Cochlea

Decision to disallow Medicaid for second cochlea implant withdrawn.

The cochlea implant is a technically ingenious device.

The study was the work of researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Massachusetts. Lead researcher Sharon Curhan noted that NSAIDs may reduce blood flow to the cochlea, the hearing organ, and affect its ability. She noted that while such medicines can be purchased without a doctor’s order, they still carry possible side effects.