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 ...

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 Western University team has harnessed the bright light of the Canadian Light Source at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) to obtain highly detailed images of the structures in the inner ear ...

MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geräte GmbH, a global leader in hearing implant solutions, today announced the acquisition of two gene therapy programs from Rescue Hearing Inc. The programs address genetic ...

Cochlear implants have proven an effective but controversial means of restoring hearing in children. NPR science correspondent Joseph Shapiro reports that the implants are now gaining popularity among ...

Kickstarting the brain's natural ability to adjust to new circumstances, or neuroplasticity, improves how effectively a cochlear implant can restore hearing loss, a new study in deaf rats shows. The ...

When my partner Chase and I became parents, we were unprepared for the emotional turbulence and tough decisions that awaited us. Our world shifted when we received the diagnosis that our 3-month-old ...

Kick-starting the brain's natural ability to adjust to new circumstances, known as neuroplasticity, improves how effectively a cochlear implant can restore hearing loss, a new study in deaf rats shows ...

Envoy Medical, whose business is hearing implant devices, boasts a two-tiered path to future growth. One involves Esteem, the only FDA-approved fully implanted hearing device of any kind. Around since ...

One day you might have a hearing aid implanted in your mouth. Researchers tested the efficiency of natural teeth and dental implants to conduct sound as an alternative to traditional hearing aids.