These hearing implants let you connect your iPhone to your nervous system

Oct09

by Sindy Cator on October 9, 2017 at 4:05 pm

Cochlear and Apple recently unveiled hearing implants that can be connected to an iPhone. Those who suffer hearing-loss have had the surgical option for years, but this is the first time we’ve been able to connect their nervous system directly to a smartphone. The two companies previously worked together on external hearing aids that were designed for iPhone by creating the Nucleus 7 sound processor. Now those who have a Cochlear implant with the Nucleus processor will be able to use their phones and The Nucleus Smart App to listen to phone calls, YouTube, Netflix, and any other audio playable…