The cochlea is the spiral-shaped organ in your inner ear. There’s a main difference between cochlear implants and standard hearing aids: Hearing aids act as an amplifier to make sounds louder.

However, as cochlear implant technology improved over time, we now are able to implant patients who are still able to hear but struggle with best-fit hearing aids. Currently, patients with varying ...

To qualify for a cochlear implant, an audiologist needs to confirm that a hearing aid will no longer be of benefit. “Right now, almost everybody’s voice sounds the same to me. If I’m ...

Hearing implants, such as cochlear implants through UCHealth and Cochlear Osia by Cochlear Americas, can help address ...

Cochlear implants use components inside and outside the body to stimulate hearing. Here’s a simplified breakdown: Hearing aids are devices worn in the outer ear to make sounds louder ...

Right now, there’s no surgical option to treat SNHL. The most common options are hearing aids and cochlear implants to help you compensate for hearing loss. Gene therapy for hearing loss is an ...

cochlear implants and hearing aids; 2) Examining the relationship between brain changes in age-related hearing loss and cognition; 3) Examining sensitive periods for cortical development in deaf ...

OTC hearing aids can be helpful. Hearing aids became available over the counter in the US only a couple of years ago. I tested some of the top options to find the best ones you can buy.

Hearing aids were of little use because they only amplify existing hearing. If I wanted to talk with people again, my best option was to get cochlear implants. If only it were that simple.