A patient's age upon receiving a cochlear implant can influence the technology's effectiveness. Cavan Images/Cavan via Getty Images Cochlear implants are among the most successful neural prostheses on ...

Cochlear implants are life-changing biomedical devices that restore sound perception for individuals with severe to profound ...

Dr Lungile Precious Setoaba, ENT Specialist and Lead ENT Surgeon of the Cochlear Implant Programme, KZN Auditory Implants ...

Today, Dr. Michael Merzenich became a recipient of the Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology, which annually recognizes a novel technology that has advanced human health. Merzenich and his ...

Upgradeable Firmware: The Cochlear™ Nucleus® Nexa™ System features upgradeable firmware on the implant – an industry first, allowing recipients to access future innovation through firmware updates.

When cochlear implants failed, doctors turned to a brainstem auditory implant to restore sound awareness in a patient with profound deafness.

A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in Germany has developed a cochlear implant that converts sound waves to light signals instead of electrical signals. In their paper ...

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 ...

Hearing loss refers to difficulty hearing external sounds. A hallmark symptom is trouble communicating with others — patients ...

Born with congenital hearing loss, 17-year-old Vidhita Gupta had long dreamt of becoming a doctor. After clearing the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), she has now secured admission to MP ...