Here at the World of Sound you can find out more about cochlear implants and Baha and how they can literally open up ‘a world of sound’ to children and adults with differing levels of hearing impairment to profound deafness.

World of Sound will champion the cause of cochlear implants and Baha by addressing the issues surrounding these procedures and by talking to professionals and members of the public to put forward their points of view.

Almost 9 million people in the UK suffer from deafness or experience significant hearing difficultly. According to Deafness Research UK, hearing loss is the most common sensory disability in the developed world and is one of the major reasons for people to be referred to hospital. 80% of all deafness results form damage to the sensitive hair cells within the inner ear or cochlea, which is known as sensorineural deafness.

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