OCTOBER 17TH, 2019 MEDGADGET EDITORSENT, MATERIALS, NEUROLOGY, NEUROSURGERY People who have hearing loss because of inner ear damage or from a poorly functioning auditory nerve are not helped by cochlear and middle ear implants. Auditory brainstem implants (ABI), which bypass most of the hearing system and send signals directly to the auditory brainstem, are the best option for such patients. But currently these devices rely on rigid components...