What will things actually sound like with a cochlear implant? It's a question our experts get a lot. Patients often describe the sound after initial activation of the device as "mechanical" or "synthetic." But this changes over time with regular visits to an #audiologist, who can help train the brain to hear electrically instead of acoustically. This process is different for every patient, depending on variables such as how long someone has experienced #hearingloss and how severe that hearing lo