If You Were Born Without Cochlear Nerves, We Still Might

question 72

Multiple Choice

If you were born without cochlear nerves, we still might be able to restore some of your hearing. Which of the following procedures would we have to examine?

• A)A hearing aid
• B)A cochlear implant
• C)A tactile tongue stimulator
• D)An implant directly to the cochlear nucleus
• E)A basilar membrane transplant

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