How does a cochlear implant treat some cases of deafness?

While hearing aids can be helpful for most people with hearing loss, there are some for whom hearing aids either do not help or help insufficiently. In such cases, cochlear implants can be helpful and are being used by more people with severe and profound hearing loss who no longer benefit from hearing aids. read more

Cochlear implantation is a routine procedure for patients with bilateral profound sensorineural hearing loss. Some reports demonstrated a suppression of tinnitus as a side-effect after implantation. We describe the case of a 55-year-old man suffering from severe right-sided tinnitus in consequence of sudden right-sided deafness. read more

Cochlear Implants for the Treatment of Deafness. While hearing aids can help a lot of people suffering from hearing loss, they will not work for everyone. In some cases a hearing aid does little to help some people and that is a good example of the people that would benefit from a cochlear implant. read more