The inset panels show enlarged examples of the spectra in the envelope frequency range (400 Hz) and the fine structure frequency range (800 Hz). Mean number of functional synapses per IHC, at the ...

A cochlear implant is an electronic device implanted in the ear's inner side to improve speech understanding. It does not restore hearing; rather, it enhances it. A cochlear implant specialist can ...

Research: Rehabilitation of human hearing with a totally implantable cochlear implant: a feasibility study. Image Credit: decade3d - anatomy online / Shutterstock Scientists have developed a ...

If I wanted to talk with people again, my best option was to get cochlear implants. If only it were that simple. Cochlear implant research and development prioritises helping people to understand ...

That's why thousands of hearing loss patients have turned to the doctors and researchers of the Cochlear Implant Program at University of Iowa Health Care in Iowa City. Dr. Bruce Gantz pioneered ...

The inner ear includes a structure called the cochlea which is filled with liquid and has microscopic hairs. As sound waves move into the inner ear, they make the liquid in the cochlea vibrate.

Finally, she notes, “Very often, people with hearing loss tend to withdraw from social situations where they find it ...