How does the cochlear implant work?
Sounds are picked up by the microphone and via a thin cable, the sound is sent to the speech processor. The speech processor amplifies, filters, and digitizes sound into coded signals. These coded signals are then sent to the transmitting coil via the cables and the transmitting coil send the signal across the skin to the implanted receiver. The receiver stimulates the electrode array and the nerve fibers are stimulated. The electrical impulses are delivered to the brain and interpreted as sound.
