Cochlear Implant: Brave new world for young Jimmy who has 'bionic ears'

Audiologist Sharan Westcott, clinical manager of the not-for-profit Sydney Cochlear Implant Centre, said the devices had proved "life-changing" since being introduced in the early 1980s. Only two of the 540 CI512 devices implanted at the facility hadOn September 11 Cochlear Limited announced a recall of some versions of their N5 implant. This recall sent their shares immediately tumbling by a hefty 20%. The next day the shares rallied by about 6% but once again onBy Isaac Leung on 29

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