More than a million people around the world rely on cochlear implants (CIs) to hear. CI effectiveness is generally evaluated ...

Matthew Masapollo studies how children with hearing impairments learn speech, highlighting the role of tactile feedback.

Cochlear implants (CIs) have revolutionised auditory rehabilitation by electrically stimulating the auditory nerve, thereby restoring a functional sense of hearing in individuals with severe hearing ...

A Louisville boy recently became the first patient in the United States to receive a MED-EL FLEX34 cochlear implant, which is designed for people with an unusually large cochlea — the part of the ear ...

Southwell ear, nose and throat specialist and head and neck surgeon Dontre’ Douse, M.D. recently performed the first cochlear ...

A recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports comprehensively explored using advanced deep learning (DL) techniques to assess the intelligibility of speech processed through cochlear ...

Surgeons at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital have made history as the first in the D.C. region to implant the world's ...

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 ...

NEWTON - Nelda Balding likes the fact that at age 74, she was the second U.S. Citizen (by one week) to have a research device surgically implanted into her inner ear. Only 10 other people in the ...

VALENCIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Advanced Bionics (AB), a global leader in cochlear implant technology, in collaboration with Phonak, a leading provider of life-changing hearing solutions, receives ...

Bone-anchored hearing aids (BAHAs) and cochlear implants are devices that can improve the quality of a person’s hearing. They work in different ways, and each has specific advantages and disadvantages ...

MINNEAPOLIS — It is one of life's time-honored truths. Kids lose stuff. Usually it's money, a shoe, a favorite sweatshirt or a house key. Losing them is inconvenient, or emotionally upsetting, but ...