Cochlear implantation is a safe and effective treatment option for patients with far advanced otosclerosis (FAO) who have not benefitted from stapedectomy, report US researchers. The technique should ...

Cochlear implantation provides an effective and safe way of restoring hearing in patients with far advanced otosclerosis, a hereditary condition that can lead to severe hearing loss.

Please can you give a brief overview of otosclerosis? How much was previously known about the way the condition can be inherited? Otosclerosis is a common cause of hearing loss, particularly amongst ...

A 19-year-old student presented to his GP shortly after starting his first term at the local university. He described a five-year history of gradually progressive hearing loss, originally in his right ...

CLEVELAND -- Clinical-researchers from University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center report that cochlear implantation provides an effective and safe way of restoring hearing in patients with far ...