MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- A White Bear Lake woman hears her daughter's voice for the first time, and it's all thanks to the new cochlear implants she was fitted with by the University of Minnesota.

Cochlear implant surgery helps people with severe hearing loss by placing an electronic device inside the inner ear. To reach the inner ear, surgeons must first remove part of a bone behind the ear, ...

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 ...

A breakthrough in pediatric medicine: a local kindergartener experiences the joy of sound for the first time after undergoing a pioneering ear surgery. Cochlear implants usually aren't an option for ...

As a vibrant and active girl, 9-year-old Elle loves soccer, basketball, and taekwondo. She was also born profoundly deaf in both ears. Only 24 hours after being born, Elle failed a series of hearing ...

DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MED-EL USA announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company’s cochlear implant system for single-sided deafness (SSD) and ...

MARY Mediatrix Medical Center in Lipa, Batangas has successfully performed a cochlear implant surgery in March on a five-year-old patient with profound hearing loss. It’s a highly delicate procedure ...

Walter Vidal Contreras Robles sat excitedly in the small waiting room of UNLV’s otolaryngology clinic with a bright smile on his face the morning of May 30. It was his 37th birthday, and instead of ...

MANILA, Philippines — Doctors at Mary Mediatrix Medical Center in Batangas successfully performed a cochlear implant surgery ...

Department of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has performed a surgical operation that is aimed at restoring the hearing ...

I was in the bathroom when I thought about the surgeon cutting into your head. I washed my hands, holding back tears, and splashed water on my face. I told your mom I was fine. Even when I took you, ...