Bad fit?

The picture of the new cochlear implant cochlear implant
n.
An electronic device that stimulates auditory nerve fibers in the inner ear in individuals with severe or profound bilateral hearing loss, allowing them to recognize some sounds, especially speech sounds. ("Hearing implant implant /im·plant/ (im-plant´) to insert or to graft (tissue, or inert or radioactive material) into intact tissues or a body cavity. knows where it goes,' SN: 1/14/06, p. 29) shows a square piece that is to be implanted deeply into the inner ear. "Square peg in a round hole" was my response. Why doesn't the probe have a more rounded shape?

YVONNE LYERLA, SONOMA, CALIF.

Only the slender shaft attached to the square piece goes into the inner ear.--P. WEISS WEISS Workshop on Industrial Experience with Systems Software

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Title Annotation:	LETTERS
Author:	Lyerla, Yvonne
Publication:	Science News
Article Type:	Letter to the editor
Date:	Mar 11, 2006
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