Cochlear Implants

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a draft coverage determination to broaden the eligibility requirements for coverage of cochlear implants. The...

Journey Out of SilenceISBN 1-890676-30-6I Danced: A Cochlear Implant OdysseyISBN 1-59298-087-2 Beavers Pond PressBeck: Hi Dora. Thanks for meeting with me today. I would like to...

Beck: Hi, Larry. Thanks for speaking with me today.Burns: Good Morning, Doug. Thanks for the opportunity.Beck: Larry, I know you have a doctorate and I was hoping youd tell us...

for Cochlear Implant RecipientsLos Angeles and Denver January 25, 2005 House Ear Institute (HEI) and Cochlear Americas announced today that a new auditory tool for...

Beck: Hi Carol. Its nice to finally meet you.Burns: Hi Dr. Beck, nice to meet you too.Beck: Carol, can you please start by telling me a little about your hearing and you...

I am presently working with a five-year-old preschooler with a cochlear implant in a public school setting. Our educational team is beginning to discuss her transition to the regular kindergarten classroom next year. Some of our teachers use FM systems.

Beck: Good Morning Sandy. Thanks for spending a few moments with me today.Mintz: Hi Doug. Its nice to meet you.Beck: Sandy, you are in a rather unique position as an audiologist...

IntroductionThe professional staff of Dallas Otolaryngology Associates and HEAR In Dallas joined forces to form the Dallas Otolaryngology Associates Cochlear Implant (DOA-CI)...

Hear the BAHA System Without ImplantationThe BAHA system is the only implanted treatment for hearing loss that works through direct bone conduction. This unique method of tr...

October 25, 2004, Valencia, CA - Advanced Bionics launched its Tools for Schools program last month to help children with its cochlear implants gain the most out of their school...

If I get a cochlear implant, will I be able to use the telephone?

Valencia, CA, August 17, 2004 Cochlear implant manufacturer, Advanced Bionics, announced that the HiResolution Bionic Ear Systems HiRes 90K implant is now proven safe Magnetic...

Washington, DC, July 2004 Cochlear Americas, manufacturer of the Nucleus line of cochlear implants, has joined the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard Heari...

Editors Note: It has been a joy and a delight to work with Mr. Betty on his adventures from hearing loss, to cochlear implantation, and back to his hearing world. I grateful t...

What accessories are available for use with a cochlear implant, especiallyfor the telephone? Please explain the options and alternatives.

CHICAGO Opposition to cochlear implantation for children within the deaf community appears to be diminishing, according to an article in the May issue of The Archives Otolaryng...

OMAHA, NE - June 25, 2004 - Cochlear Americas, manufacturer of the Cochlear Nucleus line of cochlear implants, presented a $10,000 donation to the SHHH National Center of Hearing...

Beck: Hi Chris. Its a pleasure to speak with you. van den Honert: Hi Doug, thanks for the invitation, nice to be here.Beck: Would you please tell me a little about your...

CHICAGO Receiving a cochlear implant early in life helps children with profound hearing loss to acquire language and communication skills similar to their hearing according...

I had an acoustic neuroma surgically removed two years ago and have no hearing in my left ear. I have repeatedly discussed my hearing difficulties with my physician. I tried a CROS hearing aid, but was unhappy with its performance. What are candidacy crit

CHICAGO Prelingually deaf children who receive a cochlear implant at a young age have a greater improvement in spoken language grammar skills, according to a study in the issu...

A Technical BreakthroughDENVER, CO May 26, 2004 - Cochlear' Americas announced today that its new state-of-the-art ESPrit' 3G behind-the-ear (BTE) speech is now availa...

Tacoma, WashingtonCochlear Implant surgery is fairly well known by the surgeons and the audiologists that deal with it all the time. Afterall, cochlear implants have been appr...

How often have you sat in meetings, and even though you didnt hear the joke, laughed because everyone else did? How often have you pretended to hear, when reallythe sounds were...

N. Las Vegas, NevadaIn the year 2000, my life came to a screeching halt. I was suddenly deaf and could not accomplish my daily living tasks as I had done for 50 some years. The...