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 ...

MELBOURNE, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Australian bionic ear maker Cochlear Ltd said on Tuesday the recall of its Nucleus 5 hearing implant will cost between A$130 million and A$150 million ($132 million to ...

The big brown eyes of 2-year-old Anahi Hernandez focus on the hands and lips of speech therapist Jenny Noble, who is teaching the pretty little deaf girl the sign language for "all done" as they ...

Dear Doctor: I’m contemplating a cochlear implant for my right ear. How do they work, and what is the success rate of such procedures? Dear Reader: Unlike a hearing aid, which is a mechanical ...

When cochlear implants were first FDA-approved for adults in 1984, they were used only in those with profound hearing loss. Today, the implants, which work by bypassing damaged structures in the inner ...

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 ...