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 ...

Cochlear implants help improve hearing for individuals with profound hearing loss. Medicare covers cochlear implants for individuals who meet eligibility requirements. Cochlear implants help people ...

"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 use of cochlear implants to treat children and adults with severe sensorineural hearing loss has made "incredible progress" over recent years, according to Christopher Bohr, MD, PhD, director of ...

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 ...

An international group of hearing specialists has released a new set of recommendations emphasizing that cochlear implants should be offered to adults who have moderate to severe or worse hearing loss ...

Two Chattanooga practices that offer hearing healthcare services, Johnson Audiology and Associates in ENT, have teamed up to give citizens in the greater Chattanooga area a complete continuum of care ...

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 ...

Rebecca’s cochlear implant activation reaction is going viral as she hears through her second implant and recalls the ...

Last year was particularly eventful for the Haas family of Chicago. In addition to the ups and downs of everyday life with two kids, Declan, 3, and Bennett, 8 months, both boys underwent cochlear ...