Duke University’s Blake Wilson has been awarded the 2026 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (QEPrize) for his contributions to the development of the cochlear implant.

Children born deaf who receive cochlear implants as toddlers show brain activity that’s more normal than that of children getting the implants later in childhood, a new report shows. A separate study ...

It wasn’t until my brother told me they were concerned that I noticed my niece couldn’t hear like other kids. When children are very young it can be extremely difficult to determine their level of ...

Feeling frustrated and sometimes even exhausted from listening? Whether it happens suddenly or gradually over time, hearing loss can affect you physically and emotionally. Being unable to hear impacts ...

A cochlear implant is an electronic device implanted in the ear's inner side to improve speech understanding. It does not restore hearing; rather, it enhances it. A cochlear implant specialist can ...

Cochlear implants represent a transformative approach to restoring auditory perception in individuals with severe to profound hearing loss. These devices function by bypassing damaged hair cells and ...

Throughout its marketing work, Cochlear makes clear that its implants are different from traditional hearing aids. Cochlear implants bypass damaged portions of the ear and directly stimulate the ...

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 ...

TALLMADGE, Ohio – You’d never know Tallmadge High School senior and varsity soccer player Cameron Kennell experiences hearing loss. The 17-year-old was diagnosed with Enlarged Vestibular Aqueduct ...

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 ...