Lifestyle influencer Kennedy Chugg shares how her family chose a cochlear implant to help daughter Stella with her ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an expanded indication for MED-EL (Medical Electronics) cochlear implants ...
Cochlear implants help improve hearing for individuals with profound hearing loss. Medicare covers cochlear implants for individuals who meet eligibility requirements. Cochlear implants help people ...
A cochlear implant is a surgically implanted electronic device designed to improve your ability to hear. Otolarnygologists (ear, nose, and throat doctors) and audiologists recommend cochlear implants ...
David Zapatka joined Shannon Hegy on the latest edition of 12 Health, along with his doctor, Dr. Benjamin Wycherly from the ...
The use of cochlear implants to treat children and adults with severe sensorineural hearing loss has made "incredible progress" over recent years, according to Christopher Bohr, MD, PhD, director of ...
It wasn’t until my brother told me they were concerned that I noticed my niece couldn’t hear like other kids. When children are very young it can be extremely difficult to determine their level of ...
The audiologist clicked a link on her computer screen, and 10-month-old Dennis Hill perked up. His eyes began to dart around the room. “Denny?” his mom said. “Can you hear me?” his dad said, as a ...
Thanks to the development of cochlear implants, many people who would otherwise be quite deaf are able to regain a limited sense of hearing. Unfortunately, the implants also incorporate external ...
How Med-El designed the first FDA-approved cochlear implant that's conditionally safe for use with high-resolution 3.0 T MRI without requiring surgical removal of the internal magnet. Martin ...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- A White Bear Lake woman hears her daughter's voice for the first time, and it's all thanks to the new cochlear implants she was fitted with by the University of Minnesota.
Cochlear implants are so widespread that it's easy to take for granted what a life-changing tool they are for people with hearing loss. But they're not perfect. Implants don't always perform well in ...