🎉 Happy International Cochlear Implant Day! 🎧 Did you know that over 1 million people worldwide have a cochlear implant? These amazing devices help some deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals access sound when hearing aids aren’t enough. 💡 Cochlear implants work by bypassing the outer and middle parts of the ear and sending sound signals straight to the brain. They don’t restore “normal” hearing, but they offer a unique way to experience sound! 💡If you unravel the cochlea - it’s like keys on a piano, low pitches to high pitches 💡An audiologist programs the electrical impulses that stimulate the cochlea to each individual - giving them access that is 100% custom! 👏 Let’s celebrate the CI community, audiologists, and the researchers behind this technology. Tag a CI user or share your journey below! ⬇️ Transcript: February 25th is one of my good friend’s birthday but it’s also International Cochlear Implant Day? If you didnt know that, now you do! Let’s talk about these little d...