Cochlear implants deliver the ability to recognize speech to the profoundly deaf and are arguably the most effective neural prostheses ever developed. Using direct electrical stimulation of the ...

What Is a Cochlear Implant? A cochlear implant (CI) is an electronic device designed to help you hear better if you're deaf, partially deaf, or have trouble understanding speech. It has two parts: a ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette that includes a therapeutic recommendation. A discussion of the clinical problem and the mechanism of benefit of this form of therapy follows. Major ...

More older adults have turned to cochlear implants after Medicare expanded eligibility for the devices. By Paula Span Kitty Grutzmacher had contended with poor hearing for a decade, but the problem ...