American Cochlear Implant Alliance

12/12/2025

Submit your idea by January 17th!
https://ideasforears.medel.com/

12/09/2025

The December issue of Listening is out!

Check out this issue or sign up for free our monthly newsletter!
https://www.acialliance.org/page/ListeningACIAlliance

12/04/2025

NEW: The FDA has approved an expanded indication for MED-EL cochlear implants for children seven months and older with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. This approval also includes expansion of audiologic and speech indications for children aged 12 months and older.

Read more:

December 4, 2025 – DURHAM, NC – MED-EL USA announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an expanded indication for MED-EL cochlear implants for children seven months and older with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). This makes MED-EL’s cochlear implan...

12/02/2025

Plan ahead for Listen CI Camp registration in January!

Registration fills up fast, so take a look at the dates and create a camp account before registration opens: www.listenfoundation.org/campinformation/

11/25/2025

11/24/2025

Early bird registration for opens in December - join or renew your membership now to take advantage of the discounted member rates!

www.acialliance.org/page/MemberTypes

11/17/2025

Registration for opens in December!

Get a head start on planning your trip and check out the program details, hotel information, things to do in Chicago, and more!

https://ci2026chicago.org/

11/13/2025

Check out our recent webinar on captioning with Lexi!

Watch or share our latest recorded CI Connections for Teens webinar on captioning and access.

ACI Alliance Captioning for Teens with Hearing Loss Webinar Series with LexiThe focus of this webinar is the wide-ranging ways that captioning can provide ac...

11/10/2025

One of the most common injuries for service members is noise-induced hearing loss. For Veterans Day, we want to highlight free resources available to veterans with hearing loss and their families.

ACI Alliance has resources for veterans curious about cochlear implants including webinars, stories from veterans who have a cochlear implant, and information about cochlear implant coverage through the VA.

www.acialliance.org/page/Veterans

11/07/2025

Visit and share our new resource for older adults interested in cochlear implants!

CIs in older adults are increasingly common and can be very successful in improving hearing, communication, and overall quality of life.

Find out more: www.acialliance.org/page/ciolderadults

11/04/2025

The November issue of Listening is out!

Find this issue, past issues, or sign up for our free monthly newsletter at www.acialliance.org/page/ListeningACIAlliance

11/03/2025

Lexi's webinar is happening tonight at 7pm Eastern!

Join us here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82794239798?pwd=RqZsbUUJ2uXmMxjAQJApaMxJslQuMw.1

Registration is open for the next CI Connections for Teens webinar!

Join us at 7PM Eastern on Monday, November 3rd for "Captioning for Teens with Hearing Loss".

We will be talking about:
-Wide-ranging ways that captioning can provide access
-How to request captioning in different settings
-Ways Lexi has captioning in different settings along, and tips she’s picked up along the way

Attendees will have ample time during the webinar to ask questions. Please feel free to share with your family, friends, colleagues, or patients!

www.acialliance.org/page/CITeens