In many cases,cochlear implants have not enabled deaf children to hear and understand,but have only confused them with new,unintelligible sounds.Given that implants are not very successful,deaf activists have criticized the medical practice of surgically inserting cochlear implants as:

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Deaf activists have criticized the medical practice of surgically inserting cochlear implants as ethnocentrism on the part of the "hearing" culture because it assumes that hearing and speaking is superior to sign language and deaf culture, and imposes an ideology of ableism on the deaf community. Cochlear implants are often presented as a "cure" for deafness and as a means of assimilating deaf people into the hearing world. However, many deaf people see themselves as having a distinct culture and identity, and reject the idea that they need to be "fixed" or assimilated. Therefore, cochlear implants are seen as a threat to deaf culture and identity, and as a form of cultural imperialism.

In Many Cases,cochlear Implants Have Not Enabled Deaf Children to Hear