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November/December 2007

Hidden Hearing Aid

Implant it convenient but doesn't work as well as external hearing aids.

By Michael Chorost

Credit: Courtesy of Otologics

An implantable hearing aid aims to overcome the drawbacks of traditional hearing aids--they're inconvenient, they're unsightly, and they're not supposed to get wet. The device, being developed by Otologics of Boulder, CO, uses a microphone implanted underneath the skin to pick up sound.

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