Hearing Aid Technology

Cochlear Implant Education CenterLaurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center, Gallaudet UniversityWashington, D.C.Cochlear implant technology provides deaf children with access...

I became involved about five years ago. I had a patient who had a conductive loss on one side and was also blind. Localization of sound was extremely important for him. It worked very well. He was extremely pleased and I was really impressed with the Baha from that point on. More recently I've worked with patients with Single Sided Deafness.

No one doubts that in the last ten years hearing aids have become smaller and ''smarter.'' Many are now capable of processing speech and noise in ways we could hardly have...

Are there alternative treatments for unilateral sensorineural hearing loss in adults and children?

Cochlear Americas today announced the winners of the second annual Graeme Clark Cochlear Scholarship, a unique award open to Cochlear Nucleus cochlear implant recipients. The Graeme Clark Cochlear Scholarship Foundation is a fund intended to provide college age students with tuition assistance. The winners are: Dmity Kashlev, Cami Noorda, Caitlin Parton and JoAnna Waldhour. DENVER - January 2004

Public Education Forum to Be Held 6:30 p.m., January 22, 2004Fort Collins, CO, January 2004 - Information regarding new cochlear implant and bone anchored hearing aid technology...

VALENCIA, CA, January 2003 -- U.S. cochlear implant manufacturer, Advanced Bionics Corporation, announces the availability of three new research studies that report on patient...

Etymotic releases e-version of their pamphlet addressing ER-6 EarPhones and why you DON'T need electronic noise cancellation. Click Here for more information.Click here to visit...

HH/Beck: Please tell me about your hearing loss? When did it start and what was the origin?AFG: My hearing loss started a little after I turned 6. It start...

Cochlear releases e-version of their popular pamphlet: "A parent's guide to cochlear implants." Click Here for more information.Click here to visit the Americas...

HH/Beck: Hi Jim. Thanks for your time today. Before we get to issues involving cochlear implants and Cochlear Americas, if you don't mind, would you please tell me about your...

Number of People Benefiting is Expected to DoublePALO ALTO, CA - December 2003 - Arthur Gardner, who is losing his hearing, will become the first person in California to be...

DENVER - December 2003 - Cochlear Americas recently announced the launch of the Cochlear Consumer Advisory Board, the industry's first consumer advisory board for cochlear...

HH/Beck: Good Morning John. It's a pleasure to meet you. I should explain right from the start that you're in Ontario, Canada, and I'm in San Antonio, Texas. This interview tak...

Cochlear releases e-version of their popular pamphlet: "A guide to cochlear implants." Click Here for more information.Click here to visit the Cochlear Americas website.

Getting a cochlear implant was not on my list of things to do. Being deaf was as natural as having blue eyes and buying a box of red hair dye. Having gone deaf at 18 old d...

Q: WHAT CAUSES INTERFERENCE BETWEEN DIGITAL CELL PHONES AND HEARING AIDS?A: When using a digital cell phone, the telephone conversation is transmitted over a wireless usin...

My 6 year old son has a profound unilateral hearing loss since birth. Although, it was not diagnosed until a year ago. I was told by his aud. and ENT that cross-aides don't help at this age and because he has nerve damage and such a severe loss it is unai

Cochlear Ltd. is pleased to offer two video documentaries featuring Baha System wearers discussing the difference this unique technology has made in their lives. Freedom to Hear...

I used to buy hearing aid batteries by the box. I purchase them thru the internet and noticed that RAYOVAC 675 has different packaging, gold, blue and black. Among the 3 kinds of RAYOVAC batteries, which one best suit for cochlear implant users? For the

Good morning Dr. Chandrasekhar. Thanks for sharing a little of your time with me today. Please tell me where you went to medical school and where you did your residency and fellowship?

EDITOR's NOTE - I recently learned about the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center at Gallaudet, and their website titled "Cochlear Implants: Navigating a Forest of...

September 10, 2003 --- The science behind cochlear implants will be explained on The Discovery Channels "Assignment Discovery" in a segment geared to school-aged...

DENVER - August 2003 - Cochlear Americas, manufacturer of the Cochlear Nucleus line of implants and the world leader in cochlear implant technology, unveiled its latest...

Does anyone happen to know if there are any contraindications to doing cochlear implant surgery on someone with atypical facial neuralgia?