The Bionic Ear is properly called a cochlear implant.
It is an artificial hearing tool which stimulates nerves, using electricity, in the inner ear.
The Bionic Ear helps a deaf person to hear another person speak.
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SocioEconomic Challenges Journal (Sumy State University)

THE BIONIC SENSE ORGANS 
L.V. Marynenko - Sumy State University,  group ЛС-104 
I.M. Terletska,  E.L. Adviser  
 
The Bionic Ear  is properly called a cochlear 
implant.  
It  is an artificial  hearing tool which stimulates 
nerves,  using electricity,  in the inner ear.  
The Bionic Ear helps a deaf person to hear another 
person speak. There are 2 parts to the Bionic Ear.  
One part is placed under the skin behind a person's 
ear.   
This is done in a hospital during an operation. The 
parts placed under the skin are the electronic equipment 
needed to control the flow of electrici ty into the ear  and 
the equipment needed to change electrical signals into 
speech.  
The second part is worn on the outside of the body.  
There is a microphone to pick up the voice of the person 
speaking. A speech processor which turns the voice 
sounds into electrical signals, a transmitting coil which 
sends the signals to the equipment inside the deaf 
person's ear.  
The Bionic Eye researchers working for the Boston 
Retinal Implant Project have been developing a bionic 
eye implant that could restore the eye sight of people 
who suffer from age-related blindness. Although the 
bionic eye will only help individuals that  were born with 
functional eyesight, the implant is  expected to 
considerably improve their l ives.   
The implant is based on a small chip that is  
surgically implanted behind the retina, at the back of the 
eyeball.  An ultra-thin wire strengthens the damaged optic 
nerve; its purpose is  to transmit l ight and images to the 
brain's vision system, where it is normally processed. 
Other than the implanted chip and wire, most  of the 
device sits  outside the eye. The users would need to wear 
special eye glasses containing a tiny battery-powered 
camera and a transmitter, which would send images to 
the chip implanted behind the retina. The new device is  
expected to be quite durabl e, since the chip is  enclosed 
in a titanium casing, making i t both water -proof and 
corrosion-proof. The researchers estimate that the device 
will last  for at least 10 years inside the eye.  
The scientists explain that the bionic eye will be 
affective for individuals who once had sight,  since their 
brain knows how to process visual information. The 
unfortunate people who were born blind do not have the 
neurological capabil ity to process the data received via 
the wire. Furthermore, the optic nerve must be at least  
partly functional. Otherwise, the data will not be fully 
processed. For many individuals that were born blind, 
this is a problem as well , since their optic nerve has 
never been used. However, most of these individuals 
have a natural compensation mech anism, in the form of 
enhanced senses,  such as hearing and touch.   
Although the device will not be able to restore the 
eye sight of the entire blind community,  researchers are 
certain many people will benefit from the technology.  
The new technology will  hopefully assist  people 
suffering from this condition, and individuals suffering 
from retinitis pigmentosa (a genetic condition),  but will  
not help glaucoma patients.  
The researchers note the device has some limitations, and 
it will not restore perfect vis ion. However, they are sure 
it will give people the advantage of having a general 
sense of their surroundings. Hopefully,  the technology 
may enable people to recognize faces and facial 
expressions.  
 
 
 
 New Technology and Modern World: матеріали VII науково-
практичної студентської конференції лінгвістичного науково-
методичного центру кафедри іноземних мов, м. Суми, 22 травня 
2013 р. / Відп. за вип. Г.І. Литвиненко. - Суми: СумДУ, 2013 


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The bionic sense organs

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THE BIONIC SENSE ORGANS L.V. Marynenko - Sumy State University,  group ЛС-104 I.M. Terletska,  E.L. Adviser   The Bionic Ear  is properly called a cochlear implant.  It  is an artificial  hearing tool which stimulates nerves,  using electricity,  in the inner ear.  The Bionic Ear helps a deaf person to hear another person speak. There are 2 parts to the Bionic Ear.  One part is placed under the skin behind a person's ear.   This is done in a hospital during an operation. The parts placed under the skin are the electronic equipment needed to control the flow of electrici ty into the ear  and the equipment needed to change electrical signals into speech.  The second part is worn on the outside of the body.  There is a microphone to pick up the voice of the person speaking. A speech processor which turns the voice sounds into electrical signals, a transmitting coil which sends the signals to the equipment inside the deaf person's ear.  The Bionic Eye researchers working for the Boston Retinal Implant Project have been developing a bionic eye implant that could restore the eye sight of people who suffer from age-related blindness. Although the bionic eye will only help individuals that  were born with functional eyesight, the implant is  expected to considerably improve their l ives.   The implant is based on a small chip that is  surgically implanted behind the retina, at the back of the eyeball.  An ultra-thin wire strengthens the damaged optic nerve; its purpose is  to transmit l ight and images to the brain's vision system, where it is normally processed. Other than the implanted chip and wire, most  of the device sits  outside the eye. The users would need to wear special eye glasses containing a tiny battery-powered camera and a transmitter, which would send images to the chip implanted behind the retina. The new device is  expected to be quite durabl e, since the chip is  enclosed in a titanium casing, making i t both water -proof and corrosion-proof. The researchers estimate that the device will last  for at least 10 years inside the eye.  The scientists explain that the bionic eye will be affective for individuals who once had sight,  since their brain knows how to process visual information. The unfortunate people who were born blind do not have the neurological capabil ity to process the data received via the wire. Furthermore, the optic nerve must be at least  partly functional. Otherwise, the data will not be fully processed. For many individuals that were born blind, this is a problem as well , since their optic nerve has never been used. However, most of these individuals have a natural compensation mech anism, in the form of enhanced senses,  such as hearing and touch.   Although the device will not be able to restore the eye sight of the entire blind community,  researchers are certain many people will benefit from the technology.  The new technology will  hopefully assist  people suffering from this condition, and individuals suffering from retinitis pigmentosa (a genetic condition),  but will  not help glaucoma patients.  The researchers note the device has some limitations, and it will not restore perfect vis ion. However, they are sure it will give people the advantage of having a general sense of their surroundings. Hopefully,  the technology may enable people to recognize faces and facial expressions.      New Technology and Modern World: матеріали VII науково-практичної студентської конференції лінгвістичного науково-методичного центру кафедри іноземних мов, м. Суми, 22 травня 2013 р. / Відп. за вип. Г.І. Литвиненко. - Суми: СумДУ, 2013 

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