Light-wave implant hope for deaf - BBC Health News 22nd November 2008

Monday, November 24, 2008

An implant which works by firing infrared light into the inner ear is being investigated by US researchers.

Nerves in the ear can be stimulated by light as well as sound and the team from Northwestern University, Illinois, is aiming to harness this.

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