CHILDREN in the developing world may soon start receiving Australia's renowned Cochlear hearing implants, thanks to a process that tunes and services the devices using remote computer technology.
More than 250,000 patients worldwide have benefited from Cochlear implants and products since their inception in 1982 but their availability has been limited not only by access to surgical facilities and audiology specialists but also a lack of clinics to periodically tune the implant's speech processing unit.
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