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Listen: The Sound Of Hope

Dr. Kohan was featured in an article for Bloomberg Business where he talks about the power of cochlear implants and their ability to restore hearing. “The programming has leaped beyond imagination,” says Dr. Darius Kohan, chief of the otolaryngology department at NYU-Brooklyn Hospital Center and Pandian’s doctor. “This could potentially eliminate deafness.” Ravi Pandian, a 43-year-old geologist who lives in Highland Park, N.J., knows the exact moment he went deaf. An immigrant to the U.S. who grew up in India, he had...

Cochlear Implant Candidacy

Cochlear Implant Eligible Candidates & Pre-operative Requirements Cochlear implants are devices that enhance the perception of sounds when placed in an appropriate location within the ear of a patient. Cochlear Implant candidacy is based on several factors from age, health, extent of hearing loss and more. They are used to treat patients whose deafness is associated with the loss of function in nervous tissue involved in hearing.  This is known as...