Experts gather in Hyderabad for MAACICON 2026 to discuss breakthroughs in cochlear implant technology and strategies for ...

Duke University’s Blake Wilson has been awarded the 2026 Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology for his contributions to the ...

DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MED-EL USA announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company’s cochlear implant system for single-sided deafness (SSD) and ...

Cochlear implants are among the most successful neural prostheses on the market. These artificial ears have allowed nearly 1 million people globally with severe to profound hearing loss to either ...

A medical device that has allowed thousands of deaf individuals worldwide the opportunity to hear—sometimes for the first time and well enough to talk on the telephone—is the focus of 15 personal ...

It couldn't have helped Gordon Welch's hearing when he ran headlong into a clothesline pole one day playing baseball at the age of about 10. Or when a gnat got stuck in his ear and he had to have it ...

You might have heard of the cochlear implant. It’s an electronic device also referred to as a neuroprosthesis, serving as a bionic replacement for the human ear. These implants have brought an ...

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, ...

An Australian-first eight hour surgical feat had one main purpose — for Artie and Jack to hear their mum's voice at the same time.

A 22-year-old Delhi woman, Tina Garg, born with profound hearing loss, successfully underwent a bilateral cochlear implant.

Diagnosed with profound hearing loss as a baby, 22-year-old Tina Garg spent years relying on lip-reading and hearing aids. A ...