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 ...

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 ...

Cochlear implants are among the most successful neural prostheses on the market. These artificial ears have allowed nearly one million people globally with severe to profound hearing loss to either ...

A cochlear implant is an electronic device used for people who are severely hard of hearing or deaf. They require surgery to ...

What is the cochlear implant 60-60 rule? The 60-60 rule refers to specific standards a person must meet to qualify for cochlear implants. The first 60 refers to the pure-tone average (PTA). A ...

Dear Doctor K: I’m hard of hearing and want to learn more about cochlear implants. Are they a type of hearing aid? Dear Reader: A cochlear implant involves several small electronic devices that are ...

Cochlear implants have proven an effective but controversial means of restoring hearing in children. NPR science correspondent Joseph Shapiro reports that the implants are now gaining popularity among ...

AUBURN-- Now that the surgery to install 10-month-old Karlee Ray's cochlear implants has been completed, her parents are eagerly awaiting the moment doctors will turn them on so their daughter can ...

Retired office worker Carol Cook, 70, was profoundly deaf until she had a cochlear implant. ‘My hearing started to deteriorate in my late 20s. My GP noticed I was struggling and tested me with a ...

Ten-month-old Amir Hayden sits on his mother’s lap inside a sound-proof booth at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals audiology clinic in Oakland, as audiologist Sarah Coulthurst, MS, takes him through a ...

Hearing loss affects millions of people, worldwide. It affects the young, the aged, the wealthy, the poor and people from all ethnic backgrounds. With an accurate hearing assessment and proper fitting ...