A young boy beat the ground with excitement as his cochlear implant was activated – helping him hear his parent’s voices ...
In 1987, at the age of 22 months, Caitlin Parton became very ill with meningitis and ultimately lost her hearing. Her parents, Melody James-Parton and Steve Parton, grieved over their daughter’s ...
Last year was particularly eventful for the Haas family of Chicago. In addition to the ups and downs of everyday life with two kids, Declan, 3, and Bennett, 8 months, both boys underwent cochlear ...
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 ...
Aug. 27 (UPI) --Cochlear implants offer "clinically meaningful improvement" over hearing aids in both hearing and quality of life for adults age 65 and older with hearing loss, according to a study ...
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 ...
Two Chattanooga practices that offer hearing healthcare services, Johnson Audiology and Associates in ENT, have teamed up to give citizens in the greater Chattanooga area a complete continuum of care ...
For the first time, robots have successfully performed a tricky, delicate operation that helped implant a hearing device into a deaf woman's ear, according to a new study. A 51-year-old woman who was ...
The audiologist clicked a link on her computer screen, and 10-month-old Dennis Hill perked up. His eyes began to dart around the room. “Denny?” his mom said. “Can you hear me?” his dad said, as a ...
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): In a major medical achievement, Sri Aurobindo Hospital successfully performed its first cochlear ...
Six years ago Hope Koch’s life began to change dramatically. A pianist since the age of 5, she knew something was wrong when listening to music became difficult. That’s when the 70-year-old wife and ...
Hearing Loss Association of America, Chattanooga Chapter will present “Cochlear Implant Surgery and Follow Up Now Available in Chattanooga” on Sunday, March 15, at the Ronald McDonald House, 200 ...