bionic ears
Electronic hearing devices
Bionic ears are cochlear implants—electronic devices surgically placed in the inner ear to provide hearing to people who are deaf or severely hard of hearing.
The term emphasizes the technology's science-fiction quality, merging biology with electronics: She got bionic ears at age three and learned to speak normally.
Sometimes used loosely for any advanced hearing aid.
Implanted auditory nerve stimulator
- hearing aidEar-worn sound amplifier
- audiologyStudy of hearing disorders
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- earmoldCustom-fitted hearing component
earpiece · volume control · telecoil · receiver · bone conduction · captioning · real-time translation · noise reduction
Rate of recurrence
- decibelsAcoustic intensity units
- hertzFrequency measurement unit
- pitchFrequency of sound
- toneQuality of sound
sound waves · acoustics · auditory · volume · sound processing · frequency response · dynamic range · noise filtering
Organic-mechanical hybrid entity
- augmentationAct of adding more
- transhumanismTech-augmented evolution philosophy
- neural interfaceSystem connecting minds to machines
- enhancementIncrease in quality
biohacking · cybernetics · human-machine · echolocation · implantable · brain-computer interface · posthuman · body modification
Spiral hearing organ
- otologyScience of the ear
- auditory nerveNeural pathway for hearing
- deafnessLack of auditory function
- hard of hearingReduced auditory ability
tinnitus · audiogram · hearing loss · otolaryngology · anesthesia · biocompatible · postoperative · rehabilitation
cochlear implant
Implanted auditory nerve stimulator
- hearing aidEar-worn sound amplifier
- audiologyStudy of hearing disorders
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
earmold · earpiece · volume control · telecoil · receiver · bone conduction · captioning · real-time translation · noise reduction · rechargeable
frequency
Rate of recurrence
tone · sound waves · acoustics · auditory · volume · sound processing · frequency response · dynamic range · noise filtering · signal-to-noise
cyborg
Organic-mechanical hybrid entity
- augmentationAct of adding more
- transhumanismTech-augmented evolution philosophy
- neural interfaceSystem connecting minds to machines
enhancement · biohacking · cybernetics · human-machine · echolocation · implantable · brain-computer interface · posthuman · body modification
cochlea
Spiral hearing organ
- otologyScience of the ear
- auditory nerveNeural pathway for hearing
- deafnessLack of auditory function
hard of hearing · tinnitus · audiogram · hearing loss · otolaryngology · anesthesia · biocompatible · postoperative · rehabilitation · audiologist