Cochlear implant surgery helps people with severe hearing loss by placing an electronic device inside the inner ear. To reach the inner ear, surgeons must first remove part of a bone behind the ear, ...

The installation of a cochlear implant is a tricky procedure, in which certain nerves may be damaged if the surgeon isn't sufficiently careful. A new "smart" surgical drill is designed to help, by ...

When she’s not working as a regulatory coordinator to help launch clinical trials in the Department of Pediatrics, Oncology and Hematology Research Group at University of Utah Health, Mindy Torman ...

Common surgical options for hearing loss may include cochlear implants, or possibly a mastoidectomy, ossiculoplasty, stapedectomy, or tympanoplasty. Hearing loss is a condition that can affect people ...

The six children, who underwent cochlear implant surgery in November, successfully had their devices activated in a process known as the “switch-on.” This critical stage marks the first introduction ...

Six months after becoming the first patient in the United States to receive a newly FDA-approved cochlear implant system, ...

Cochlear implantation is an established surgical procedure that has transformed the rehabilitation of individuals with profound hearing loss. The technique involves the placement of an electronic ...

Mangaluru: In a step forward in advanced hearing restoration, the department of ENT, head and neck, cochlear implant and skull-base surgery at Yenepoy.

Chandigarh: The govt of Punjab has operationalised high-end cochlear implant surgeries free of cost across its tertiary care network.Following a succe.

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — Tracy Peachmann stood in front of a class looking back at her with inquisitive eyes. After one too many of those moments, she accepted her hearing impairment had become too ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People over age 65 are likely to see significant although less pronounced improvement in hearing from cochlear implants than their younger adult counterparts, a new study ...