May 5, 2009
Man pops question on TV after ‘Bionic Ear’ from Advanced Bionics restores hearing
Barry Block had just had an Advanced Bionics “Bionic Ear,” or cochlear implant, surgically implanted about two weeks before this story was shot for ABC 2 WMAR-TV in Baltimore, Maryland. A cochlear implant is an electronic device for people who are profoundly deaf. It works by directly stimulating any functioning auditory nerves inside the cochlea [...]
