The company’s iotaSOFT surgical robot for cochlear implantation can now be used for performing this procedure in patients as ...

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 ...

The iotaSOFT Insertion System enables precise and controlled electrode array insertion during one of the most delicate steps of cochlear implant surgery. By standardizing this critical step, iotaSOFT ...

Cochlear implants represent a transformative approach to restoring auditory perception in individuals with severe to profound hearing loss. These devices function by bypassing damaged hair cells and ...

For those born with certain types of congenital deafness, the cochlear implant has been a positive and enabling technology.

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 ...

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 ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: I'm hard of hearing and want to learn more about cochlear implants. Are they a type of hearing aid? DEAR READER: A cochlear implant involves several small electronic devices that are ...

First and Only Cochlear Implant FDA Approved for Youngest Infant Population MED-EL USA announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an expanded indication for MED-EL ...

Ray Cathey is on a journey from silence to new sounds. Cathey's hearing took a pounding when he was an air rescue paramedic during the Vietnam War. "When you're in helicopters all the time and you've ...

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 ...