Cochlear Implant hi eng nge ni? A awlsam zawngin sawi ila.

Aw hi kan nunah chuan thil pawimawh tak a ni. Hmangaih tak aw, hla mawi tak, naupang tê tê nuihzatthlak... Heng zawng zawng hian kan nunah hlimna nasa tak a thlen a ni. Mahse a chang chuan kum upat deuh deuh emaw, damdawi lam thil dang vang emaw chuan heng aw hlu tak takte hi kan hloh zauh zauh thin. Mi thenkhat tan chuan ‘Hearing Aid’ hman hian harsatna a chinfel sak thei a ni. Mahse midang tan chuan hearing aid hmang pawh nise, chiang taka sawi chu hriatthiam a har hle. Chutiang hunah chuan doctor-te chuan ‘Cochlear Implant’ tih technology an sawi thin. Chuvangin vawiin hian he thil chungchang zawng zawng hi, awlsam takin, nang leh kei hian kan hriatthiam theih tur tawng hmangin kan sawi dawn a ni.

Cochlear implant hi eng nge ni tak tak?

Mi tam tak chuan hei hi hriatna hmanrua nen a inang niin an ngai. Mahse chu chu a takah chuan a dik lo. Hengte hi device hrang hrang pahnih, kawng hrang hranga thawk an ni.

• Hearing Aid: Microphone ang maiin ngaihtuah rawh. Environment-a aw awmte chu a pickup a, a tichak a, beng chhungah a thawn lut a ni. Chu chu, beng chhunga ri mantu hmunte chu a thawk tha a nih chauhvin hriatna hmanrua chu a tangkai thei tihna a ni.

• Cochlear Implant: Hei hi a buaithlak zawk hle. A awlsam zawngin, beng chhe tawhte chu a bypass a , thluak nena inzawm auditory nerve-ah direct-in sound signal a thawn chhuak a ni. Kawngpui chhe tawhna hmuna kawngpui thar siam ang mai a ni.

He device hi hriatna hloh nasa tak atanga thuk tak nei tan a tha tlangpui , emaw, hriatna hmanrua atanga hlawkna tam tak hmu lo tan pawh a tha hle. While it may not restore 100% of your lost hearing , i thusawi hriatthiamna leh i chhehvel aw hriat theihna chu nasa takin a tichangtlung thei a ni.

Engtin nge he device te tak te hian hetiang hna lian tak hi a thawh theih?

Hei hi engtin nge a thawh tih hrethiam tur chuan a tlangpuiin kan hriat dan kan hriatthiam hmasak a ngai a ni. Aw chu kan beng a thlen chuan, beng chhunga rulhut ang maia awm , cochlea -ah a kal a ni . He cochlea chhungah hian sensory cells (sensory hair cells) te tak te, sam ang chi, sang tam tak a awm a. Heng cell te hi sound vibrations te chu thluak hriatthiam theih tur electrical signal ah an chantir thin a ni. Vawi tam tak chu heng sensory cells te hi a chhiat hian hriatna hloh a awm thin.

Cochlear implant hian heng cell chhia te hnathawh hi a thlak a ni. A then hnih a nei a:

1. Pawn lam: Hei hian microphone, sound processor leh transmitter a nei a.

2. Surgery hmanga dahna hmun: Hei hian receiver leh electrode a nei a.

Tunah chuan hei hi engtin nge step by step in a hnathawh tih i en ang:

• Step 1: I beng hnung lama microphone i bun hian ambient sounds a pick up thin.
• Step 2: Chu aw te chu i sound processor i hak ah a kal a, digital signal ah a inthlak thin.
• Step 3: Heng digital signal te hi magnet hmangin lu vuna inzawm transmitter ah an thawn thin.
• Step 4: Transmitter hian signal te chu receiver ah a thawn a, chu chu vun hnuaiah surgery hmangin a dah a ni.
• Step 5: Receiver chuan chu signal chu cochlea chhunga electrode dah te hnenah a thawn thin.
• Step 6: Heng electrode te hian auditory nerve chu direct in an tichak a .
• Step 7: A tawp berah chuan auditory nerve chuan chu signal chu thluak lamah a phur a, chu chuan thusawi, music emaw, aw dang emaw angin a hrilhfiah a ni.

Surgery hnuah leh chu mi hnuah eng nge thleng?

Hei hi a then hnih a awm a, a hmasa berin surgery a ni a, chutah chuan device activation a ni.

