Latest Stories on Cochlear Implants - February 14th 2009

First Qatari audiology surgeon
Gulf Times - Doha,Qatar
He was one of the foundation doctors who established the Qatari Cochlear
Implant Programme (QCIP) at the ORL-HNS section some five years ago. ...

Cochlear lifts sales, earnings
LIVENEWS.com.au - Sydney,NSW,Australia
Cochlear implant sales rose 2% to 9178 units, while implant-related sales
revenue grew 22% to $301.1 million. Sales revenue for Bone Anchored
Solutions grew ...

Battling noise with nutrients among topics covered
EurekAlert (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
The cochlear implant is a remarkable technology that helps people with
severe hearing loss to understand speech, even when on the telephone. ...

Palestinian children get cochlear implants
Gulf Times - Doha,Qatar
By Noimot Olayiwola RUMAILAH Hospital has conducted cochlear implant
surgeries, for five Palestinian children who were born deaf. ...

The sounds of success
Corpus Christi Caller Times - Corpus Christi,TX,USA
By Elaine Marsilio (Contact) Andy Garza, a 15-year-old who received
cochlear implant surgery in 2007, started Andy's Day One Fund at Driscoll
Children’s ...

DVD Review: From Silence To Sound
Blogcritics.org - Aurora,OH,USA
Justin, however, is fortunate to have his insurance cover surgery for a
double cochlear implant, which he elects to take. Although still widely
untested, ...

Cochlear implants help him to hear again
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
An ear doctor at Stony Brook University Hospital suggested a cochlear
implant. I never heard of it but did some research. My family strongly
encouraged me ...

Cochlear implants
KHSL - USA
Unlike a hearing aid, the cochlear implant receives and passes electrical
signals, and allows the patient to hear the rhythms of speech and sometimes
the ...

Double boost for deaf children
Scotsman - United Kingdom
Until now, children and adults with severe to profound deafness have been
offered one cochlear implant to maximise their hearing ability. ndly deaf
children ...

Alive & Kicking
Hugo Citizen - Hugo,MN,USA
Some months later my wife was accepted into that experimental program for
the FDA to receive a cochlear implant. There are two stages to the
procedure: ...

Steward: Teen silencing her own disability
Contra Costa Times - Walnut Creek,CA,USA
A normal life today — an exceptional life, many would say — with
the aid of a cochlear implant, a strong support system and her own personal
drive. ...

Bonita Springs woman fights blinding diseases by creating a buzz
The News-Press - Fort Myers,FL,USA
She chose to have cochlear implant surgery. "I'm back in the hearing world
because of the implant surgery," she said. "That is a miracle. ...

Going Deaf and Blind in a City of Noise and Lights
New York Magazine - NY, USA
To improve her hearing, Alexander will also eventually get a cochlear
implant. It’s not a save-all—they can mangle the texture of natural
voices and music ...

Cochlear Implants
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
... teenage student at a school for the deaf who had gotten close to a
young hearing woman (Colleen Foy) who was encouraging him to get a cochlear
implant. ...