News tagged with cochlear
Stimulating sight: New retinal implant developed
(PhysOrg.com) -- Inspired by the success of cochlear implants that can restore hearing to some deaf people, researchers at MIT are working on a retinal implant that could one day help blind people regain a ...
Sep 23, 2009 |
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Could humans be infected by computer viruses?
(PhysOrg.com) -- A scientist at the University of Reading has become the first person in the world to be infected by a computer virus.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
May 26, 2010 |
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Cloaking magnetic fields: The first 'antimagnet' device developed
Spanish researchers have designed what they believe to be a new type of magnetic cloak, which shields objects from external magnetic fields, while at the same time preventing any magnetic internal fields from ...
Sep 23, 2011 |
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Aiming to cure deafness, Stanford scientists first to create functional inner-ear cells
Deep inside the ear, specialized cells called hair cells detect vibrations in the air and translate them into sound. Ten years ago, Stefan Heller, PhD, professor of otolaryngology at the Stanford University ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 13, 2010 |
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Nanoelectronic transistor combined with biological machine could lead to better electronics
(PhysOrg.com) -- If manmade devices could be combined with biological machines, laptops and other electronic devices could get a boost in operating efficiency.
Aug 10, 2009 |
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Scientists set their sights on hearing breakthrough for babies
(PhysOrg.com) -- The first year to two years of life is a critical time for hearing impaired children and their language development. Whilst young babies with hearing difficulties can now be fitted with cochlear ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 11, 2009 |
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Will we hear the light? Surprising discovery that infrared can activate heart and ear cells
University of Utah scientists used invisible infrared light to make rat heart cells contract and toadfish inner-ear cells send signals to the brain. The discovery someday might improve cochlear implants for ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 28, 2011 |
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Probing Question: Can deafness be cured?
The New Orleans Saints won the Superbowl in February, and the crowd roared. Quarterback Drew Brees brought his one-year-old son to the field to experience the celebration-muffled through an enormous pair of ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 04, 2010 |
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A sound practice: Cochlear implants restore children's hearing
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ava Martin seems less nervous than her parents as the three sit in an audiologist’s office at UC Irvine Medical Center a few days after Labor Day. In August, the 6-year-old had surgery to place a cochlear ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 05, 2009 |
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Study: Second cochlear implant can restore two important facets of binaural hearing
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cochlear implants are electronic devices that stimulate auditory nerves directly, bypassing damage in the inner ear, and thus restoring some hearing. Although cochlear implants have revolutionized the treatment ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 11, 2010 |
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Researchers identify protein needed to develop auditory neurons
Loss of spiral ganglion neurons or hair cells in the inner ear is the leading cause of congenital and acquired hearing impairment. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine and the National ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 12, 2010 |
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Study shows that cochlear implant surgery is safe for the elderly
Contrary to conventional medical wisdom, a new study by NYU Langone Medical Center researchers shows that healthy elderly patients with severe to profound hearing loss can undergo a surgical procedure to receive cochlear ...
Feb 27, 2009 |
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Wis. could be first to require cochlear implants
(AP) -- Wisconsin could become the first state requiring private insurance companies to cover cochlear implants for children with severe hearing problems. The state Legislature passed a bill Thursday requiring private health ...
Apr 23, 2009 |
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Music therapy can assist toddlers' communication rehabilitation process
Music therapy can assist in the speech acquisition process in toddlers who have undergone cochlear implantation, as revealed in a new study by Dr. Dikla Kerem of the University of Haifa. The study was carried out in Israel ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 06, 2010 |
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Cochlear Implants Offer Kids A Gift Beyond Hearing
(PhysOrg.com) -- For years, hearing scientists have known that cochlear implants improve the communication of children who receive them. What they didn’t know was whether the children and their parents perceived ...
Feb 18, 2009 |
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