Cochlear is a bone located in the inner ear, which plays a major role in hearing. Hearing disability is mostly congenital in nature and is supposed to be diagnosed and treated early.
A cochlear implant is an electronic medical device that replaces the function of the damaged inner ear (cochlea).
The ideal age for a correcting a congenital hearing disability with cochlear implantation, is before the age of 5 years.
The patient needs to first try normal hearing aids. Though, hearing aids only intensifies the sound so that it can be heard by the damaged ear. The surgeon would need to know the effect of hearing aids on patient and investigation reports before advising surgery.