{"id":379,"date":"2019-11-01T13:43:49","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T11:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"http://hass.co.za/ab/?page_id=379"},"modified":"2020-09-13T14:40:43","modified_gmt":"2020-09-13T12:40:43","slug":"how-your-child-hears-the-world","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https://hass.co.za/ab/ab4kids/how-your-child-hears-the-world/","title":{"rendered":"How Your Child Hears the World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.2″ hover_enabled=”0″]</p>\n<h1>Implants4Kids</h1>\n<p>Childhood is a time for magical moments and playful discovery. And you want to make sure your child can actively participate in it all.</p>\n<p>Even if your child has severe hearing loss, cochlear implants can help them fully enjoy the pleasures of these first precious years of their life!</p>\n<p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_image src=”https://hass.co.za/ab/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1542322115574.jpg” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.0.2″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.2″]</p>\n<h2>How Your Child<br>Hears the World</h2>\n<h4>The human ear processes an amazing range of sounds and delivers vivid detail, allowing your child to hear and recognize everything from a soft good night whisper to a dog’s playful bark.</h4>\n<p>[/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://hass.co.za/ab/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1569882206856.jpg” _builder_version=”4.0.2″][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.2″]</p>\n<div class=\"layoutBandContent\">\n<div id=\"c16d8fc2-9776-49bd-9811-38eeaf6ac881\" class=\"simpleTextWrapper\">\n<div class=\"mainSimpleTextContent\">\n<p>Each and every sound can be described in three dimensions: intensity (loudness), frequency (pitch), and time (changes from moment to moment.)</p>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n<p>[/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”What is an Audiogram?” open_toggle_text_color=”#32a4d4″ open_toggle_background_color=”#ffffff” closed_toggle_background_color=”#ffffff” _builder_version=”4.0.2″ title_text_color=”#32a4d4″ title_level=”h4″ border_width_all=”0px” border_width_bottom=”1px”]</p>\n<p>Audiograms give you a graphical picture of your child’s sense of hearing with a detailed description of their hearing ability.</p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-405 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https://hass.co.za/ab/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1569882207463.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"911\" height=\"916\" srcset=\"https://hass.co.za/ab/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1569882207463.jpg 911w, https://hass.co.za/ab/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1569882207463-480x483.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 911px, 100vw\"></p>\n<p>[/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.2″]</p>\n<p><b>With hearing loss, your child loses the ability to capture and process the details of each dimension, which can affect their ability to communicate, learn and socialize.</b></p>\n<p>When searching for an individual solution for your child, it is important that you choose a system capable of distinguishing between a drum and a flute, a high note and a low note, and the voice of a friend from that of a stranger. Many parents find that a cochlear implant system from Advanced Bionics gives their kids these details.</p>\n<p>[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.2″]</p>\n<h2>How a Cochlear Implant Works</h2>\n<p>Hearing loss generally means there’s some kind of damage to a portion of your child’s inner ear (or cochlea) where sound is transferred to the hearing nerve. Oftentimes, a hearing aid can compensate for the damage by making sounds louder and easier to hear. However, when the loss is too severe, making sounds louder just isn’t enough.</p>\n<p>Cochlear implants are the standard treatment for individuals with severe-to-profound hearing loss. <b>These amazing devices restore hearing and make sounds clearer and easier to understand by bypassing the damaged portion of the cochlea and sending sound directly to your child’s hearing nerve.</b></p>\n<p>A cochlear implant system has two parts: an external microphone and sound processor, and a cochlear implant, which is placed by a surgeon.</p>\n<p>The quality of the sound delivered by a cochlear implant system is a direct result of the microphone location, digital processing power, and the implant technology.</p>\n<p>[/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”How a CI Works video ” open_toggle_text_color=”#32a4d4″ open_toggle_background_color=”#ffffff” closed_toggle_background_color=”#ffffff” _builder_version=”4.0.2″ title_text_color=”#32a4d4″ title_level=”h4″ border_width_all=”0px” border_width_bottom=”1px”]<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/FXDTK6L6q3I\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"></iframe>[/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_image src=”https://hass.co.za/ab/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/How-Your-Child-Hears-the-World.png” show_in_lightbox=”on” _builder_version=”4.0.2″][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.2″]</p>\n<div class=\"layoutBandContent\">\n<div id=\"9a73d77d-08d1-4045-8d8e-edee8afc0477\" class=\"simpleTextWrapper\">\n<div class=\"mainSimpleTextContent\">\n<ol>\n<li>The microphone captures sound waves that pass through the air.</li>\n<li>The sound waves are converted into detailed digital information by the sound processor.</li>\n<li>The headpiece sends the digital signals to the cochlear implant and electrode array in the inner ear.</li>\n<li>The electrode array stimulates the hearing nerve.</li>\n<li>The hearing nerve sends impulses to the brain, where they are interpreted as sound.</li>\n</ol>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n<p>[/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https://hass.co.za/ab/ab4kids/technology-features/” button_text=” Next: Technology and Features” _builder_version=”4.0.2″][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.2″][et_pb_image src=”https://hass.co.za/ab/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1569882210339.png” url=”https://hass.co.za/ab/contact-us/” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.0.2″][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.2″ header_text_align=”center” text_orientation=”center”]</p>\n<h4>Click on a category to learn more.</h4>\n<p>[/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://hass.co.za/ab/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1569882210946.jpg” url=”https://hass.co.za/ab/ab4kids/how-your-child-hears-the-world” show_bottom_space=”off” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.0.2″][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.2″ text_text_color=”#1db7be” header_text_color=”#1db7be” text_orientation=”center” link_option_url=”https://hass.co.za/ab/ab4kids/how-your-child-hears-the-world/” custom_css_main_element=”color: #1db7be;”]</p>\n<h4 style=\"color: #1db7be;\">How Your Child<br>Hears the World</h4>\n<p>[/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://hass.co.za/ab/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1569882211884.jpg” url=”https://hass.co.za/ab/ab4kids/family-centred-hearing-care/” show_bottom_space=”off” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.0.2″][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.2″ text_text_color=”#3a8dc9″ header_text_color=”#3a8dc9″ text_orientation=”center” link_option_url=”https://hass.co.za/ab/ab4kids/family-centred-hearing-care/” custom_css_main_element=”color: #1db7be;”]</p>\n<h4 style=\"color: #3a8dc9;\">Family Centred<br>Hearing Care</h4>\n<p>[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.2″ text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”30px||||false|false”]</p>\n<h3>Related Downloads</h3>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https://hass.co.za/ab/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/AB-Parent-Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AB Parent Guide Global</a></p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https://hass.co.za/ab/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/028-M949-02-RevB-Global-HiRes-Ultra-3D-Adult-Consumer-Brochure.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HiRes Ultra 3D Adult Consumer Brochure – Global</a>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]</p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Implants4Kids Childhood is a time for magical moments and playful discovery. 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