Medical articles of Cochlear Implants

25/09/2025
Mr Hassan Mohammed
Consultant ENT and skull base surgeon
Hear me out: all about hearing implants
Hearing implants are specialised medical devices designed to help individuals with significant hearing loss who do not benefit adequately from conventional hearing aids. While traditional hearing aids work by amplifying sound, implants directly stimulate parts of the hearing system, bypassing damaged areas. These devices are particularly useful in cases where hearing aids offer limited improvement.
22/08/2025
Dr Kaukab Rajput
Audiovestibular medicine
When is the right time for a child to have a cochlear implant?
If your child has significant hearing loss, you may wonder whether a cochlear implant is the right option, and if so, when it should be considered. In this article, a consultant paediatric audiovestibular physician explains who may benefit, how timing affects speech and language development, what the assessment involves, and what families can expect from surgery and rehabilitation.
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26/04/2022
Mr Nish Mehta
ENT Specialist
What is the minimum age for receiving cochlear implants?
To people who are deaf or have severe hearing loss, cochlear implants are a way to perceive the sensation of sound of the world around them. Leading consultant ENT surgeon, Mr Nish Mehta, explains how cochlear implants are fixed in the ear and if there is a minimum age for receiving them.
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24/02/2022
Mr Guna Reddy-Kolanu
ENT Specialist
Worried about hearing loss? Your questions answered by a specialist
Hearing loss, however slight, can affect a person's ability to socialise and work as well as their general wellbeing. Thanks to modern technological advances, however, patients suffering with hearing problems can benefit from significant improvements afforded by hearing aids, surgery or other treatment options. To discuss this, we invited leading consultant ENT surgeon Mr Guna Reddy-Kolanu, who answers commonly asked questions about hearing loss in this informative article.
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18/11/2019
Professor Manohar Bance
ENT Specialist
Cochlear implants: life-transforming technology for hearing loss patients
Cochlear implants can transform the lives of many people, restoring hearing loss in adults and children who have severe to profound inner hearing loss. In this article, Professor Manohar Bance, one of the UK’s leading otologists, gives us an overview of cochlear implants.
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16/04/2019
Professor Simon Lloyd
Otolaryngologist/ENT
Cochlear implants: is hearing fully restored?
Cochlear implants enable someone with profound hearing loss to be able to communicate and lead a normal lifestyle. We asked top ENT surgeon Professor Simon Lloyd to explain just how well the implants work and if hearing is fully restored.
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08/04/2019
Professor Simon Lloyd
Otolaryngologist/ENT
Cochlear implants: how do they work?
Cochlear implants are a small device that provides a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf, which means that both deaf adults and children can lead a normal life. Expert otolaryngologist and ENT surgeon Professor Simon Lloyd explains how the device works exactly and what are the benefits vs. the disadvantages.
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20/03/2017
Written by Top Doctors
Cochlear implants and microsurgery
Current micro hearing aids help thousands of people in the world with varying degrees of hearing impairment.