(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.

Cochlear implants have proven an effective but controversial means of restoring hearing in children. NPR science correspondent Joseph Shapiro reports that the implants are now gaining popularity among ...

A cochlear implant is an electronic device used for people who are severely hard of hearing or deaf. They require surgery to be implanted, but you won’t be able to hear right afterward. The device ...

It couldn't have helped Gordon Welch's hearing when he ran headlong into a clothesline pole one day playing baseball at the age of about 10. Or when a gnat got stuck in his ear and he had to have it ...

The World Health Organisation identified Cochlear Implants (CI) as "one of the most successful of all neural prostheses ...

Summer is a season for social events, backyard barbecues, family vacations, and long conversations with friends. But for the more than 37 million Americans1 with hearing loss, these moments can feel ...

A new study examining music habits among cochlear implant users has found that better hearing ability with the implant—as measured by standard speech tests—significantly correlates with increased time ...

When my partner Chase and I became parents, we were unprepared for the emotional turbulence and tough decisions that awaited us. Our world shifted when we received the diagnosis that our 3-month-old ...

For many families, especially those in rural communities, access to specialists and early care can be a major barrier.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Missourians could soon have an easier time treating hearing loss as a bill moves quickly through the general assembly. A bill to expand Mo HealthNet coverage to hearing ...

Joey Graziadei’s season of The Bachelor has finally kicked off, and people are already buzzing about episode two, which airs tonight. One contestant, Daisy Kent, a 25-year-old account executive from ...