Hearing impairment: Technological advances and insights

Abstract

Background: The treatment of hearing impairment is rapidly evolving. Despite this, a significant number of adults with hearing impairment receive inadequte treatment or rehabilitation, resulting in functional impairment and social isolation. Objective: This article outlines the available options and recent advances in the treatment of hearing impairment. Discussion: Sevare to profoundly hearing impaired individuals of any age, including infants and geriatric patients, are now considered as candidates for cochlear implant surgery, rather than only the profoundly hearing impaired. Until recently, cochlear implant surgery led to the loss of all natural hearing in the implanted ear, but emerging..