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 can be a life-changing tool for people with hearing loss, but some Deaf people argue their use risks compromising their community's identity.

Single-sided deafness (SSD) is characterised by a severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss in one ear, with normal or near‐normal hearing in the contralateral ear. Traditionally, management ...

IotaMotion announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for expanded pediatric use of its iotaSoft insertion system.

Approval also includes extending the Nucleus 7 Sound Processor to the first U.S. cochlear implant recipients, Custom Sound Pro fitting software to enhance support for hearing professionals LONE TREE, ...

Bimodal hearing, which involves the combined use of a cochlear implant (CI) in one ear and a conventional hearing aid (HA) in the contralateral ear, has emerged as a transformative approach for ...

When my daughter was 3 months old we found out she had significant hearing loss in one ear. We chose not to go through with a cochlear implant because there were no guarantees. We decided it should be ...

It wasn’t until my brother told me they were concerned that I noticed my niece couldn’t hear like other kids. When children are very young it can be extremely difficult to determine their level of ...

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 ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A cochlear implant is a small ...

Envoy Medical, Inc. announced the issuance of four new patents aimed at enhancing their innovative hearing loss solutions. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted a patent for a Combination ...

At one point, Glenbrook South High School special education teacher Terry Harris would have to stand close to the student who was speaking to make sure he could understand them. After being diagnosed ...