An ABI may be an option for people who aren’t candidates for cochlear implants, such as people whose auditory nerve is either absent or doesn’t work as it should. The procedure is most often ...

"A new adventure of having to get a cochlear implant. I was scared. But once I met Dr. Sweeney and Dr. Schadt, I knew there was nothing to worry about. I have never in my life met such supporting ...

The implants have one internal and one external part, so implanting them involves a surgical procedure. Medicare has specific rules about cochlear implants, but it will generally cover the costs ...

Delray Beach, FL, Feb. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global cochlear implants market valued at US$2.58 Billion in 2023, is forecasted to grow at a robust CAGR of 9.2%, reaching US$2.80 Billion ...

LONE TREE, Colo., Feb. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of International Cochlear Implant Day, Cochlear North America is thrilled to announce the winners of 2025 annual Cochlear Academic ...

It’s estimated that just 10 per cent of older Australians with severe to profound hearing loss ever receive a cochlear implant, despite the relatively straightforward procedure and zero cost in ...

If you wear cochlear implants, sound doesn’t enter through your ear, but rather from microphones above your ears. That means earbuds are useless and you have to resort to large and clumsy over ...

Seek to clarify that certain hearing implants are prosthetics and therefore not subject to the hearing aid coverage exclusion, allowing for ...

Pulses of light restored hearing in gerbils. Could that lead to higher-tech cochlear implants? Could light one day be used to restore hearing? To try to answer that question, a team of German ...