled the Deaf community to resist or modify the designs for pediatric implementation? Refer to the experiences of specific countries in your essay. Hint: Sweden should be one of them.
Explanation & Answer
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The Cochlear Implant – Outline
Thesis Statement: The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the
use of the device with an aim of enabling the deaf have a chance of hearing. Several other
medical communities and corporations came forward to fund the production and use of the
devise but during that period, the market for its implantation did not expand according to their
expectations. Therefore, there is need to look into the reasons why the devise’s market did not
increase at that time and the various developments made to the devise that have led to the
expansion of the market within the recent years.
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Introduction
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Views Regarding the Cochlear Implant
A. The Medical Establishment
i. Supported the device
ii. Believed it would be a cure to deafness
B. The Deaf Community
i. Effects to the deaf culture
ii. Implications on children
C. Deaf Study Scholars and Activists
i. Concerns of the side effects of the device
III.
Conclusion
Running head: COCHLEAR IMPLANT
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Topic #1: The Cochlear Implant
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Institution
COCHLEAR IMPLANT
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The Cochlear Implant
Introduction
A cochlear implant is a device that works through the production of electrical currents
that are meant to restore hearing through the stimulation of the auditory nerve fibers that are
present. The implant is comprised of two systems internal and external; the internal one is
implanted underneath the skin and has a stimulator, electrode, and receiver system that helps in
the receiving and transmission of electric signals and transits to auditory fibers within the
cochlea for production of sound. The external component contains a microphone, a processor or
speech, transmitter and magnet, this device is placed behind the ear and works by capturing
sound waves, processing them and transforming the auditory signals into electric waves that are
transmitted to the other system (Eshraghi et al. 2012). The device was intend...