For the hearing-impaired, cochlear implants can be absolutely life-changing. But few of us actually know what it sounds like to slip on one of those tiny wearable devices and hear words, voices and ...

Deb Hipp is a freelance health and medical writer and editor who lives in Kansas City, Missouri. She is a former investigative reporter with more than 25 years of experience as a journalist and writer ...

Medical technology company MED-EL announced Thursday that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved expanding the use ...

Niyazi Arslan receives educational funding from the Republic of Türkiye. Cochlear implants are among the most successful neural prostheses on the market. These artificial ears have allowed nearly 1 ...

Cochlear implants help improve hearing for individuals with profound hearing loss. Medicare covers cochlear implants for individuals who meet eligibility requirements. Cochlear implants help people ...

YORKTOWN, Va. - Everett Colley is almost 10 months old. He was born having total hearing loss in both ears. But thanks to a cochlear implant in his ear he received Monday, he’s able to take in the ...

How does Tasha's cochlear implant help her hear? To answer that question, let's first explain what a cochlear is. A cochlear is a hollow, spiral-shaped bone that sits in the inner ear, it is covered ...

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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 ...

But, Hearing loss is so severe, it is now viewed as public health issue, with some 66,000 people losing their hearing every year. Some simply wake up no longer being able to hear, for no apparent ...