Tools

Links to listening demos (acoustic simulation), videocasts and other online resources

American Academy of Audiology
In the consumer section, the video Giving your Baby a Sound Beginning is available online in English and Spanish

Cochlear Americas
www.cochlearamericas.com/americas/what/158.asp
View animations that show how hearing works and the surgical process.
Practical tools are available for purchase to help achieve the best outcomes with a Nucleus cochlear implant: “Sound and Beyond”, an interactive software program for adults with a hearing impairment and “Listen Learn and Talk”, an auditory habilitation program for children with hearing loss who were less than 12 months old when it was identified. Consists of a book and three videos. Available for purchase on the web site.

Cochlear Implant Lab, University of Texas at Dallas
http://www.utdallas.edu/~loizou/cimplants/acoust.htm
Description of cochlear implants provided in different formats: text, video, slides

FDA
www.fda.gov/cdrh/cochlear/
Flash presentation of the normal ear, the ear with hearing loss, and the cochlear implant procedure.

Hearing Center Online
Provides two flash presentations:
Interactive ear: how the ear works, the process of hearing
http://hearingcenteronline.com/ear.shtml
Interactive hearing aid: how the hearing aid works
http://hearingcenteronline.com/howaid.shtml
Also contains a video:
Getting the Most out of Your Hearing Aids, a 5 minute excerpt with C. Everett Koop, MD, the former Surgeon General.
http://hearingcenteronline.com/prod.shtml

Med El Corporation
http://www.medel.com/ENG/INT/10_Understanding_CI/60_Cartoon_CI_journey_for_children/210_children_overview.asp
Part of the Kid’s Corner, this cartoon cochlear implant journey takes children through the steps of getting and using a cochlear implant.

MedlinePlus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hearingdisordersanddeafness.html Hearing Loss (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
This interactive tutorial covers anatomy, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment of hearing loss and impaired hearing tips. It is available in English and Spanish.

Neurobiology: anatomy of the cochlea
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/cochlear_videocast.asp
This videocast on cochlear implants can be viewed using RealOne or RealPlayer software.

University of Texas at Dallas
http://www.utdallas.edu/~loizou/cimplants/cdemos.htm
Two listening demos are offered: sine-wave simulations (number of channels) and insertion depth simulations.