When Esperanza Bijasa began losing her hearing in 2017, the world around her grew quieter. The Bingo nights, the laughter at ...

For the hearing-impaired, cochlear implants can be absolutely life-changing. But few of us actually know what it sounds like to slip on one of those tiny wearable devices and hear words, voices and ...

A patient's age upon receiving a cochlear implant can influence the technology's effectiveness. Cavan Images/Cavan via Getty Images Cochlear implants are among the most successful neural prostheses on ...

Now, when I go days without my cochlear implant, I start to lose my sense of presence. I dissociate. The edges of reality ...

After nearly two years of silence, a 3-year-old Iraqi boy reentered the world of sound on Tuesday when the cochlear implant he’d received at UCSF was activated. Mustafa Ghazwan, who had lost his ...

Our lives are filled with firsts: some blissful, some tragic, some miraculous. These experiences often make great reads. That's why The Forum recently put out a call to readers to share their firsts.

Smart Sound Ltd., a cochlear implant innovator, announces publication of a U.S. Patent for a "Hidden Cochlear Implant System ...

Cochlear implant surgery may take place in a hospital or an outpatient surgical center. You will be put to sleep under general anesthesia during the procedure so you will not feel anything nor ...

But, Hearing loss is so severe, it is now viewed as public health issue, with some 66,000 people losing their hearing every year. Some simply wake up no longer being able to hear, for no apparent ...

YORKTOWN, Va. - Everett Colley is almost 10 months old. He was born having total hearing loss in both ears. But thanks to a cochlear implant in his ear he received Monday, he’s able to take in the ...