PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Swanson, L. TI - Cochlear implants: the head-on collision between medical technology and the right to be deaf DP - 1997 Oct 01 TA - Canadian Medical Association Journal PG - 929--932 VI - 157 IP - 7 4099 - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/157/7/929.short 4100 - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/157/7/929.full SO - CMAJ1997 Oct 01; 157 AB - The debate over using cochlear implants to help deaf people communicate with those who can hear continues to rage. Some have welcomed the new technology, but others say the deaf have their own culture and do not need to be "cured".