Cochlear implants are small hearing devices fitted under the skin behind the ear during surgery. They have an external sound processor and internal parts, including a receiver coil, an electronics ...

Love Island’s Tasha Ghouri has made history in the villa by being the show’s first ever deaf contestant. She had been praised by fans for raising awareness for the deaf community and those who wear ...

In November, Driscoll completed its first cochlear implant case to use the Cochlear Nexa. The child became the first in South ...

David Zapatka joined Shannon Hegy on the latest edition of 12 Health, along with his doctor, Dr. Benjamin Wycherly from the Ear, Nose and Throat Institute of Connecticut.

Cochlear implants in developing countries face hurdles like high costs and limited expertise, affecting children's access to vital hearing solutions. Part one of this article began with a ...

A pair of twin boys are able to speak fluent English and Italian - despite being profoundly deaf. Zack and Dylan Pezzuto, from Bath, were born without any hearing after doctors suspected an infection ...

Thousands of children in the UK are deaf - which means they have little or no hearing. Many of them use sign language to talk to their family and friends. For some of them there is the possibility of ...

A baby has become the youngest in the UK to have cochlear implants - at the age of three months and three days. Evie Smith had the first device implanted in her right ear, and then the second one ...

(CNN) — Ben Summers lights up with a smile the moment he talks about the “Batman” theme song or the afternoons he spends playing the piano at his grandmother’s house. Just a few years ago, Ben could ...

Low-income families often find it financially difficult to replace worn-out parts on these critical hearing aids.