Cochlear implants are among the most successful neural prostheses on the market. These artificial ears have allowed nearly 1 million people globally with severe to profound hearing loss to either ...

DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MED-EL USA announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company’s cochlear implant system for single-sided deafness (SSD) and ...

Heartwarming moment identical twin boys who were born deaf hear for the first time after undergoing bilateral cochlear ...

You might have heard of the cochlear implant. It’s an electronic device also referred to as a neuroprosthesis, serving as a bionic replacement for the human ear. These implants have brought an ...

An Australian-first eight hour surgical feat had one main purpose — for Artie and Jack to hear their mum's voice at the same time.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an expanded indication for MED-EL (Medical Electronics) cochlear implants for children ages 7 months and older with bilateral sensorineural hearing ...

Cochlear implant surgery helps people with severe hearing loss by placing an electronic device inside the inner ear. To reach the inner ear, surgeons must first remove part of a bone behind the ear, ...

Summer is a season for social events, backyard barbecues, family vacations, and long conversations with friends. But for the ...

Researchers developed a prototype of an implantable microphone for a cochlear implant. Their device, which senses the movement of the ear drum in the inner ear, performed as well as commercial hearing ...

Baltimore Orioles pitcher Ryan Helsley recently opened up about the challenges of balancing professional baseball and family life after revealing that his 13-month-old daughter, Tatum, underwent surge ...

Ten people who were born deaf heard sound for the first time after receiving a single injection of gene therapy into the inner ear. The patients, ranging in age from 1.5 to 23.9 years, all carried ...