Cochlear Implants

For patients with severe to profound sensorineural hearing losses, hearing aids are often not able to improve speech understanding. While very powerful hearing aids exist, that...

DALLAS - January 2003 - Twelve-year-old Victoria Reuling, of Keller, TX, and eight-year-old Michaelyn Wiggins, of Midlothian, TX, recently became the first children in the nation...

How do the bacteria (primarily S. pneumoccocus) for contraction of meningitis cause the ossification of the inner cochlear structures? Which structures specifically ossifies, the basilar membrane?

HH/Beck: Hi Dr. Niparko. Thanks for talking time out of your busy schedule to speak with me today.Niparko: Hi Dr. Beck, my pleasure. HH/Beck: Why dont we start with a little...

The Colorado Cochlear Implant Consortium and the Colorado Department of Education co-sponsored a workshop In December 2002 to provide updated training for school audiologists...

The sounds of a waterfall, the fizz of a soda, the ticking of a clock, the vows of your child as they wed; most of us take these sounds for granted. But for millions, these so...

I am 56 years old. I lost my hearing at 12 years of age, exactly 2 months after turning 12. One moment I was hearing and the next I was profoundly deaf (110-120 dB) in ear....

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I am case managing a 12 yo child with a history of brain tumor, which was removed at age 3, followed by radiation, chemo. He has had several CVA's post radiation and developed bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. He requires yearly MRI's. No further radi

I haven't always been deaf. When I was thirty-something, during the winter of 1967-68 our chimney plugged, and carbon monoxide (CO) entered our home every time the gas cam...

I have questions about the ''quantity'' of speech and language therapy needed for a four year old who has had a cochlear implant for two years.

Taylor's story begins on July 30, 1996. That is the day we held him in our arms for the first time. It is also was his birthday. We, however, did not give him life gave us...

New Electrodes Can Vastly Improve Hearing Performance and Reduce Manufacturing CostsSNOQUALMIE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 12, 2002--Advanced Cochlear Systems (ACS) today...

(Durham, NC) MED-EL Corporation releases an electronic version of the all new Understanding Cochlear Implants. Understanding Cochlear Implants is a guide for people are just...

New methods of electrode stimulation will result in more accurate representation of soundAdvanced Cochlear Systems (ACS) today announced that it has received a Notice of...

Many people have told what it is like to receive a cochlear implant and the miracle of hearing again. But what is it like to live with a cochlear implant on a day to basis?At...

Yes, I am certainly hearing again. Hearing and loving it! After almost 30 years of silence, my cochlear implant has changed my life more than I dreamed, more than I have im...

I am sure that almost everyone who was around in the 1970s remembers Lee Majors in ''The Six Million Dollar Man,'' right? After that show became successful, they Lindsa...

Click here to view Cecilias Story. HH/Beck: Good Afternoon Scott and Pam. It is an honor to speak with you!Scott: Hi Dr. Beck. Its our pleasure.HH/Beck: I want to thank you s...

In the seven years since she was crowned Miss America, Heather Whitestone McCallum has journeyed around the world, authored three books and started a family. On August 7, K....

What is the ideal age for a deaf child to receive a cochlear implant?

(DENVER) - The second annual Cochlear Kids Camp, Sept. 12-15, 2002, will provide the opportunity for children with cochlear implants and their families to interact with one...

If my child receives a cochlear implant before age two, will he be mainstreamed by the time he reaches elementary school?

Please address the issue of cochlear implants and recent reports of associated health risks.

Valencia, CA, August 6, 2002 - Advanced Bionics® Corporation today announced a Bacterial Meningitis Vaccination Reimbursement Program for users of its cochlear implant...