News on Cochlear Implants

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...

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...

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...

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...

ENGLEWOOD, CO. February 27, 2008 Cochlear Americas, the world leader in cochlear implant technology, today announced that the flagship Nucleus Freedom' sound is now co...

Researchers can show the way to new cochlear implant technologyDecember 18, 2007 - A Rutgers University team led by neuroscientist Robin Davis is opening new doors to improved...

Jan 19, 2008 - Adult CI users within driving distance of Tampa, FL are needed for a study comparing speech recognition performance with the Advanced Bionics HiRes and Fidelity120...

HARTFORD CT: Single-sided deafness, or SSD, afflicts some 50,000 people a year in the US alone. The loss of hearing in one ear can be caused by a traumatic injury, diseases like...

Laser-based Implants to Reproduce Natural Sound More Accurately than Current TechnologyBothell, WA Aculight Corporation, a leading developer of innovative laser has...

Valencia, Calif., October 25, 2007 - Jacqueline Law, a well renowned actress in Asia, recently completed her hearing journey at Advanced Bionics headquarters in Valencia, Calif....

  1/15/2007 Dr. Benson has implanted another BAHA for us. All went well and they will receive their processor in 3-4 months, pending healing status. Although there are several audiological items to consider for...

Cochlear implants differ greatly from the BAHA in that the recipients of a cochlear implant must have a severe to profound sensorineural (nerve type) hearing loss and find that traditional hearing aids do not...

11/28/2007 Dr. Aaron Benson, Neuro-otologist of Toledo ENT Inc, recently completed our first round of implants. In November, he implanted our first adult cochlear implant, who will be activated in mid January....

New Information on Meningitis RiskTwo cochlear implant patients recently died from infections. Neither one was fully vaccinated. One of these two likely died because of the lack...

Newswise Cochlear implants, which restore hearing in profoundly deaf patients, also allow many recipients to hear and enjoy music, significantly increasing their quality of (...

New Web Site Provides Comprehensive Information About the Most Sophisticated Technological Option for People Who are Deaf or Hard-of-HearingValencia, Calif., October 8, 2007 Advan...