NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Findings from a study conducted in rats suggest that cochlear implants, which are used to treat severe hearing loss, can cause meningitis -- inflammation of the membrane ...

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.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Canadian researchers have found that over the last 20 years, three percent of deaf children who got cochlear implants at their hospital needed new ones because of technical ...

These findings support the proactive administration of an additional pneumococcal vaccine dose at the time of planning cochlear implant surgery for children ≥2 years old. In addition, periodic ...

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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 ...