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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14, 2025 – More than a million people around the world rely on cochlear implants (CIs) to hear. CI effectiveness is generally evaluated through speech recognition tests, and despite ...

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 ...

More than a million people around the world rely on cochlear implants (CIs) to hear. CI effectiveness is generally evaluated through speech recognition tests, and despite how widespread they are, CI ...

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 ...

More than a million people around the world rely on cochlear implants (CIs) to hear. CI effectiveness is generally evaluated through speech recognition tests, and despite how widespread they are, CI ...

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 ...

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 ...