UNC Cochlear Implant Research

UNC Cochlear Implant Research Clinical research team studying new indications for CI and methods to optimize CI & EAS mapping.

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 : Several members of the UNC Ear and Hearing Team presented at the 2025 Fall CI Conference in Asheville, NC! Check out ...
09/25/2025

: Several members of the UNC Ear and Hearing Team presented at the 2025 Fall CI Conference in Asheville, NC! Check out the full lineup below. 🦻🏾🐏

🦻🏻Dr. Dedmon served as a session moderator.
🦻🏿Dr. Overton was a panel moderator during a session on community integration of CI programs.
🦻🏾Dr. Gagnon discussed the CCIC’s approach to expanding access to care during the community interaction panel.
🦻🏽Dr. Anderson shared perspective on a billing and coding panel.
🦻🏻Dr. Woodard shared her clinical experiences during a panel on difficult CI cases.
🦻🏽Lillian Henderson and Sandra Hancock discussed auditory training for pediatric CI recipients during an aural rehabilitation panel.
🦻🏾Gigi Rowland presented on patterns in spread of excitation and benefits with individualized mapping procedures.
🦻🏽Dr. Park shared preliminary data from the LittleSSD study.
🦻🏾Dr. Selleck discussed innovation in cochlear implantation and cochlear implant patient care during a panel.
🦻🏿Dr. Brown shared data on cochlear microanatomy and hearing preservation, and facilitated a group discussion on single-sided deafness. Dr. Brown also served as one of the co-hosts for the meeting.
🦻🏻Dr. Dillon shared perspective on a panel about evidence based practice, and presented data on individualizing EAS device programming.
🦻🏼Dr. Woodard shared her clinical experiences during a panel on difficult CI cases.
🦻🏾Dr. Thompson discussed cognition in the context of cochlear implant patient care during a panel.

Lots of wiggles and giggles on activation day! 🦻🏻🩵The Children's Cochlear Implant Center at UNC
09/23/2025

Lots of wiggles and giggles on activation day! 🦻🏻🩵

The Children's Cochlear Implant Center at UNC

 : Several members of the UNC Ear and Hearing team shared their experiences at the 2025 North Carolina Audiology Associa...
09/22/2025

: Several members of the UNC Ear and Hearing team shared their experiences at the 2025 North Carolina Audiology Association conference last week. Swipe to see key takeaways and team members in action.🦻🏾🐏

 : “Bimodal” is a term used to describe a hearing configuration with a cochlear implant in one ear and a hearing aid in ...
09/17/2025

: “Bimodal” is a term used to describe a hearing configuration with a cochlear implant in one ear and a hearing aid in the opposite ear. Swipe to learn more about bimodal listening! 👂🏽

Nothing tricera-TOPS measuring progress since cochlear implant activation day! 👂🏽🦻🏾🦖
09/12/2025

Nothing tricera-TOPS measuring progress since cochlear implant activation day! 👂🏽🦻🏾🦖

 : Dr. Park shared data from the CI-360 project during the University of Kentucky’s 4th Annual Commonwealth Colloquium o...
09/09/2025

: Dr. Park shared data from the CI-360 project during the University of Kentucky’s 4th Annual Commonwealth Colloquium on Hearing and Balance.🦻🏿🌀



The Children's Cochlear Implant Center at UNC

 : Drs. Brown and Richter shared data at the 9th International Congress on Bone Conduction Hearing and Related Technolog...
09/05/2025

: Drs. Brown and Richter shared data at the 9th International Congress on Bone Conduction Hearing and Related Technologies (OSSEO 2025) in Vienna, Austria. Swipe to see key takeaways from their presentations! 🦻🏾🐏

08/28/2025

Investigating looks like… exploring auditory skill development in and outside of the sound booth. 🦻🏾🌀

Video shared with permission.

 : Dr. Perez-Heydrich (PGY2) shares what he loves about clinical research. 🦻🏿🐏
08/25/2025

: Dr. Perez-Heydrich (PGY2) shares what he loves about clinical research. 🦻🏿🐏

 : In 2018, Dr. Buss and colleagues found that CI users with unilateral hearing loss showed improved word recognition in...
08/22/2025

: In 2018, Dr. Buss and colleagues found that CI users with unilateral hearing loss showed improved word recognition in the implanted ear, speech understanding in noise, and localization, compared to preoperative abilities. 🦻🏾🦻🏿

📄Learn more here: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2331216518771173

 : Molly Poole, a UNC medical student trainee in our lab, shares what she loves about clinical research. 🐏🦻🏽UNC ENTUNC S...
08/14/2025

: Molly Poole, a UNC medical student trainee in our lab, shares what she loves about clinical research. 🐏🦻🏽

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