UNC Cochlear Implant Research

UNC Cochlear Implant Research Clinical research team studying new indications for cochlear implants and methods to optimize mapping.

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: Several members of the UNC Ear and Hearing Team shared data and discussed updates at the 2026 OPTION Annual Meeting i...
04/21/2026

: Several members of the UNC Ear and Hearing Team shared data and discussed updates at the 2026 OPTION Annual Meeting in Durham, NC. Check out the full lineup in this post! 🦻🏾🐏



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The Children's Cochlear Implant Center at UNC

: “Attrition” describes the percentage of research participants who choose to discontinue study participation ahead of ...
04/15/2026

: “Attrition” describes the percentage of research participants who choose to discontinue study participation ahead of the study end date, which is critical to understanding how a participant sample changes over time. 🦻🏿👂🏽

📄Read more here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/lary.70464

: Dr. Dillon joined Dr. Anja Kurz and Jennifer Robinson on the MED-EL Podcast to discuss anatomy-based fitting and its ...
04/08/2026

: Dr. Dillon joined Dr. Anja Kurz and Jennifer Robinson on the MED-EL Podcast to discuss anatomy-based fitting and its role in reducing frequency-to-place mismatch! 👂🏻

🎧: https://medel.libsyn.com/anatomy-based-fitting

: Park and colleagues found that sociodemographic factors, including race and ethnicity, age at referral, year of refer...
04/06/2026

: Park and colleagues found that sociodemographic factors, including race and ethnicity, age at referral, year of referral, and candidate type, may influence uptake of cochlear implants in children. These findings support the need for intentional and targeted outreach to promote timely intervention. 🦻🏿👂🏽

📄: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/15/7/2731

: UNC AuD student and CI Research Lab trainee, Madison Broome, shared data on the early and long-term influence of elec...
03/27/2026

: UNC AuD student and CI Research Lab trainee, Madison Broome, shared data on the early and long-term influence of electrode array placement on speech recognition for Cl and EAS users at the UNC SPHS Grand Rounds this morning. 🦻🏼🐏

03/22/2026

Cochlear implant recipients with preserved low-frequency hearing and electrode contacts in the functional acoustic hearing region can have durable hearing preservation. Deeper insertion depths and el...

Clark is a research participant in a study investigating the impact of early cochlear implantation in children with sing...
03/18/2026

Clark is a research participant in a study investigating the impact of early cochlear implantation in children with single-sided deafness. Read his story, as featured in our quarterly newsletter, here. 🐏🦻🏾

If you’re interested in hearing about other participant experiences in addition to updates from our team on recruiting studies and study findings, please register to join our mailing list here: http://eepurl.com/dKLiok

: Thompson and colleagues found that deeper insertion depths and electrode array placement within the functional acoust...
03/12/2026

: Thompson and colleagues found that deeper insertion depths and electrode array placement within the functional acoustic hearing region did not significantly predispose cochlear implant recipients to experience delayed loss of residual hearing, even three or more years after surgery. 🦻🏼

📄: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/lary.70472

: Natalie, a trainee in the UNC CI Research Lab, shares what she loves about clinical research. 🐏🦻🏽
03/10/2026

: Natalie, a trainee in the UNC CI Research Lab, shares what she loves about clinical research. 🐏🦻🏽

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