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Sometimes hearing aids can’t provide enough help for people with severe-to-profound hearing loss. But depending on the cause of your hearing loss, hearing implants might help.
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Cochlear Ltd. is the world leader in hearing implants. Founded in Australia in 1981, it was among the pioneers who commercialized cochlear implants to restore hearing for people with severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss.
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The Connections Between Hearing Loss and Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
About 37 million US adults have chronic kidney disease (CKD), and research increasingly points to a connection between CKD and hearing loss—with estimates of over 54% of people with kidney disease having some form of hearing loss.
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