Duke University’s Blake Wilson has been awarded the 2026 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (QEPrize) for his contributions to the development of the cochlear implant.

Donoghue was awarded the prize, considered among the most prestigious honors in engineering, for pioneering work in ...

"It is a process to find ways to cope with hearing loss itself and to cope with the feelings of shame and negativity." ...

The first person in North America to get a new kind of cochlear implant, at SickKids, describes how it’s helping her.

Someone recently contacted me about the inspiring example of Bonnie Covey, a 77-year-old Louisville native, who started ...

A new study examining music habits among cochlear implant users has found that better hearing ability with the implant—as measured by standard speech tests—significantly correlates with increased time ...

After years of struggles with hearing loss, Bonnie Covey's personal story of restoration has helped others with their ...

Throughout its marketing work, Cochlear makes clear that its implants are different from traditional hearing aids. Cochlear implants bypass damaged portions of the ear and directly stimulate the ...

Ronald Van Rossum, 74, enjoys walking his dog. He can tell when Lager is ready for his walk because he can hear his nails tapping across the hardwood floor toward the door. For a long time, he was ...

Hearts for Hearing is thrilled to announce the appointment of Jourdan Holder, Au.D., PhD, as Senior Director of Audiology and ...

Goretti Ciumwari has known sound for three years—but only in one ear. Yesterday, at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), the seven-year-old’s world expanded. After audiologists activated her second ...

Common surgical options for hearing loss may include cochlear implants, or possibly a mastoidectomy, ossiculoplasty, stapedectomy, or tympanoplasty. Hearing loss is a condition that can affect people ...