Eavesdropping on conversations and streaming music directly through cochlear implants has been made possible with new accessories. North Strathfield resident Faye Yarroll has been using the latest ...

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 ...

In new guidelines issued recently, the Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project has added a cochlear accessories package for the beneficiaries of cochlear implant surgeries performed under the Chief Minister ...

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.

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette that includes a therapeutic recommendation. A discussion of the clinical problem and the mechanism of benefit of this form of therapy follows. Major ...

Nearly 3,000 poor children in Tamil Nadu have been given free cochlear implant — an electronic device that replaces the function of the damaged inner ear — under the state health insurance scheme, but ...

“It’s been almost a year since he stopped responding and speaking the way he used to. And every time I look at him I get anxious, I worry about his future, because my son can no longer hear anything,” ...

Cochlear Limited, the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the Cochlear Nucleus Nexa System – the world’s first and only, ...

Ben Summers lights up with a smile the moment he talks about the “Batman” theme song or the afternoons he spends playing the piano at his grandmother’s house. Just a few years ago, Ben could not hear ...

A hearing sensation arises when the elastic basilar membrane inside the cochlea vibrates. The basilar membrane is typically set into motion through airborne sound that displaces the middle ear and ...