Pediatrics
Deaf children with learning delays benefit from cochlear implants more than hearing aids
Up to three out of every 1,000 infants in the United States are born with profound hearing loss.
May 24, 2022
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News tagged with cochlear implants
Pediatrics
New research shows survival rate improvement for extremely pre-term infants
A new study in JAMA co-authored by a University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) researcher has found that the survival rates of extremely pre-term babies has increased significantly in the past decade.
Apr 1, 2022
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Pediatrics
Music teaches deaf and hard-of-hearing children to listen
A 12-week music program is helping deaf and hard-of-hearing children learn to optimize their hearing aids and cochlear implants, by teaching them to better understand the sounds they detect.
Mar 31, 2022
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Health
Innovative new approach to lipreading for people with hearing loss
For the 17% of American adults—or 36 million people—who live with hearing loss, navigating daily life can be an exhausting gauntlet of lost conversations. Older adults with hearing loss in particular often find noisy ...
Mar 16, 2022
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Pediatrics
Survival rate increases for extremely preterm infants in the US
The survival rate of extremely preterm infants born from 2013 through 2018 in a large network of U.S. research centers improved to 78.3 percent, compared to 76 percent for infants born in the network from 2008 to 2012, according ...
Jan 19, 2022
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Biomedical technology
I don't need a hearing aid yet, right? Early intervention for hearing loss is key
Hearing loss typically happens gradually over time—and yet, most people don't see a doctor until the problem interferes with their daily life. But it doesn't have to be that way. Even if you're just starting to have trouble ...
Jan 14, 2022
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Biomedical technology
People with hearing prostheses use timbre of voice to recognise emotions
Cochlear implants can help people with hearing loss to perceive acoustic stimuli. Unlike hearing aids, which usually only amplify the volume of sounds, the electronic prostheses directly stimulate the auditory nerve. But ...
Jan 12, 2022
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Autism spectrum disorders
Cochlear implant in deaf children with autism can improve language skills and social engagement
Restoring hearing through cochlear implantation for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can help them understand spoken language and enhance social interactions, according to a study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's ...
Dec 23, 2021
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Biomedical technology
Method converts cochlear implant electrodes into microsensors
The cochlear implant (CI) is the most successful neural prosthesis worldwide. Thanks to direct stimulation of the auditory nerve, it enables more than half a million people worldwide to hear, even though those affected were ...
Dec 21, 2021
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Radiology & Imaging
Cochlear implants linked to new bone formation, increased hearing loss
The majority of cochlear implant recipients develop new bone formation that adversely affects long-term hearing preservation, according to a study appearing in Radiology.
Dec 7, 2021
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