Six months after becoming the first patient in the United States to receive a newly FDA-approved cochlear implant system, ...

A Massachusetts baby born deaf heard her parents for the first time after receiving cochlear implants. Her parents initially learned sign language before deciding on the implants due to uncertainty.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an expanded indication for MED-EL (Medical Electronics) cochlear implants for children ages 7 months and older with bilateral sensorineural hearing ...

Ten-month-old Amir Hayden sits on his mother’s lap inside a sound-proof booth at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals audiology clinic in Oakland, as audiologist Sarah Coulthurst, MS, takes him through a ...

A Massachusetts 10-month-old heard for the first time thanks to cochlear implants she received at UMass Memorial Medical Center. Charlie Sinclair, of Hardwick, was diagnosed with Usher syndrome Type ...

First and Only Cochlear Implant FDA Approved for Youngest Infant Population MED-EL USA announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an expanded indication for MED-EL ...

ANAHEIM HILLS, Calif. (KABC) -- Cochlear implants to help those with profound hearing loss have been around for decades, but patients are getting younger and younger. One Anaheim Hills infant is one ...