Cochlear implants, which help 220,000 deaf people around the world hear, come with a few unfortunate side effects. Because the implants also consist of external parts (the mic, a speech processor, and ...

Cochlear implants have restored basic hearing to some 220,000 deaf people, yet a microphone and related electronics must be worn outside the head, raising reliability issues, preventing patients from ...

Hearing aids aren't the most discreet cybernetic creations, because the need for a clog-free microphone means that they generally need an external component. Engineers at the University of Utah and ...

Cochlear implants are among the most successful neural prostheses on the market. These artificial ears have allowed nearly 1 million people globally with severe to profound hearing loss to either ...

Love Island's Natasha Ghouri has made history as the ITV show's first deaf contestant. The dancer was also the first ASOS model to be pictured wearing a cochlear implant - but how does the device ...