Facts About The Cochlear Implant
- It took 11 hard years to make (1967-1978) and waseventually released to the public in 1979.
- Graeme Clark was the creator on the Cochlear Implant as well as other people who helped.
- It cost a massive $30 million to research and develop.An operation to have a Cochlear Implant fitted costs about $37,000 (health insurance will usually pay for a quarter of the cost)
$18,000 Implant kit $10,000 Surgery $5,000 Programming and Audiologist $4,000 other costs (surgeons, Anaesthetist)