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 ...

MANILA, Philippines — Doctors at Mary Mediatrix Medical Center in Batangas successfully performed a cochlear implant surgery in March on a five-year-old patient with profound hearing loss. This was a ...

Children with severe hearing loss may benefit from cochlear implants at younger ages and under broader eligibility criteria ...

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 ...

She does gymnastics and loves music and singing. She’s always requesting songs in the car. She loves playing dress up and princess and barbies. She loves helping her mom in the kitchen. At just four ...

Groundbreaking implant eliminates external processors, offering a seamless, high-performance solution for hearing loss sufferers. Research: Rehabilitation of human hearing with a totally implantable ...

Investigators are developing a new type of auditory brainstem implant that is designed to be soft, and flexible and address limitations of models currently in use. These implants may one day benefit ...