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SAMJ: South African Medical Journal
On-line version ISSN 2078-5135
Print version ISSN 0256-9574
Abstract
BHAMJEE, A et al. Cochlear implantation in South Africa (part 1). SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. [online]. 2022, vol.112, n.1, pp.8-10. ISSN 2078-5135. http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2021.v111i1.16017.
Cochlear implantation is a timeous and cost-effective solution for severe-profound sensorineural hearing loss, and has transformed the lives of many individuals with significant hearing loss. The advent of cochlear implantation has meant that, for the first time, one of the senses (hearing), having been entirely lost, can be restored. This, the first of a two-part series on cochlear implantation in South Africa (SA) puts global (and especially SA) hearing loss in perspective, sets out the principles of cochlear implantation and briefly sketches the history of this world-changing technology.