You might have heard of the cochlear implant. It’s an electronic device also referred to as a neuroprosthesis, serving as a bionic replacement for the human ear. These implants have brought an ...

A multidisciplinary team of otolaryngology and neurosurgery specialists at the UHealth, the University of Miami Health System has introduced an auditory brainstem implant (ABI) program -- one of just ...

Patients with rare brain tumors on the auditory nerve now have an option to prevent complete deafness at UC San Diego Health. The device, called an auditory brainstem implant or ABI, fits behind the ...

The advent of auditory prostheses has revolutionised the management of profound hearing loss. Cochlear implants (CIs) have long been established as an effective treatment for individuals with ...

Imagine knowing there is something different about your baby boy. Imagine taking him from appointment to appointment and finally, when he is about one and a half years old, being told your son is ...

The novel auditory brainstem implant used in the study, including a close-up of the 11 soft electrodes that comprise the implant. A new study co-led by Mass General Brigham researchers points to a ...

Sound registered in the brain of a deaf Canadian boy for the first time after doctors activated a hearing device that had been surgically implanted in his brainstem, team of scientists and surgeons ...

Scientists have developed a new flexible auditory brainstem implant, which closely conforms to the ...

A groundbreaking procedure usually reserved for adults is now being performed on severely hearing-impaired children. In this Healthy Living report, Time Warner Cable News’ Kristen Shaughnessy explains ...

The ABI is very similar to a cochlear implant in its pieces-parts, but differs in some important ways in its placement. A little bit of an anatomy lesson is necessary to understand why a cochlear ...

You might have heard of the cochlear implant. It’s an electronic device also referred to as a neuroprosthesis, serving as a bionic replacement for the human ear. These implants have brought an ...

MERF in Chennai celebrates 100 paediatric auditory brainstem implants, advancing hearing restoration for children with ...