More than a million people around the world rely on cochlear implants (CIs) to hear. CI effectiveness is generally evaluated through speech recognition tests, and despite how widespread they are, CI ...
Cochlear implant users who need help with their devices have a new way to get it, even — or perhaps especially — if they’re ...
But, Hearing loss is so severe, it is now viewed as public health issue, with some 66,000 people losing their hearing every year. Some simply wake up no longer being able to hear, for no apparent ...
Technology has created a simple moment between parents and their baby that wasn’t possible for this western Massachusetts ...
The 60-60 rule refers to specific standards a person must meet to qualify for cochlear implants. The first 60 refers to the pure-tone average (PTA). A healthcare professional can check whether someone ...
Adult hearing loss is undertreated, but cochlear implant technology through programs like one at Northwestern University is improving.
Holly the elf has cochlear implants just like Ann Redmore. When a little girl who wears cochlear implants was out of school, magic happened. Ann Redmore is a first grader at St. James School in ...