Deaf

I had cochlea implant surgery in November 2002 at the Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, IN. The surgeon was Professor Richard Miyamoto. The device was activated in late December. I am now able to hear my daughter for the first time and my wife for the first in 12 years.


• I am implanted with a Medical Electronics COMBI 40.
  A general Cochlear Implant & Hearing introduction can be found at www.medel.com/
• Detailed discussion of Cochlear Implants (Harvard, 1994): Cochlear Implants: Restoring Hearing to the Deaf
• Beyond Discovery: Sound from Silence: The Development of Cochlear Implants
• A great tutorial on cochlea implants: Philipos C. Loizou's Introduction to cochlear implants
• Here are some acoustic simulations (listening demos) of a cochlea implant: Listenting Demos
• Purdue Alumnus Article: Disability Denied
• Journal & Courier Article: Years of hearing, learning help deaf Purdue professor