According to studies, only about 6 percent of Americans who could benefit from a cochlear implant actually have one. Per the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, about 190,0000 people worldwide have gotten implants. In the USA, only 41,000 adults and 26,0000 children have cochlear implants. Cochlear implants may help adults and children with profound hearing loss.
People who lose their hearing later in life are often great candidates with cochlear implants because they can correlate the signal emitted by from the implant to sounds they remember. With therapy, adults will be able to understand speech again.