DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MED-EL USA announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company’s cochlear implant system for single-sided deafness (SSD) and ...

A breakthrough in pediatric medicine: a local kindergartener experiences the joy of sound for the first time after undergoing a pioneering ear surgery. Cochlear implants usually aren't an option for ...

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 ...

Cochlear implants help improve hearing for individuals with profound hearing loss. Medicare covers cochlear implants for individuals who meet eligibility requirements. Cochlear implants help people ...

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 ...

It is clear from even one conversation that Mariane Fahlman describes herself accurately. The New York native is gregarious, extroverted, and outgoing. But a year or two ago, she started turning down ...

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 ...

For Suzanne Yoder, who grew up hearing impaired and now owns her own audiology practice, getting cochlear implants changed her life. “I don’t like to use the word ‘miracle’ too lightly, but for me, it ...

After years of struggles with hearing loss, Bonnie Covey's personal story of restoration has helped others with their ...

Pamela Runner, 77, of Corvallis, Oregon, hears her husband speak through a cochlear implant on Jan. 12, 2024, as her new electronic hearing device is turned on for the first time at Oregon Health & ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - When their son Gus wasn't speaking at nearly two years old, Eve Kollar and her husband were concerned. "He was reacting to movement and changes in light, but not so much to sounds, ...

I was in the bathroom when I thought about the surgeon cutting into your head. I washed my hands, holding back tears, and splashed water on my face. I told your mom I was fine. Even when I took you, ...