FDA Approves Med-El Cochlear Implant for Children 7 Months and Older
The FDA has approved an expanded indication for Med-El cochlear implants for children seven months and older with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss.
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Study: Wealth Gap Affects Spoken Language Success in Young CI Recipients
A recent study of outcomes in infants and young deaf children with cochlear implants suggests that socioeconomic status plays a major role in whether spoken language becomes their primary communication mode.
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CI2025 Boston Keynote to Cover Single-Sided Deafness and CI Frequency Allocation
Paul H. Van de Heyning, MD, PhD, will deliver a keynote lecture at the American Cochlear Implant Alliance’s CI2025 Boston Conference.
3D Microelectrode Technology Could Improve Cochlear Implants
The new μETF one-step fabrication method improves the design of flexible 3D microelectrode arrays for neural applications.
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Envoy Medical Selects Study Sites for Trial of Fully Implanted Cochlear Implant
Envoy Medical has chosen seven investigational sites for its pivotal clinical trial of the fully implanted Acclaim cochlear implant.
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ACI Alliance Names 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
Bruce Gantz, MD, a pioneer in cochlear implant research, will receive the ACI Alliance 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award at CI2025 Boston.
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ACI Alliance Announces Scholarship Winners for CI2025 Boston
The ACI Alliance awarded scholarships to 22 students for the upcoming CI2025 Boston: Conference on Cochlear Implants.
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Envoy Medical Secures Four Patents Advancing Cochlear Implant and Hearing Aid Tech
Envoy Medical has announced four new patents enhancing cochlear implant systems, focusing on signal processing, calibration, and diagnostics.
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Registration Opens for ACI Alliance CI2025 Boston ConferenceÂ
CI2025 will feature multi-disciplinary sessions, expert lectures, and networking opportunities to advance cochlear implantation care.
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Shape-Based Nouns Aid Language Growth in Children with Cochlear Implants
Children with cochlear implants show improved language development when their early vocabularies include more shape-based nouns.
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Early Cochlear Implant Activation: Clinical and Surgical Implementation Considerations
There are steps you can take to ensure same- and next-day CI activation goes smoothly for the patient and your clinic.
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FDA Expands Med-El Cochlear Implant Indications
Med-El’s cochlear implants received FDA approval for expanded adult indications and hearing preservation outcomes.
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ACI Alliance Pushes for Expanded Medicare Coverage on CIs for Asymmetric Hearing Loss
ACI Alliance submitted a request to CMS to expand Medicare coverage for cochlear implants, targeting single-sided deafness.
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FDA Approves Envoy Medical’s Study for Fully Implanted Cochlear Implant
Envoy Medical received FDA approval to begin a study of its fully implanted CI, which uses the ear’s natural anatomy to capture sound.
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ACI Alliance Announces Speaker for Niparko Memorial Lecture at CI2025
The lecture at CI2025 Boston will focus on how language prediction can improve outcomes for children with cochlear implants.
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ACI Alliance Launches Blog to Support Understanding of Cochlear Implants
The blog, Ask the Audiologist, provides expert answers to common questions about cochlear implants for individuals with hearing loss.
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How Vagus Nerve Stimulation May Enhance Perceptual Learning, Boost Hearing Abilities
Stimulating the vagus nerve with electrical pulses may offer applications for enhanced hearing, particularly in cochlear implant users.
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RMIT PhD Student Honored for Cochlear Implant Research
A PhD student has been recognized as a finalist in the Victorian International Education Awards for his work on hybrid cochlear implants.
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