Dallas Hearing Foundation - "Bringing SOUND to Life" It is our sincere desire to help... Deaf people hear through hearing aids and cochlear implants Parents learn to teach their children to talk with professional guidance Children receive an education from teachers who are oriented in hearing and speaking Adults return to work with appropriate hearing technology and support Did you Know... Many deaf and hard of hearing people hear with newly developed hearing aids Many who are too deaf for hearing aids hear with the cochlear implant Many deaf children talk and attend regular school once they have hearing aids or a cochlear implant and auditory-verbal therapy Many hearing impaired adults can lead productive lives after receiving necessary ear surgeries and the support they need   State of the Art Technologies Many who have nerve deafness now can be helped. Recent developments in hearing aids allow more people than ever to understand speech. Also, the cochlear implant helps many people who have nerve deafness who do not receive substantial benefit from hearing aids. The cochlear implant is surgically placed inside the ear and has electrodes which stimulate the damaged hearing nerve. Today thousands of deaf children and adults are hearing and speaking with the cochlear implant. At the Dallas Hearing Foundation, we KNOW that deafness is partially correctable for many children and adults.