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Bionic ears and how they change the brain
30 years ago the potential for deaf children to communicate verbally was greatly diminished. Now with bionic ears, and educational support, people with even a profound hearing loss can speak clearly and confidently.
Our research is investigating why, by looking at the brain's ability to change.
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Bringing music to bionic ears
Bionic ears are a life-changing means of experiencing sounds for those with a severe-profound hearing loss. But as Daniela Andrews discovered feeling the emotion in a piano solo and even isolating voices in a noisy restaurant is not always easy.
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Bionic vision in sight
"Given more than 95% of communication is not verbal, if the bionic eye could enable me to acccess this information, that would be simply lifechanging." Kenny Johor
Using our engineering and biomedical expertise our team is ensuring the bionic eye as safe and effective at replacing lost sight as the bionic ear is at replacing lost hearing.
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Managing epilepsy: smart implants to keep the doctor away
"When you have epilepsy you feel useless. You crave independence." Hannah Galvin
Epilepsy can prevent people from enjoying the things the rest of us take for granted swimming, driving, even holding down a job, as seizures can strike at any time.
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