Ukufakwa kweCochlear: yintoni kunye nendlela esebenza ngayo

Umxholo

• Xa kubonisiwe
• Kusebenza njani ukufakelwa
• Kwenziwa njani ukubuyisela kwimeko yesiqhelo

I-cochlear implant sisixhobo se-elektroniki esibekwe ngotyando ngaphakathi kwendlebe esithatha isandi, kunye nemakrofoni ebekwe emva kwendlebe kwaye iyiguqulele kwimibane yombane ngqo kwi-nerve yeva.

Ngokwesiqhelo, ukufakelwa kwe-cochlear kusetyenziswa kwizigulana ezinengxaki yokuziva kakhulu ezingenayo i-cochlea eyaneleyo yokusebenzisa uncedo lokuva.

Ngenxa yokuba lutyando olunokubangela utshintsho olukhulu kubomi bezigulana, kufuneka kuvavanywe ngoochwephesha bezengqondo ukuvavanya ulindelo malunga nokufakwa kwaye bangapheli ukuvelisa iimvakalelo ezimbi.Ixabiso lokufakwa kwe-cochlear kuxhomekeke kuhlobo, indawo apho utyando luya kwenziwa kunye negama lesixhobo, nangona kunjalo, ixabiso eliphakathi lijikeleze ama-40 eeris.

Xa kubonisiwe

Ukufakwa kwe-cochlear kubonisiwe kubantu abanobuthulu obunzulu, kwaye inokusetyenziswa njengokhetho kwiimeko apho ezinye iindlela zokuphucula ukuva zingakhange zisebenze. Olu hlobo lwesixhobo lunokusetyenziswa ngabantwana okanye ngabantu abadala.

Kusebenza njani ukufakelwa

Ukufakwa kwe-cochlear kunamalungu amabini aphambili:

• Imakrofoni yangaphandle: ehlala ibeka emva kwendlebe kwaye ifumana izandi ezivelisiweyo. Le microphone ikwanaso nesitshintshi esiguqula izandi zibe ziimpembelelo zombane zize zizithumele kwinxalenye engaphakathi yofakelo;
• Umamkeli wangaphakathi: ebekwe ngaphezulu kwendlebe yangaphakathi, kwingingqi yovandlakanyo lokuva kwaye ifumana iimpembelelo ezithunyelwe ngumthumeli okwinxalenye yangaphandle.

Iimpembelelo zombane ezithunyelwa kukufakwa kwe-cochlear kudlula kwimithambo-luvo yokuva kwaye zifunyenwe kwingqondo, apho zichazwa khona. Ekuqaleni, ingqondo inexesha elinzima lokuqonda imiqondiso, kodwa emva kwethutyana iqala ukuchonga imiqondiso, ethi iphele ichazwe njengendlela eyahlukileyo yokumamela.

Ngokwesiqhelo imakrofoni kunye nalo lonke icandelo langaphandle lesixhobo ligcinwa endaweni yimagnethi ebabambe kufutshane nenxalenye yangaphakathi yofakelo. Nangona kunjalo, kukho iimeko apho imakrofoni inokuthi iqhutywe nakwingxowa yehempe, umzekelo.

Kwenziwa njani ukubuyisela kwimeko yesiqhelo

Kuba izandi ezigqitywe kukumiliselwa ekuqaleni kunokuba nzima ukuziqonda, kuhlala kucetyiswa ukuba uhlaziye umntu osebenzisa intetho, onokuhlala ukuya kwiminyaka emi-4, ngakumbi kubantwana abanesithulu ngaphambi kweminyaka emi-5 ubudala.

Ngokubanzi, ngokubuyisela kwimeko yesiqhelo, umntu unexesha elilula lokucacisa izandi kunye nentsingiselo yamagama, kwaye impumelelo yakhe ixhomekeke kwixesha lokuba abe sisithulu, ubudala apho isithulu savela khona kunye nenkuthazo yobuqu.