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

Deb Hipp is a freelance health and medical writer and editor who lives in Kansas City, Missouri. She is a former investigative reporter with more than 25 years of experience as a journalist and writer ...

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 ...

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 ...

The cochlear implant (CI) is the most successful neural prosthesis worldwide. Thanks to direct stimulation of the auditory nerve, it enables more than half a million people worldwide to hear, even ...

Stephanie Watson is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in numerous consumer health publications, including WebMD, Greatist, Healthgrades, HealthCentral, SurvivorNet, Harvard Health ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - The latest advancements at UIHC are helping people slow down hearing loss and not lose this critical sense. “It’s used by the surgeon at the time of cochlear implants to put ...

As she woke one morning in her early twenties, Erin O’Neill found she’d lost hearing in her right ear. Six months later, she awoke unable to hear at all. Though she originally planned to be a Spanish ...

More older adults have turned to cochlear implants after Medicare expanded eligibility for the devices. By Paula Span Kitty Grutzmacher had contended with poor hearing for a decade, but the problem ...