Most deaf infants born in the United States now will receive cochlear implants, which are put into the brain and connected to a receiver, and which allow them to acquire a facsimile of hearing and to use oral speech.
La majoria de nens sords nascuts ara als Estats Units rebran implants Cochlear, els quals es posen al cervell i es connecten a un receptor, i els permeten d'obtenir un facsímil  de la facultat d'escoltar i utilitzar el discurs oral.