Australia Reports Success On New-Generation Cochlear Implant
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Australian researchers unveiled a newly developed bionic cochlear ear implant that relies on electrode fibers to stimulate hearing in the profoundly deaf. The new device is a multi-channel implant believed the first to provide speech understanding to that group and to children born deaf. The lead researcher said he hoped to have test results for the "hi-fi" ear available in five years. (Click here for more