But not everyone in the Deaf community uses a hearing aid. Many people rely on cochlear, or inner ear implants, which directly stimulate the hearing nerve and use an external sound processor to ...

Research: Rehabilitation of human hearing with a totally implantable cochlear implant: a feasibility study. Image Credit: decade3d - anatomy online / Shutterstock Scientists have developed a ...

I'm wearing hearing aids or I'm wearing a cochlear implant: it means that I'm old'. So a lot of patients are very resistant to wanting to do something about their hearing loss," says Dr. Mary Rose ...

Cochlear implants enhance sound perception and clarity. Some, like this one, have processors that are worn directly over the implant site and don’t require additional external components.( ...

While initially reluctant to go through the surgery, Kaja Montgomery eventually embraced her cochlear implant and wears it today with pride. (Submitted by Kaja Montgomery) This First Person column ...