Professionals
Cochlear partners with hearing health professionals around the world. Through extensive learning initiatives and resources, our aim is to empower you to deliver the best possible care to your patients.
According to the World Health Organization, there are about 466 million people with disabling hearing loss around the world.1
In children, hearing loss can be associated with delayed speech and language skills, and may have an impact on their learning at school and development of social skills.2 For adults, there are reported associations between hearing loss and loneliness, and research has suggested that hearing loss could be linked to depression and dementia in older adults.3,4,5
However, there are options beyond hearing aids to help your patients improve their hearing and enhance their quality of life.
Adult hearing
Use the Delphi Consensus Group statements to benchmark your practice guidelines addressing cochlear implantation for adults.
You are now leaving Cochlear's website and will be directed to a third party site. Though Cochlear provided joint financial support for the Delphi process and the publication of the International Consensus Paper, Cochlear is not the author of and is not responsible for the content available on that site.
Since launching the world's first cochlear implant system over 40 years ago, Cochlear has provided more than 700,000 implantable devices, helping people of all ages to hear.
Cochlear's promise "Hear now. And always" reflects our philosophy of a lifetime commitment to people who choose our products.
This material is intended for health professionals. If you are a consumer, please seek advice from your health professional about treatments for hearing loss. Outcomes may vary, and your health professional will advise you about the factors which could affect your outcome. Always read the instructions for use. Not all products are available in all countries. Please contact your local Cochlear representative for product information.
For a full list of Cochlear’s trademarks, please visit our Terms of Use page.
- Deafness and hearing loss [Internet]. World Health Organization. 2018 [cited 26 September 2018]. Available from: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/deafness-and-hearing-loss
- Effects of Hearing Loss on Development [Internet]. Asha.org. 2018 [cited 26 September 2018]. Available from: https://www.asha.org/public/hearing/effects-of-hearing-loss-on-development/
- Contrera K, Sung Y, Betz J, Li L, Lin F. Change in loneliness after intervention with cochlear implants or hearing aids. The Laryngoscope. 2017;127(8):1885-1889.
- Rutherford B, Brewster K, Golub J, Kim A, Roose S. Sensation and Psychiatry: Linking Age-Related Hearing Loss to Late-Life Depression and Cognitive Decline. American Journal of Psychiatry. 2018;175(3):215-224.
- World Health Organization. World Report on Hearing. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2021. Available from: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/world-report-on-hearing Accessed 4 March 2022.