A cochlear implant may benefit those with severe hearing loss. Implanted in the cochlea, it has many advantages, but there are also drawbacks. The cochlea is the spiral-shaped organ in your inner ear.

"A new adventure of having to get a cochlear implant. I was scared. But once I met Dr. Sweeney and Dr. Schadt, I knew there was nothing to worry about. I have never in my life met such supporting ...

A Massachusetts baby hears for the first time after receiving cochlear implants at UMass Memorial, transforming her world ...

They turned to the talented doctors and researchers of the Cochlear Implant Program at University of Iowa Health Care in Iowa City. Nile received his cochlear implant when he was just 2 years ago.

The Carver's did as so many have done over recent decades. They turned to the talented doctors and researchers of the Cochlear Implant Program at University of Iowa Health Care in Iowa City.

A Massachusetts couple is celebrating after their 10-month-old daughter, Charlie, who was born deaf due to Usher syndrome, ...

A Massachusetts baby hears for the first time after receiving cochlear implants at UMass Memorial, transforming her world with sound.

Pulses of light restored hearing in gerbils. Could that lead to higher-tech cochlear implants? Could light one day be used to restore hearing? To try to answer that question, a team of German ...

A Massachusetts baby born deaf heard her parents for the first time after receiving cochlear implants. Her parents initially learned sign language before deciding on the implants due to uncertainty.

GILBERTVILLE, Mass. - A Massachusetts couple is overjoyed after their 10-month-old daughter, born deaf, was able to hear them for the first time thanks to cochlear implants. Erin Sinclair of ...