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Is a cochlear implant better than a hearing aid?

A cochlear implant isn’t necessarily better than a hearing aid. Cochlear implants require a surgical procedure. They are only recommended for patients who are deaf or have severe hearing loss.

If you do not have severe hearing loss, a hearing aid is a more accessible and less invasive way to improve your hearing.

What is a permanent hearing aid implant (cochlear implant)?

How many types of permanent hearing aid implants are there?

Can cochlear implants cure deafness?

How are permanent hearing aid implants placed in the ear?

How long do permanent hearing aid implants last?

What is the success rate of permanent hearing aid implants?

What are the disadvantages of cochlear implants?

* Savings estimate based on a study of more than 1 billion claims comparing self-pay (or cash pay) prices of a frequency-weighted market basket of procedures to insurer-negotiated rates for the same. Claims were collected between July 2017 and July 2019. R.Lawrence Van Horn, Arthur Laffer, Robert L.Metcalf. 2019. The Transformative Potential for Price Transparency in Healthcare: Benefits for Consumers and Providers. Health Management Policy and Innovation, Volume 4, Issue 3.

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