do people who get a hearing implant understand the words said?

Question

Hi!
So you have a ‘lot’ of videos where people hear the voice of their parents or anyone else for the first time.
Presumably they were born deaf. What’s the process of actually understanding what is being said like?

In: Biology

Answer 1

The process usually involves extensive auditory training and therapy to learn how to interpret the sounds and words they’re hearing for the first time.