Abstract:
Cochlear implantation is a timeous and cost-effective solution for severe-profound sensorineural hearing loss, and has transformed the lives
of many individuals with significant hearing loss. The advent of cochlear implantation has meant that, for the first time, one of the senses
(hearing), having been entirely lost, can be restored. This, the first of a two-part series on cochlear implantation in South Africa (SA) puts
global (and especially SA) hearing loss in perspective, sets out the principles of cochlear implantation and briefly sketches the history of
this world-changing technology.
