Cochlear implants – wiring for sound
Further Reading
May 2008, pages 27-30
Noise may be music to bionic ears (by Mark McDonnell and Robert Morse)
Describes methods of enhancing cochlear implants with random noise.
December 2006, pages 30-31
Hearing is believing (by Graeme Clark)
Tells the story of the invention of the bionic ear.
No. 94, 2004, pages 23-26
The bionic ear (by Ellaine Downie)
A simple description of the history and development of the cochlear implant.
17 March 2007, page 13
The snake that hears sound through its jaw (by Zeeya Merali)
Reveals that a viper can detect sound via its jaw.
10 March 2007, pages 42-45
Gone today, hear tomorrow (by Michael Tennesen)
Looks at the possibility of regenerating ear ‘hair’ cells.
23 November 2006, pages 16-17
Ear implant success sparks culture war (by Rachel Nowak)
Research shows that profoundly deaf children who are given cochlear implants before their first birthday develop language and speech skills just as good as those of hearing children.
22 October 2005, page 32
Implant to allow the deaf to hear music (by Mick Hamer)
The cochlear implant being developed in the UK will enable people to hear sounds over a wide range of frequencies.
18 September 2004, page 13
How to regrow lost hearing
Reports on a technique that stimulates auditory nerve cell endings to regrow.
22 January 2004
Skinny endoscope squeezes into new niches (by Rachel Nowak)
An optical fibre endoscope could help place cochlear implants in the inner ear.
13 September 2004
One ear is not like the other, study finds
Research suggests that infants process sounds differently through their left and right ears.
June 2003, pages 70-71
To hear again (by Mark Fischetti)
Illustrates how a cochlear implant works.
5 April 2001
Fly ear research may improve hearing aids
The extraordinary hearing ability of a fly may hold the key to better hearing aid technology.
March 2000, pages 27
Brain invaders (by Simon LeVay)
Describes a new auditory implant that connects directly to the brain.
Page updated May 2008.