A cochlear implant may benefit those with severe hearing loss. Implanted in the cochlea, it has many advantages, but there are also drawbacks. The cochlea is the spiral-shaped organ in your inner ear.

Approximately 12 million Americans wear hearing aids, while just over 180,000 Americans have cochlear implants. If you or your child has severe to profound hearing loss, cochlear implant surgery ...

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 ...

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

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.( ...

More families have received compensation for a cochlear ear implant programming error at the Women's and Children's Hospital. SA Health says the number of children ...