Cochlear Implants

General anesthesia can be tolerated by patients older than 65 New York - February 26, 2009 - Contrary to conventional medical wisdom, a new study by NYU Langone Medical Center...

The cochlear implant is a remarkable technology that helps people with severe hearing loss to understand speech, even when on the telephone. Listening to music, however-even a...

Free Rehabilitation Programs Expand BRIDGE to Better Communication  Durham, NC - (February 12, 2009) - MED-EL Corporation announced today that the company has launched a...

Research Reinforces Importance Of Early Detection And Intervention (Rockville, MD - January 29, 2009) Research reported in the February 2009 issue of the Journal of Speech,...

Beijing, China, January 15, 2009 - Cochlear Limited, West China Hospital and the House Ear Institute have joined forces to commence a landmark project to study the long-term...

Cochlear Americas invites you to share your next family vacation with them in Disneyland! The third Cochlear Celebration takes place March 26-29, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Orange...

Alexandria, VA - Patients with cochlear implants may want to steer clear of certain magnetic imaging devices, such as 3T MRI machines, because the machines can demagnetize the...

Chicago, IL In the six decades since French and American surgeons implanted the first cochlear hearing devices, the procedure in children has become reliable, safe, relatively...

Chicago, IL Despite previous inconclusive research, geriatric patients do experience significant quality of life improvement (QOL) after receiving cochlear implants for lo...

Generally speaking, cochlear implants are for patients with severe-to-profound, sensorineural hearing loss. There are approximately 500,000 patients in the USA with...

In general, cochlear implants are used to allow deaf people to hear. Although many people who are "hearing impaired" or "hard of hearing" believe they are...

A Personal Cochlear Implant Story. Our website at www.healthyhearing.com contains many user stories about successful hearing aid and cochlear implant users. We wanted to share one with you.

Find out if you are a candidate for a cochlear implant. An evaluation at a cochlear implant center a facility that specializes in cochlear implants can determine if you are a candidate. Cochlear implant treatment has rapidly advanced over the years.

The sound processor creates a coded signal. The transmitting coil sends a signal wirelessly across the skin. The receiver/stimulator activates the electrodes and stimulates the auditory/hearing nerve. The auditory nerve sends the signal to the brain.

My daughter who is now 21 months of age recently underwent cochlear implant surgery and the processor was turned on July 28. My question is how often would she require speech therapy? Right now the therapist is recommending once a week. Is this sufficien

A recent Cochlear' Americas survey reveals what most of us already know. Hearing loss hurts relationships personal, professional all relationships. Spouses feeling negle...

New York Resident Expected To Regain Hearing in Both Ears for the First Time in Over 40 YearsDenver (July 25, 2008) Cochlear, the world's leader in hearing technologies,...

Indianapolis - May 29, 2008 A study of cochlear implant patients seen by Indiana University School of Medicine physicians is the first research to show evidence that impl...

Abby Gets a Cochlear Implant Speaks to Children about CI ExperienceMay 22, 2008 (Atlanta, GA) A new childrens picture book, Abby Gets a Cochlear Implant was released at Americ...

In many ways, Michelle Tjelmeland and her 10-year-old daughter, Ellie, are hearing miracles. With the help of modern technology, they went from the world of total silence to...

First Switch-Free Speech Processor Available in the WorldDurham, NC -- MED-EL Corporation announced today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the new OPUS 2...

New research from Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck SurgeryAlexandria, VA Cochlear implant recipients experience a significant improvement in their quality of life, and improve...

Washington, D.C. March 17, 2008 The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) today announced the recipients of its 2008 Implant Fello...

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Columbus, Ohio A delicate surgery that involves placement of tiny electrodes onto the brainstem is helping some people avoid total hearing loss. The electrodes, connected to dev...