Deb Hipp is a freelance health and medical writer and editor who lives in Kansas City, Missouri. She is a former investigative reporter with more than 25 years of experience as a journalist and writer ...

While they can be priceless for some, cochlear implants do require extensive training to function well. They are also seen by some in the Deaf community as ableist. Share on Pinterest Hearing is one ...

A cochlear implant is a surgically implanted electronic device designed to improve your ability to hear. Otolarnygologists (ear, nose, and throat doctors) and audiologists recommend cochlear implants ...

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 ...

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 ...

An international group of hearing specialists has released a new set of recommendations emphasizing that cochlear implants should be offered to adults who have moderate to severe or worse hearing loss ...

It is clear from even one conversation that Mariane Fahlman describes herself accurately. The New York native is gregarious, extroverted, and outgoing. But a year or two ago, she started turning down ...

After years of struggles with hearing loss, Bonnie Covey's personal story of restoration has helped others with their ...

The Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret has successfully performed the first cochlear implant surgery on a patient. MTRH on Wednesday, June 21 announced the inaugural surgery (cochlear) that ...