Mayo Clinic Minute: New technology for cochlear implants

If hearing aids don't work for you, cochlear implants might. New technology is helping to make cochlear implants even better.

Dr. Colin Driscoll says some people who choose cochlear implants do have some level of hearing. It's just not good. Before the new technology was available, any residual hearing that did exist was lost during surgery to implant the device.

The new technology allows Dr. Driscoll and his team to monitor hearing levels during surgery to make sure implantation does not disrupt existing hearing. It allows patients to …