Some people believe cochlear implants improve the lives of those who are hard of hearing or deaf. In many cases, supporters of the implant are hearing parents of a hearing impaired child, as in America “90% of deaf children are born to hearing parents. There are about one million deaf people in America, so 90% is approximately 900,000 people, which is close to the population of Austin, Texas. Not being able to communicate with their child and the pressure of raising them in an extremely unfamiliar way is a prominent cause for why cochlear implants are used on a child. More so, cochlear implants are most effective when the surgery is completed between 12 and 18 months of age. By implanting a child at such a young age, they can better develop
