Cochlear implants are not always recommended for infants with hearing loss and developmental delays, but new research suggests their use could be expanded. Cochlear implants generally are recommended ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) posted on October 25, 2023 Advisory Opinion No. 23-08, in which OIG rejected a proposed arrangement from a cochlear ...

Hearing loss doesn't just affect how people hear the world - it can also change how they connect with it. A new study from the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, part of ...

Typically, infants with hearing loss are first treated with hearing aids, and if these fail to help them develop early language and speech skills, they then become eligible for cochlear implants at 12 ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm 70 years old and have worn hearing aids for about a decade. Over the past several years, my hearing seems to be getting worse. Although I have tried several different kinds of ...

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 ...

(Reuters) - Cochlear implants can improve speech and quality of life in adults with severe hearing loss - and two implants seem to work better than one, according to a U.S. analysis of past research.

Hearing aids could help delay or reduce dementia and cognitive decline, according to a new study published in the journal JAMA Neurology. The study shows hearing loss is an important risk factor for ...

Walter Vidal Contreras Robles sat excitedly in the small waiting room of UNLV’s otolaryngology clinic with a bright smile on his face the morning of May 30. It was his 37th birthday, and instead of ...

GRAND FORKS — Gary Greicar began losing hearing in his right ear two decades ago, a problem that only worsened with age. But after undergoing a new procedure now available for the first time in Grand ...

Nate's mom shared a video of the special moment on Facebook. An Australian mom recently shared a sweet video of her son hearing for the first time after receiving cochlear implants. In a Facebook ...