NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The risk of complications from general anesthesia is not especially high for elderly patients having a cochlear implant inserted to correct deafness, according to a new ...

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 ...

OKLAHOMA CITY -- It's a harsh reality for many Oklahomans-- as they age they begin to lose their hearing. For some, hearing aids are enough to help restore a bit of what they've lost, however, others ...

MED-EL’s cochlear implants are now FDA-approved in children seven months and older with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss ...

Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital announced the launch of ‘Max Suno’, a dedicated cochlear implant and hearing ...

(Reuters Health) - Even though American veterans are at high risk for the type of hearing loss that may be improved with cochlear implants, many of them live hours from a VA facility that provides ...

Medical technology company MED-EL announced Thursday that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved expanding the use of its Synchrony cochlear implants to children as young as 7 months who ...

I never thought one of the most uplifting experiences of my life would be watching my closest friends fall out of a plane. They joined me in impulsive solidarity after learning I needed a surgery that ...

MED-EL USA announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an expanded indication for MED-EL cochlear implants for children seven months and older with bilateral ...

Ray Cathey is on a journey from silence to new sounds. Cathey's hearing took a pounding when he was an air rescue paramedic ...