A cochlear implant is an electronic device implanted in the ear's inner side to improve speech understanding. It does not restore hearing; rather, it enhances it. A cochlear implant specialist can ...

BackgroundCochlear implants (CIs) are among the most successful neuroprosthetic technologies, restoring access to sound for ...

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 healthcare professional can check whether someone ...

Medicare covers cochlear implants for people who meet eligibility requirements, and implant costs can begin at around $558. Additional out-of-pocket costs may apply. If a person has profound hearing ...

GRAND FORKS — Gary Greicar began losing hearing in his right ear two decades ago, a problem that only worsened with age. But after undergoing a new procedure now available for the first time in Grand ...

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 ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KWWL) Hearing loss is viewed as public health issue, with some 66,000 people losing their hearing every year. Some simply wake up no longer being able to hear, for no apparent reason.

I’M CAROL CLARK IN NEWS 4 YOUR HEALTH, A SOUTH CAROLINA HOSPITAL SYSTEM WILL BE PART OF A NEW STUDY TO HELP PEOPLE WITH PROFOUND HEARING LOSS. THE DEVICE IS A COCHLEAR IMPLANT, BUT THIS IS A NEW KIND ...

Australians and New Zealanders with significant hearing loss are set to benefit from clearer, faster and more consistent access to cochlear implant ...

Ray Cathey is on a journey from silence to new sounds. Cathey's hearing took a pounding when he was an air rescue paramedic during the Vietnam War. "When you're in helicopters all the time and you've ...