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 ...

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 ...

(CNN) — Ben Summers lights up with a smile the moment he talks about the “Batman” theme song or the afternoons he spends playing the piano at his grandmother’s house. Just a few years ago, Ben could ...

A medical device that has allowed thousands of deaf individuals worldwide the opportunity to hear—sometimes for the first time and well enough to talk on the telephone—is the focus of 15 personal ...

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 ...

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 ...

This kind of philosophical question plays out often in the deaf community, and with people who are not wholly deaf but who have struggled with hearing loss their whole lives. A cochlear implant, a ...

Study participants had an average of 7.5 years of cochlear implant experience and rated their current music enjoyment at 5.9 on a 10-point scale (slightly above neutral). Time spent listening to music ...