While they can be priceless for some, cochlear implants do require extensive training to function well. They are also seen by some in the Deaf community as ableist. Share on Pinterest Hearing is ...

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.

Approximately 12 million Americans wear hearing aids, while just over 180,000 Americans have cochlear implants. If you or your child has severe to profound hearing loss, cochlear implant surgery ...

NPR's Allison Aubrey reports on the use of cochlear implants — medical implants used to bring a semblance of hearing to the deaf. Many patients benefit from the implants,but few insurers cover ...

Mindy Torman, cochlear implant patient But last year Mindy’s adventures had to take a back seat after she suffered from a bad episode of vertigo, something she had never experienced before. She ...

Cochlear implants enhance sound perception and clarity. Some, like this one, have processors that are worn directly over the implant site and don’t require additional external components.( ...

Research: Rehabilitation of human hearing with a totally implantable cochlear implant: a feasibility study. Image Credit: decade3d - anatomy online / Shutterstock Scientists have developed a ...

Afraid of hearing bad news, he put off getting help ... "It certainly was a win-win-win." Cochlear implants are an option only for people with severe hearing loss. Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — MUSC is leading the country in a clinical trial testing a new cochlear implant. Doctors at MUSC say they are the only site on the east coast who are part of the ...

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 ...