A cochlear implant is an electronic device that improves hearing. It can be a choice for people who have severe hearing loss from inner-ear damage and can't hear well with hearing aids. A …

Advanced technology Recent improvements in cochlear implant technology mean that cochlear implants can help a broad group of adults and children with hearing loss. Mayo Clinic offers …

Colin Driscoll 医生说，一些选择人工耳蜗的患者其实还有一定程度的听力。只是听力效果不好。在新技术研发之前，任何残留听力都会在植入人工耳蜗的外科手术中丧失。 “现在的想法是，我 …

Un implante de cóclea envía sonidos más allá de la parte dañada del oído directo al nervio de audición, conocido como nervio de cóclea. Para la mayoría de las personas con pérdida …

The signals activate the cochlear nerve, which sends the signals to the brain. The brain hears those signals as sounds. There are two styles of cochlear implant external processors. One …

A cochlear implant isn't like a hearing aid that makes sound stronger and directs it into the ear canal. Instead, a cochlear implant goes around the parts of the inner ear that don't work to …

Research also focuses on cochlear implant procedures for one ear in people who have single-sided deafness. Research also focuses on saving natural hearing after cochlear implant …

A cochlear implant delivers sound signals directly to the auditory nerve, bypassing damaged portions of the ear. The sound signals are captured by a processor fitted behind the ear and …

One type of cochlear implant external processor is an outer unit that goes on the side of the head behind the ear. The unit has a speech processor, microphone, magnet and transmitter.

People who come to Mayo Clinic with disorders of the ear are treated by a multidisciplinary team of experts whose medical and surgical practice is dedicated to managing hearing loss, …