In 1960 Nixon won the Republican presidential nomination. After his eight years as Eisenhower's deputy, Nixon was expected to win. However, the Democratic candidate, John F. Kennedy, ran a successful campaign and won by just 100,000 votes out of the 68 million cast.
A cochlear implant is an electronic device that restores partial hearing to individuals with severe to profound hearing loss who do not benefit from a conventional hearing aid. It is surgically implanted in the inner ear and activated by a device worn outside the ear.
Hearing pathway: sound Â» ear Â» nerve of hearing Â» brain. 1  The cochlea is a biological microphone. 2  Its job is to turn the mechanical vibrations of sound into electrical signals in the nerve of hearing.  The electrical signals â digital â are then sent up into the brain, where you hear things.