Studies generally report high user satisfaction with CIs, focusing on internal mental states rather than social interaction.

State University of New York at Binghamton

- Deaf Studies Perspectives
- Medical Perspectives

The Conflict: Deaf Studies and Medicalized Perspectives on CI and HAs

Lester, J. N. (Ed.). (2021). Discursive Psychology and Disability. Palgrave Studies in Discursive Psychology. Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Criticizes Cochlear Implants (CIs) for "colonizing" deaf bodies, promoting "audism" (belief that hearing is superior), and threatening Deaf culture,.