Cochlea ImplantsEveryone has their purpose here on earth. Our job is to find this purpose and embrace it. We are all born, but we are not born equal. As you know, some people are born with what we call disabilities. Deafness is a common disability that people live with every day. Symptoms can be mild, moderate, severe or profound. A patient with mild hearing impairment will have complications in understanding speech. Some with more moderate deafness symptoms will need a hearing aid nine times out of ten. People with severe hearing impairments who will need to rely on lip reading and sign language when communicating with others. A cochlea implant is a surgically implanted electronic device that provides a sense of sound to a person who is deaf or hard of hearing. In my opinion, if you can make someone's life easier, why not? How much do they cost? How do they affect the person? Are there any negative effects? Are there any positive effects? A pair of hearing aids can cost more than a thousand dollars. The cost usually depends on the style and type of hearing aid. Of course there are pl...