| Additionally if there is reduced cochlear function in the operated ear it may not be possible to achieve binaural hearing. |
| A device called a cochlear implant can be surgically inserted in the inner ear of children as young as 12 months of age to stimulate hearing. |
| More specifically, these cells maintain the ionic composition of the cochlear endolymph. |
| A cochlear implant takes the place of the damaged organ of Corti and stimulates the spiral ganglion cells directly. |
| The hair-cells within the spiralling cochlear duct are arranged in a pattern like the bristles of a brush. |
| When a hearing aid does not give sufficient amplification, as with profound deafness, a cochlear implant may help. |
