Unlike hearing aids, cochlear implants require regular rehabilitation and updates throughout your life. Share on Pinterest Stocksy/Erin Brant Some people in the Deaf community may opt to receive ...

Cochlear implant surgery may take place in a hospital or an outpatient surgical center. You will be put to sleep under general anesthesia during the procedure so you will not feel anything nor ...

1) What is a cochlear implant? A cochlear implant is a small, surgically implanted electronic device that provides a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard of hearing. It ...

A Louisville boy recently became the first patient in the United States to receive a MED-EL FLEX34 cochlear implant, which is designed for people with an unusually large cochlea — the part of the ear ...

Now, when I go days without my cochlear implant, I start to lose my sense of presence. I dissociate. The edges of reality ...

Cochlear implants are not always recommended for infants with hearing loss and developmental delays, but new research suggests their use could be expanded. Cochlear implants generally are recommended ...

Typically, infants with hearing loss are first treated with hearing aids, and if these fail to help them develop early language and speech skills, they then become eligible for cochlear implants at 12 ...

A North Texas baby has become a medical pioneer as possibly the youngest person in the United States to receive cochlear implants. Maddox Burgess was born happy and healthy but with a small birthmark ...

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