Cochlear implants, which help 220,000 deaf people around the world hear, come with a few unfortunate side effects. Because the implants also consist of external parts (the mic, a speech processor, and ...

While cochlear implants do allow some deaf people to hear, they also incorporate potentially problematic external components located on the side of the head. That could soon change, however, thanks to ...

U.S researchers are developing a tiny middle ear "microphone" that could remove the need for any external components on cochlear implants. Led by University of Utah engineer Darrin J. Young, the ...

Researchers developed a prototype of an implantable microphone for a cochlear implant. Their device, which senses the movement of the ear drum in the inner ear, performed as well as commercial hearing ...

The use of the Cochlear Mini Microphone (MM) as a personal radio system (FM) with young children who are deaf. Language processing fluency and verbal working memory in prelingually deaf long-term ...

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 ...

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 ...