
Younger Is Better When Getting Cochlear Implants
May 18th, 2010 admin
Cochlear implants provide plenty of benefits for older people with hearing problems, but young people are even more likely to do well, new research has found. Dr. David R. Friedland, and colleagues at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, examined the medical records of 28 patients aged 65 and older who received cochlear implants over a nine-year period. The researchers matched these older patients with 28 younger patients who had similar levels of hearing loss.
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