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While they can be priceless for some, cochlear implants do require extensive training to function well. They are also seen by some in the Deaf community as ableist. Share on Pinterest Hearing is one ...

The use of cochlear implants to treat children and adults with severe sensorineural hearing loss has made "incredible progress" over recent years, according to Christopher Bohr, MD, PhD, director of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Local governments across China are moving to incorporate cochlear implants into their public health insurance schemes, as authorities try to reduce the cost of health care for local residents. In ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The risk of complications from general anesthesia is not especially high for elderly patients having a cochlear implant inserted to correct deafness, according to a new ...

Chandigarh's GMCH, Sector 32, achieved a milestone by performing its first simultaneous bilateral cochlear implant surgery on a 1.5-year-old congenitally deaf child. This complex procedure, led by Dr.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Smith-Cotton graduate in Sedalia, Missouri walks across the stage after a cochlear implant surgery changed her life more than 15 years ago. It’s a story FOX4 first covered back in ...

Chandigarh: GMCH, Sector 32, successfully performed its first simultaneous bilateral cochlear implant surgery on a one-and-a-half year-old congenitally deaf child, marking a big achievement for ...