A 5-year-old born with bilateral microtia had a priceless reaction when she received a new cochlear hearing implant, the latest technology making hearing possible for those born without ears.

Technical Terms Bone Conduction: The process by which sound is transmitted directly to the cochlea via vibrations of the skull bones, bypassing the outer and middle ear.

Severance Hospital recently achieved 3,000 cases of auditory implant surgery. The process by which a person hears sounds goes through the outer ear (outside the ear), the middle ear (echoic and ...

Methods Bonebridge is an active transcutaneous semi-implantable bone conduction device available for clinical use since 2012. Bonebridge is indicated in patients with conductive and mild mixed hearing ...

But in patients with skull thickness below 3 mm and air conduction thresholds, VSB may be a preferable option instead bone conduction hearing devices. Although VSB surgery is more technically ...

The Shokz OpenRun Pro headphones are powered with bone conduction technology and are ideal for active lifestyles.

Instead of using a patient's own bone or titanium to repair skull fractures, researchers are working on using artificial materials. New research—surprisingly—shows that the body's immune system helps ...

Instead of using a patient's own bone or titanium to repair skull fractures, researchers are working on using artificial materials. New research—surprisingly—shows that the body's immune ...

Both bone-conduction headphones leave your ears open so you can hear cars and other hazards, but I’ve sussed out the key differences.