The installation of a cochlear implant is a tricky procedure, in which certain nerves may be damaged if the surgeon isn't sufficiently careful. A new "smart" surgical drill is designed to help, by ...

Aug. 27 (UPI) --Cochlear implants offer "clinically meaningful improvement" over hearing aids in both hearing and quality of life for adults age 65 and older with hearing loss, according to a study ...

Cochlear implants can be a life-changing tool for people with hearing loss, but some Deaf people argue their use risks compromising their community's identity.

A new computer program that analyzes functional brain MRIs of hearing impaired children can predict whether they will develop effective language skills within two years of cochlear implant surgery, ...

When she’s not working as a regulatory coordinator to help launch clinical trials in the Department of Pediatrics, Oncology and Hematology Research Group at University of Utah Health, Mindy Torman ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: I'm hard of hearing and want to learn more about cochlear implants. Are they a type of hearing aid? DEAR READER: A cochlear implant involves several small electronic devices that are ...

The general perception is that cochlear implants are only for the deaf, and thats not the case, said Jennifer Black, director of Adult Cochlear Implant Center at Carle Clinic in Urbana. Implants help ...

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 not hear ...

A 25-year-old man will undergo Western Australia's first ever simultaneous bilateral cochlear implant operation on Thursday 9 February at St John of God Hospital in Subiaco. Danny Clarke will have two ...

For some children, the world begins in silence. Words, music and even a parent’s voice arrive late or not at all, shaping how a child learns, connects and stays safe. For families across South Texas, ...