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Cochlear Implants

Cochlear implant a surgically implanted device is suitable for those with damaged inner ear (cochlea). It helps people with moderate to profound hearing loss.

People With Cochlear Implants Can Listen to Specialized Music Soon

People With Cochlear Implants Can Listen to Specialized Music Soon

Cochlear implants are designed to process speech, which is a much simpler auditory signal compared with music.

Alistair Campbell Gets a Cochlear Implant Tattoo As a Tribute to His Daughter

Alistair Campbell Gets a Cochlear Implant Tattoo As a Tribute to His Daughter

Alistair decided to ink art an image of cochlear implant on his head for his six year-old deaf daughter who underwent the implant surgery recently.

Poor Vision and Hearing Problems Prevent Older Adults from Actively Participating in Events

Poor Vision and Hearing Problems Prevent Older Adults from Actively Participating in Events

Two different studies have found that the major roadblock that prevents older people from actively participating in various events were their vision and hearing problems.

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Cochlear Implants Significantly Increase Cognitive Impairment Risk in Children

Cochlear Implants Significantly Increase Cognitive Impairment Risk in Children

Researchers at Indiana University suggest the risk of cognitive impairment was five times higher in children with profound deafness.

Cochlear Implant Helps Her Hear Sound for the First Time

Cochlear Implant Helps Her Hear Sound for the First Time

A cochlear implant has helped this 40-year-old woman from Gateshead, who was born deaf and lost vision in 20s, to hear sound for the first time in life.

FDA Approves Nucleus Hybrid L24 Cochlear Implant System

FDA Approves Nucleus Hybrid L24 Cochlear Implant System

Australian biotechnology company Cochlear Ltd revealed that it has secured approval from the US Food and Drug Administration

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Fully Implantable Cochlear Implant Made Possible by Prototype Chip

Fully Implantable Cochlear Implant Made Possible by Prototype Chip

A prototype system-on-chip (SoC) that could make possible a fully implanted cochlear implant has ben designed by researchers from Massachusetts.

Cochlear Implants Now Come Without Exterior Hardware

Cochlear Implants Now Come Without Exterior Hardware

Researchers come up with a new type of cochlear implant - a medical device that electrically stimulates the auditory nerve - that does not require an external device and wiring.

Treating Hearing Loss With Cochlear Implant

Treating Hearing Loss With Cochlear Implant

Cochlear Implants can enable hearing in people especially kids with profound hearing loss under certain conditions says Dr. Mohan Kameshwaran, Senior Consultant of Madras ENT Research Foundation.

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Restoring Hearing In Rare Disorder With Cochlear Implants

Restoring Hearing In Rare Disorder With Cochlear Implants

Cochlear implantation offers an effective and safe way of restoring hearing in patients with far advanced otosclerosis (FAO), a hereditary condition that can lead to severe hearing loss.

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Types Of Hearing Aids - Bte, Ite, Canal & Cochlear Implants

Types Of Hearing Aids - Bte, Ite, Canal & Cochlear Implants

Hearing aids are based on the same principles and carry sound from the environment to the ear. However there are several types of hearing aids depending upon the sizes and the style in which they are placed in the ear.

Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy

Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy

Vestibular rehabilitation therapy is an exercise based program to ease symptoms related to vestibular disorders.

Anatomy of Ear and Hearing - Animation

Anatomy of Ear and Hearing - Animation

Ear converts sound waves into electrical impulses that are transmitted to the temporal lobe of the brain through the auditory nerve. It consists of outer, inner and middle sections.

Hearing Loss Symptom Evaluation

Hearing Loss Symptom Evaluation

Hearing loss is a common problem that could occur in childhood or often develops with age or is caused by repeated exposure to loud noises. Keep abreast on its causes and symptoms.

Audiometry or the hearing test helps to determine the ability of a person to hear various sounds and consequently identify the location of damage in a person with diminished hearing sensitivity.

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