Cochlear implants represent a transformative approach to restoring auditory perception in individuals with severe to profound hearing loss. These devices function by bypassing damaged hair cells and ...

Many people don't know the difference between hearing aids and cochlear implants. Hearing aids amplify sound. Cochlear ...

A cochlear implant is an electronic device implanted in the ear's inner side to improve speech understanding. It does not restore hearing; rather, it enhances it. A cochlear implant specialist can ...

I’M CAROL CLARK IN NEWS 4 YOUR HEALTH, A SOUTH CAROLINA HOSPITAL SYSTEM WILL BE PART OF A NEW STUDY TO HELP PEOPLE WITH PROFOUND HEARING LOSS. THE DEVICE IS A COCHLEAR IMPLANT, BUT THIS IS A NEW KIND ...

For those born with certain types of congenital deafness, the cochlear implant has been a positive and enabling technology.

GRAND FORKS — Gary Greicar began losing hearing in his right ear two decades ago, a problem that only worsened with age. But after undergoing a new procedure now available for the first time in Grand ...

Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) hasreached a significant milestone in paediatric hearing restoration afterswitching on ...

(CNN) — Ben Summers lights up with a smile the moment he talks about the “Batman” theme song or the afternoons he spends playing the piano at his grandmother’s house. Just a few years ago, Ben could ...

Walter Vidal Contreras Robles sat excitedly in the small waiting room of UNLV’s otolaryngology clinic with a bright smile on his face the morning of May 30. It was his 37th birthday, and instead of ...

Two professionals in the field of hearing impairment, who are cochlear implant users themselves, have been appointed to work at the South of England Cochlear Implant Centre (SOECIC), based at the ...

In 2018 I visited twins in Bangalore, India who had recently underwent cochlear implant surgery. Their surgery had taken place the previous month and their implants had been activated, or turned on, a ...

BIG RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A professor with Ferris State University has created a new device that will help make wearing glasses easier for people with a cochlear implant. The Protoconch was invented ...