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Comments for kokonutguy (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Here's a subtitled video and article (transcript) on Dr Marcelo Rivolta who is the Senior Research Fellow at the University of Sheffield where he explains how his stem cells research could make hearing aids and cochlear implants a thing of the past in his quest to find a cure for deafness in the field of sensorineural hearing loss. On the video be sure to click on the "S" button for "subtitle"...
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Gizmodo (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
With Monday here, it's time to wrap up last week's theme This Cyborg Life , a look into the future of the machine called Man. Yes, that means saying goodbye to Aimee Mullins . She was with us for three essays, all of which dealt with issues of prostheses from unexpected perspectives, that few of us will soon forget. In case you missed any, have a look: • Is Choosing a Prosthesis So Different...
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Comments for kokonutguy (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
If you want a quick recap on "Part I" piece go to my September 19, 2009 blog. Here, I just wanted to respond to "Souggy's" blog claim that I " was proud of that 'fact' " that Deaf culture is dying, which was an irresponsible comment on his part and showed an attempt to twist words here. I was reading a blog that Deaf culture was dying because of cochlear implants and stem...
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MacEvangelism (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
There were some perks to dating a cyborg. My ex-boyfriend Josh was born mostly deaf, but had some hearing in one ear thanks to a cochlear implant—a spiral of electrodes threaded into his... 1 Vote(s)
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Gizmodo Australia (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
There were some perks to dating a cyborg. (more…)
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Gizmodo (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
There were some perks to dating a cyborg. My ex-boyfriend Josh was born mostly deaf, but had some hearing in one ear thanks to a cochlear implant —a spiral of electrodes threaded into his cochlea to stimulate the auditory nerve, bypassing damaged parts of the ear. The surgery, which is irreversible, wipes out any residual hearing in the operated ear. (It's a major invasive procedure—fortunately...
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Maney Publishing is pleased to announce the purchase of two quarterly journals from John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: Cochlear Implants International and Deafness & Education International, which together establish a decisive publishing commitment to the clinical treatment and education of the deaf.
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Healthbolt (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Some of you may be old enough to remember the show, The Six Million Dollar Man, with Lee Majors. It was about a man who had been severely injured but was rebuilt with futuristic body parts that enabled him to perform superhuman feats. The funny thing is that now, such rebuilding is possible in some ways. We have great technology that is being applied to artificial limbs, cochlear implants that can...
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MassDevice - Medical device news, information and jobs... (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Swiss hearing aid maker Sonova to pay $480 million in cash for Advanced Bionics, a year after BSX dumped it for $150 million. Advanced Bionics , the California company Boston Scientific Corp. bought in 2004 and sold at a loss three years later, agreed to be acquired once again. This time the suitor is Sonova Holding AG , a Swiss hearing aids and implants maker, which announced it will pay $480 million...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
VALENCIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Advanced Bionics (AB), the only U.S.-based manufacturer of cochlear implants (or “bionic ears”), announced today that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Sonova Holding AG, the world’s leading provider of hearing systems. Pending regulatory and shareholder approval, the transaction is expected to close within the next three months....
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Physorg (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
(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 implant in her right ear. Now Ava plays with toys while Ginger Stickney describes to Dave and Gabrielle Martin the tests that will gauge how their daughter`s auditory nerve is responding...
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Scientific American (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Whereas standard behind- and in-the-ear hearing aids work well in relatively quiet, more intimate settings, these devices often lose their effectiveness in larger, public spaces where background noise puts the hard of hearing at a disadvantage. Although the technology to solve this problem--induction-loop systems that broadcast sound directly to hearing aids and cochlear implants--has been available...
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the DeafBlog (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
An artificial retina could restore sight to the blind, according to new research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The device can be plugged directly into the optic nerve and is based on cochlear implants. "We are skipping the...
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Rashid's Blog (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
An artificial retina could give sight to the blind, according to new research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.The device can be plugged directly into the optic nerve and is based on widely used cochlear implants.The artificial retina is designed to help people with advanced macular degeneration or retinitis pigmentosa, progressive diseases that permanently blind patients, [...]
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Comments for kokonutguy (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
That is, the remaining hearing you have left. This is true among the millions of people with hearing loss who use their hearing aids or cochlear implants to help them hear. Whether a person was born with a hearing loss or acquired it later in life, it doesn't take long to realize the importance and value of being able to hear. Some hear more than others based on the range of frequency available to...
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switbd | 09/25/2009
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 useful level of vision. The eye implant is designed for people who have lost their vision from retinitis pigmentosa or age-related macular degeneration, two of the leading causes of blindness. The retinal prosthesis
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