15 people with significant hearing loss could receive a cochlear implant with no external devices under the 3-year study
People with hearing loss could have the option of an implant with no external pieces for the first time as part of a medical trial at the Medical University of South Carolina.
The Charleston-based teaching and research hospital will place a fully implantable cochlear implant in about 15 adults with significant hearing loss in both ears. Depending on the results of the study, which will last three years, the device could become widely available.