So in 2003, I made the tough decision to have the cochlear implant.

所以在 2003 年，我做出了一个艰难的决定，去植入人造耳蜗。

With a cochlear implant, computer chips do the job for the damaged hair cells.

有了人工耳蜗，电脑芯片就会代替受损的耳毛细胞。

With the cochlear implant, I can stream music from my iPod into my head without earbuds.

有了人工耳蜗，我不需要戴耳机就能用 iPod 在脑子里播放音乐。

She says these cochlear implants were a striking example of how engineering can improve the quality of life.

她说这些人工耳蜗是工程学能改善生活质量的突出例证。

For those who can't hear even with a device, they might have an operation to put in something called a cochlear implant.

对于那些即使使用设备也听不到声音的人，他们可能需要进行一项手术来植入一种称为人工耳蜗的植入物。

And this can be built for 40 times cheaper than a cochlear implant, which opens up this technology globally, even for the poorest countries.

而这项技术比耳蜗植入便宜40倍，它打开了全球技术市场， 甚至包括贫困国家。

The number one question that I get about the cochlear implant when people hear about the magnets is whether my head sticks to the refrigerator.

当人们听说人工耳蜗会用到磁铁的时候，问我最多的一个问题就是：我的头会不会被吸到冰箱上去。

We were just talking to Rebecca Knill, who has a cochlear implant.

我们刚刚采访了装有人工耳蜗的丽贝卡·尼尔 (Rebecca Knill)。

Now, this technology has the potential to be a game-changer, because the only other solution for deafness is a cochlear implant, and that requires an invasive surgery.

这项技术拥有改变游戏规则的潜力，因为唯一其他的帮助听障人士的方法 就是耳蜗植入，而那需要进行侵害性的手术。

They use pacemakers, insulin pumps, contraceptives, devices to monitor health and disease, and cochlear implants for hearing.

他们使用心脏起搏器、胰岛素泵、避孕药、监测健康和疾病的设备，以及用于听觉的人工耳蜗。

(Laughter) With the cochlear implant, I can stream music from my iPod into my head without earbuds.

（笑声） 有了人工耳蜗，我可以在没有耳塞的情况下将 iPod 中的音乐传输到我的脑海中。

Even newer technology like hearing aids or cochlear implants don't work for all or even most Deaf people.

即使是助听器或人工耳蜗等较新的技术也并不适用于所有甚至大多数聋人。

[Tim] Sure, we use this technology in biomedical applications, such as cochlear implants, and deep brain stimulation to treat Parkinson's.

例如人工耳蜗和治疗帕金森氏症的深部脑刺激。

A majority of cochlear implant recipients still cannot pick up spoken language at a level comparable to a hearing person.

大多数人工耳蜗接受者仍然无法以与正常人相当的水平学习口语。

The abbey had installed a wire - called a hearing loop or induction loop - which transmits sound via a magnetic signal to the telecoil in a hearing aid or cochlear implant.

修道院正是安装了一种助听线圈（也叫电磁感应线圈），这种线圈能够通过磁信号将声音传播给助听器或人工耳蜗。

ALSO, HEARING AIDS OR COCHLEAR IMPLANTS MIGHT BE USED TO HELP ENHANCE THE HEARING OF MEMBERS FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT CAN STILL HEAR.

此外，助听器或人工耳蜗可用于帮助增强仍能听到听力的社区成员的听力。

Of course, we know there are many examples of where people who are raised, what we call orally, meaning that they have hearing aids or cochlear implants.

当然，我们知道有很多地方养的人的例子，我们口头上说的， 意思就是他们有助听器或者人工耳蜗。

Thus, for proper communication, there is need either to improve hearing through amplification of the residual hearing or cochlear implants and in the absence of feasibility of developing the auditory faculty, to develop visual or tactile means of communication.

因此，为了正确的沟通，需要通过放大残余听力或植入人工耳蜗来改善听力，在缺乏发展听觉能力的可行性的情况下，需要发展视觉或触觉沟通方式。