{
  "id": 18331923,
  "title": "Light-based cochlear implants trigger more distinct nerve signals than electrical stimulation in gerbil study",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/light-based-cochlear-implants-trigger-more-distinct-nerve-signals",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-05T15:40:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-11-based-cochlear-implants-trigger-distinct.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Today's cochlear implants use electrical impulses to stimulate the auditory nerve. This enables many people who are deaf or have severe hearing loss to understand speech. The electrical current spreads through the conductive fluids of the cochlea, causing a larger population of auditory nerve fibers to be stimulated simultaneously, resulting in overlapping nerve signals. This limits the spatial…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}