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Health news: A 3.9mm implant for deaf babies, how a simple game can detect Alzheimer's and a drug that stops diabetic hypos | Mail Online
A new slimline implant may be a better option for hearing loss.
The implant, which is 40 per cent thinner than existing ear implants, helps profoundly deaf people communicate.
Although designed for all ages, the new hearing aid is especially helpful for babies and children, enabling them to recognise voices and sounds - a key part of their development.
The new Cochlear Nucleus 5 System is placed under the skin behind the ear, where it receives sound converted into digital code through a processor, worn behind the ear.
The implant then changes this code into electrical impulses that the brain interprets as sound.
At just 3.9mm thick, the implant is less likely to break the skin if it is knocked, which reduces the chances of infection. In some cases this means an implant must be removed; it cannot then be replaced.
The new implant costs £17,000 privately, but is also available on the National Health Service.
Read more: Health news: A 3.9mm implant for deaf babies, how a simple game can detect Alzheimer's and a drug that stops diabetic hypos | Mail Online
A new slimline implant may be a better option for hearing loss.
The implant, which is 40 per cent thinner than existing ear implants, helps profoundly deaf people communicate.
Although designed for all ages, the new hearing aid is especially helpful for babies and children, enabling them to recognise voices and sounds - a key part of their development.
The new Cochlear Nucleus 5 System is placed under the skin behind the ear, where it receives sound converted into digital code through a processor, worn behind the ear.
The implant then changes this code into electrical impulses that the brain interprets as sound.
At just 3.9mm thick, the implant is less likely to break the skin if it is knocked, which reduces the chances of infection. In some cases this means an implant must be removed; it cannot then be replaced.
The new implant costs £17,000 privately, but is also available on the National Health Service.
Read more: Health news: A 3.9mm implant for deaf babies, how a simple game can detect Alzheimer's and a drug that stops diabetic hypos | Mail Online