What's the difference between a cochlea implant and a normal hearing aid?

What's the difference between a cochlea implant and a normal hearing aid?
16 January 2005

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What's the difference between a cochlea implant and a normal hearing aid?

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A cochlea implant is connected directly onto and into the nerve fibres, whereas a hearing aid is on the outside. A cochlea implant replaces the part of the ear that's missing.

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