In this program, Dr. Rick Pillsbury, an otolaryngologist in Chapel Hill, NC, performs a cochlear ear implant procedure on a patient who has a profound sensorineural hearing loss. The procedure involves making an incision behind the ear and creating a flap, drilling a seat in the skull for a receiver, implanting the receiver, inserting an electrode in the cochlea, and closure. The cochlear ear implant provides a way to electrically stimulate the auditory nerve fibers through the use of the internal receiver and electrode. A Discovery Channel Production. (45 minutes)

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