A patient's age upon receiving a cochlear implant can influence the technology's effectiveness. Cavan Images/Cavan via Getty Images Cochlear implants are among the most successful neural prostheses on ...

The speech sounds different from what you’re used to hearing, doesn’t it? This is a simulation of one example of what it can be like to hear sounds through a hearing aid—a device that helps people ...

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 ...

UC Irvine’s Fan-Gang Zeng, inventor of the Nurotron cochlear ear implant, pulls out a giant ear replica and points to the snail-like, bony tubular structure in the inner ear. That’s the cochlea, which ...

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

Australian medical device company Cochlear has announced the launch of its Made for iPhone cochlear implant sound processor, providing implant recipients with direct connectivity to their iOS devices.

When little Amanda Sahadi wakes up in the morning, she starts humming. It’s music to her mother’s ears. That’s because Amanda, 1, is deaf, and until she was fitted this winter for an electronic device ...

Approval also includes extending the Nucleus 7 Sound Processor to the first U.S. cochlear implant recipients, Custom Sound Pro fitting software to enhance support for hearing professionals LONE TREE, ...

What Is a Cochlear Implant? A cochlear implant (CI) is an electronic device designed to help you hear better if you're deaf, partially deaf, or have trouble understanding speech. It has two parts: a ...

Unlike hearing aids, cochlear implants require regular rehabilitation and updates throughout your life. Share on Pinterest Stocksy/Erin Brant Some people in the Deaf community may opt to receive ...

Find a Hearing Aid partner near you. Find a match Find a Hearing Aid partner near you. Approximately 12 million Americans wear hearing aids, while just over 180,000 Americans have cochlear implants.

Cochlear implant surgery may take place in a hospital or an outpatient surgical center. You will be put to sleep under general anesthesia during the procedure so you will not feel anything nor ...