Inzai

Hei hi beng , hnar, leh rilru lam specialist (otolaryngologist) ten an ti tlangpui.

• Pakhatnaah chuan general anesthesia hnuaiah dah i ni ang a , chutiang chuan engmah i hre lo vang.
• Tichuan doctor chuan beng hnung lamah incision te tak te a siam a, luruh ruh ah hian khur te tak te tak a siam a.
• Chu khur atang chuan device chhung lam (receiver leh electrode) te chu uluk takin an dah lut thin.
• A tawpah chuan dissolvable stitches hmangin incision chu khar a ni.

Hei hi surgery lian tak a ni lo. A tam zawkah chuan zan khatah i haw thei (outpatient procedure).

Device Activation a ni

Operation atanga kar hnih vel hnuah, incision chu a dam tha tawh chuan lo kal leh turin an ti ang che. Chutih hunah chuan he hmanraw mak tak hi a vawi khat nan hman tan a ni ang. Hei hi audiologist-in a ti thin.

• Tichuan, a pawn lam chu magnet hmangin i lu vunah a inzawm ang.
• Tichuan on la, i hriat angin device chu adjust/map rawh .
• A ri te hi a tir lamah chuan a mak deuh mai thei a, mahse hun kal zelah i thluak hian he kawng thar hi a insiamrem tawh ang.

Eng nge a hlawkna leh a hlauhawmna?

Damdawi dang ang bawkin hlawkna leh hlauhawmna pawh a tlem hle. Mahse, a tam zâwk chuan, a hlâwkna chuan a hlauhawmna aiin a tam zâwk daih a ni. Chu chu eng nge ni tih i han thlir teh ang.

Hetianga insiamrem theih nan eng chen nge a la ngai ang?

Hei hi zawhna pawimawh tak a ni. Cochlear implant i lak hnu lawkah engkim hi a chiang leh pangngai anga ri chhuak nghal mai tur beisei suh. I thluak hian heng signal tharte hi hrilhfiah dan tur a zir leh a ngai a ni.

A tirah chuan, a bik takin kum upa lam tan chuan aw chu robot (mechanical) angin a ri thei. Mahse, lungngai suh. Hun leh training mumal tak a awm chuan hei hi a bo ang a, aw te pawh a pianphung a lo ni tawh ang.

A tlangpuiin, device i hman atanga thla khat chhungin i hriatna lamah hmasawnna nasa tak i hmu ang. A hlawkpui kim theih nan thla 3 atanga thla 6 vel a ngai thei. Hetih lai hian audiologist emaw speech-language pathologist emaw nena auditory rehabilitation- a tel hi a pawimawh hle. I inpekna hian a rah chhuah a hril ang.

He zinkawng hi a awlsam zawk nan eng nge tih theih ang?

He enkawlna atanga hlawkna tam ber i hmuh theih nan hian i lam atanga inpekna engemaw chen i neih a ngai a ni.

• Device hi ha fo ang che: I harh apiang deuhthaw device pawn lam chu ha thin ang che. Hei hian i thluak chu a hman thiam thuai theih nan a pui ang.
• Training session-ah tel ngei ngei ang che: Doctor leh therapist-in thupek an pekte chu zawm chiang rawh.
• I tih theih lohna hre rawh: Inbual emaw, tui chawi emaw hian pawn lam chu i la chhuak tur a ni. Tin, lu-a vuakna nasa tak awmna contact sport-ah pawh inthiarfihlim a tha ber. I hit chuan a chhung lam a chhe thei.
• Hun remchang thar hmang rawh: Hei hi i nun khapna a ni lo. Chu ai chuan khawvel i hloh tawh nen inzawmna siam leh theihna hun remchang a ni zawk. He hun remchang hi hmang tangkai la, midangte nena inbiakna leh midangte nena inpawh tawnna hun hmang rawh.

Engtikah nge Doctor i hmuh a ngaih?

Device i dah hnuah regular follow-up i nei ang. Mahse, a hnuaia symptoms te hi i neih chuan doctor pan nghal tur a ni .

• I hriatna a inthlak danglam nghal tih i hriat chuan.
• Beng na emaw, nuam lo emaw i neih chuan.
• Surgery hmun chu a sen, a hring, a khawsik, a nih loh leh pus ang chi tui a chhuak a nih chuan (hengte hi natna kai chhinchhiahna a ni thei).
• Lu-ah na tak i vuak chuan.