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 ...

Investigators are developing a new type of auditory brainstem implant that is designed to be soft, and flexible and address limitations of models currently in use. These implants may one day benefit ...

An auditory brainstem implant converts sound into an electrical signal and sends it to the brainstem, so your brain can create the sense of sound. An auditory brainstem implant (ABI) is a treatment ...

The soft auditory brainstem implant (ABI) developed at EPFL is designed to gently conform to brain tissue, enhancing signal precision and patient comfort. Over the last couple of decades, many people ...

A new study co-led by Mass General Brigham researchers points to a promising new type of auditory brainstem implant (ABI) that could benefit people who are deaf due to Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) ...

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals' otoferlin gene therapy (DB-OTO) shows promising results in a child with genetic hearing loss, demonstrating improved auditory responses in the phase 1/2 CHORD clinical trial ...

Global Phase 1/2 CHORD trial investigating otoferlin gene therapy (DB-OTO) represents Regeneron’s first auditory program and is currently enrolling patients DB-OTO is part of a growing pipeline of ...

Nov. 30 (UPI) --People with persistent ringing in their ears, or tinnitus, are suffering from auditory nerve loss that goes undetected in standard hearing tests, a new U.S. study has found. The ...

Damage to the brainstem - the brain's 'control center' - is behind long-lasting physical and psychiatric effects of severe Covid-19 infection, a study suggests. Using ultra-high-resolution scanners ...

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 ...