Hearing aids and cochlear implants are both excellent hearing solutions for people who are deaf or with residual hearing.
The best type of device will differ from person to person and should take into consideration the advice of their medical specialists, speech pathologist, audiologist, hearing assessment or hearing test results and the needs of the individual.
A cochlear implant can help someone who is deaf to hear by doing some of the function of the inner ear, electrical signals deliver sound and stimulate the auditory nerve. Comparatively, hearing aids amplify sounds to assist with hearing.