Cochlear Implants
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‘Hearing shouldn’t be for the privileged’: Family fights for cochlear implant coverageCochlear implants are surgically implanted devices that provide a sense of hearing to profoundly deaf adults and children. They're expensive, and not equally funded in Canada.CanadaMay 24, 2023
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Sask. cochlear implant program will help residents pay for new hearing devicesSaskatchewan residents will soon be able to renew their cochlear implants without the extra costs of implantation as the province announces a program that will reduce the costs.HealthOct 13, 2022
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Saskatchewan Health Authority hires new otologistSaskatchewan’s newest otologist, Dr. Paul Mick, said the new children’s hospital was one factor in his decision to relocate to Saskatoon.HealthMay 14, 2019
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7-month-old deaf girl with rare genetic condition hears parents speak for first timeAida Little was diagnosed with Waardenburg syndrome one month after she was born.ScienceNov 20, 2018
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Health Sciences Centre program marks surgical milestone with 250th implantThe HSC Surgical Hearing Implant Program completed its 250th cochlear implant surgery this summer and hosted a barbecue in Winnipeg on Sunday to mark the milestone.Sep 9, 2018
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Toddler hears parents for first time after crowdfunding effort for surgeryA toddler in North Carolina has heard her mother and father's voices for the very first time after undergoing a $50,000 surgery that wasn't covered by insurance.HealthJun 16, 2015
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Researchers add gene therapy to cochlear implants in deaf animalsResearchers are trying a novel way to boost the power of cochlear implants: They used the technology to beam gene therapy into the ears of deaf animals.HealthApr 24, 2014
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