Older adults fitted with a cochlear implant to compensate for severe hearing loss have significantly poorer cognitive function than their normal-hearing counterparts, reveals a new study. Hearing loss ...

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 ...

(Reuters) - Cochlear implants can improve speech and quality of life in adults with severe hearing loss - and two implants seem to work better than one, according to a U.S. analysis of past research.

The type and degree of hearing loss are currently classified with the use of pure-tone and speech audiometry. Pure-tone audiometry is a standardized behavioral test that ascertains the quietest ...

Cognitive function and speech perception in older adults with severe hearing loss improved after receiving a cochlear implant, according to a new study. Belgium researchers conducted the study to ...

Hearing loss doesn't just affect how people hear the world - it can also change how they connect with it. A new study from the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, part of ...

Aug. 27 (UPI) --Cochlear implants offer "clinically meaningful improvement" over hearing aids in both hearing and quality of life for adults age 65 and older with hearing loss, according to a study ...

Cochlear implants have revolutionized the management of severe-to-profound hearing loss, offering enhanced auditory perception and improved quality of life ...

Older adults fitted with a cochlear implant to compensate for severe hearing loss have significantly poorer cognitive function than their normal-hearing counterparts. Hearing loss is a risk factor for ...