Cochlear implant surgery helps people with severe hearing loss by placing an electronic device inside the inner ear. To reach the inner ear, surgeons must first remove part of a bone behind the ear, ...

The installation of a cochlear implant is a tricky procedure, in which certain nerves may be damaged if the surgeon isn't sufficiently careful. A new "smart" surgical drill is designed to help, by ...

The procedure was performed by Dr Sanjeev Bhagat, head of the department of otorhinolaryngology (ENT), along with his surgical team.

A cochlear implant is a complex electronic device that can improve hearing in individuals with severe to profound hearing loss. While the implant does not restore normal hearing and differs from ...

When she’s not working as a regulatory coordinator to help launch clinical trials in the Department of Pediatrics, Oncology and Hematology Research Group at University of Utah Health, Mindy Torman ...

The use of cochlear implants to treat children and adults with severe sensorineural hearing loss has made "incredible progress" over recent years, according to Christopher Bohr, MD, PhD, director of ...

Common surgical options for hearing loss may include cochlear implants, or possibly a mastoidectomy, ossiculoplasty, stapedectomy, or tympanoplasty. Hearing loss is a condition that can affect people ...

Cochlear implantation is an established surgical procedure that has transformed the rehabilitation of individuals with profound hearing loss. The technique involves the placement of an electronic ...

Jodhpur: AIIMS-Jodhpur's ENT department has performed cochlear implant surgery in both ears of a nine-month-old infant in a single session, a procedure the institute said was possibly the first-of-its ...

Shivamogga medical institute successfully performs 25 cochlear implant surgeries, enhancing children's hearing under the Shravana Sanjeevani scheme.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People over age 65 are likely to see significant although less pronounced improvement in hearing from cochlear implants than their younger adult counterparts, a new study ...