William Fouts House (December 1, 1923 in Kansas City, Missouri – December 7, 2012 in Aurora, Oregon) was an American otologist, physician and medical researcher who developed and invented the cochlear implant.
The cochlear implant is considered to be the first invention to restore not just the sense of hearing, but any of the absent five senses in humans.
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House also pioneered approaches to the lateral skull base for removal of tumors, and is considered "the Father of Neurotology."