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Waiting time for a Cochlear Implant
Cochlear implants are now recognised worldwide as providing significant benefit and improvement in quality of life for people with a severe to profound hearing loss.
This Is the Face of a Toddler Hearing for the Very First Time
This time, a 3-year-old boy from North Carolina received a first-of-it's kind surgery for a child in the U.S. where he was given an "auditory brain stem implant," WBTV-TV reported.
Cochlear Announces the Availability of the Nucleus 6 Cochlear Implant System in Canada
"Cochlear was the pioneer of cochlear implant technology over 30 years ago and continues to build upon that legacy by bringing industry first technology to our recipients so they can hear their best in real world listening situations."
Information for hearing aid users
In the last five years, hearing aid technology has extremely advanced. Most manufacturers are moving to advanced wireless technology.
Three-year-old Charlotte boy hears for the first time
Go stand on a sidewalk and pay attention to the sounds. Traffic going by, people walking, birds chirping, brakes squealing.
Rademachers deal with hearing loss as a family
For Sharon, Kevin and Jeff, who attended the Minnesota School for the Deaf in Faribault, now called the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf, few words were spoken.
He is looking for a calmer indoor home where he can relax and join in on the fun.
Things to do in Union County for Tuesday, June 18
Take a look at some of the best in photographs sent to the Suburban News during the week of June 10-14, 2013.
Small molecule found, boosts mouse memory
Mice injected with a newly identified chemical improved their performance on several simple memory tests, a finding that could help scientists better understand a host of human memory disorders associated with brain diseases and aging, according to researchers at UCSF.
PBJ100: 2007's fastest-growing co. continues to make a racket
The maker of software for audiologists was 2007's fastest-growing private company, posting three-year growth of 730 percent, and had revenue of $5 million and 17 employees in 2007.
Sound Tracker In Race Against Silence
The man who identified the quietest place in the Lower 48 - dubbed the "One Square Inch of Silence" - is going deaf.
Scientists discover why man stores no fat under skin
British paracyclist Tom Staniford has discovered he is one of just eight people in the world with a rare syndrome.
The Palmerston resident was one of the few people with hearing problems to have a cochlear implant fitted in the Territory.
Paralympic Hopeful's Rare Condition Diagnosed Following Advances In Genetic Sequencing
National Paracycling Champion Tom Staniford has an extremely rare condition which, until now, has puzzled his doctors.
Hearing loss leads to hospitalization, study finds: Linda Rhodes
Q: My mom says hearing loss just comes with age and you just have to learn to live with it.
'Invisible' hearing aid helping patients hear again
Hearing loss is the third most common physical condition after heart disease and arthritis.
Newport boy mauled by dog preps for ear replacement surgery
In August 2011, a group of dogs running loose in a Cocke County neighborhood mauled a 10-year-old boy.
Obesity associated with hearing loss in adolescents
Obese adolescents are more likely than their normal-weight counterparts to have hearing loss, according to results of a new study.
Night Noise: What a Sleeping Brain Hears
Earlier this year, a Kickstarter campaign for a documentary film called "In Pursuit of Silence" raised $35,371, exceeding its goal in just a few weeks.
Genetic basis of early hearing loss uncovered
Australian scientists have claimed to have discovered how a genetic mutation causes people to lose their hearing in their early twenties.