Around these parts, Christopher Caulfield is a bit of a celebrity. After 1,500 hours of speech therapy and intensive surgery, Christopher’s cochlear implants finally paid off — not only in the realm ...

In a new, multisite study of deaf children with cochlear implants, UT Dallas researchers have found that children with either no exposure or limited exposure to sign language end up with better ...

When their newborn failed a hearing test, Quinn and Kai were distraught. Their pediatrician reassured them their baby was a candidate for a cochlear implant – an electronic device consisting of an ...

The Center for Education Research Partnerships at Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf has received a $2.3 million research grant from the National Institute ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The use of sign language for deaf children who receive cochlear implants by 3 years provides no observable ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - The deaf community has relied on a variety of technology like video call interpreters, captioned telephones and cochlear implants, a device that is neurologically implanted to ...

The audiologist clicked a link on her computer screen, and 10-month-old Dennis Hill perked up. His eyes began to dart around the room. “Denny?” his mom said. “Can you hear me?” his dad said, as a ...

In 1987, at the age of 22 months, Caitlin Parton became very ill with meningitis and ultimately lost her hearing. Her parents, Melody James-Parton and Steve Parton, grieved over their daughter’s ...

Twenty years ago the only bionic ear belonged to the Six Million Dollar man. The bionic ear, or cochlear implant, has come a long way. In 1998 alone, over 3,000 people worldwide were given a cochlear ...

In the debate over whether cochlear implants are a form of ableism or a life-changing medical device, we are overlooking that they are a personal choice and deaf people have the right to make their ...

Around these parts, Christopher Caulfield is a bit of a celebrity. After 1,500 hours of speech therapy and intensive surgery, Christopher’s cochlear implants finally paid off — not only in the realm ...