(Reuters Health) - Even though American veterans are at high risk for the type of hearing loss that may be improved with cochlear implants, many of them live hours from a VA facility that provides ...

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

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 ...

A cochlear implant is an electronic device used for people who are severely hard of hearing or deaf. They require surgery to be implanted, but you won’t be able to hear right afterward. The device ...

More than a million people around the world rely on cochlear implants (CIs) to hear. CI effectiveness is generally evaluated through speech recognition tests, and despite how widespread they are, CI ...

The audiologist clicked a link on her computer screen, and 10-month-old Dennis Hill perked up. His eyes began to dart around the room. “Denny?” his mom said. “Can you hear me?” his dad said, as a ...

It wasn’t until my brother told me they were concerned that I noticed my niece couldn’t hear like other kids. When children are very young it can be extremely difficult to determine their level of ...

The earlier deaf children get cochlear implants, the more likely they are to speak and comprehend language normally later in life, new research suggests. In fact, some doctors say doing the surgery in ...

Experts gather in Hyderabad for MAACICON 2026 to discuss breakthroughs in cochlear implant technology and strategies for ...

Two Chattanooga practices that offer hearing healthcare services, Johnson Audiology and Associates in ENT, have teamed up to give citizens in the greater Chattanooga area a complete continuum of care ...

Diagnosed with profound hearing loss as a baby, 22-year-old Tina Garg spent years relying on lip-reading and hearing aids. A rare bilateral cochlear implant surgery transformed her life, helping her r ...