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CI Day 2024

Wed, 14 Feb 2024 13:39:20 +1200

It's International Cochlear Implant Day! February 25th, Cochlear Implant Day, marks a pivotal moment each year to celebrate the remarkable advancements in cochlear implant technology and its profound impact on people's lives. In Aotearoa, New Zealand, this day...

CI Day 2023

Tue, 21 Feb 2023 09:37:11 +1200

It's International Cochlear Implant Day! Let's come together to celebrate the transformative power of this technology and support those impacted by hearing loss. Did you know a cochlear implant works by converting sound into electrical signals and stimulating the nerve...

CI Day 2022

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 15:19:01 +1200

The World Report on Hearing states: “A cochlear Implant is one of the most successful neural prostheses developed.” Cochlear implants change lives and open up new opportunities for recipients. In spite of this, globally, only 1 in 20 people who could benefit from a...

CI Day Videos

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 22:19:06 +1200

#thxforfixingmyears Over the course of the past 30 years, 1,800 Kiwis living with disabling hearing loss have had access to their hearing restored thanks to the innovative genius of an Australian giant in medical science, Professor Graeme Clark, who developed the multi-channel cochlear...

The Pindrop Podcast

Tue, 18 Dec 2018 10:21:15 +1200

listen online now Episode 1: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GRANT SEARCHFIELD In this episode we talk about tinnitus with Associate Prof Grant Searchfield from the University of Auckland School of Population Health. Grant is the Director of the Hearing and Tinnitus clinic at the...

Questions and Answers On Cochlear Implants

Fri, 11 May 2018 12:36:24 +1200

Common Questions about Cochlear Implants There are often a myriad of questions facing you when you are considering a cochlear implant, waiting to have one or even after you have had one. You may want to hear from others who have had an implant or from the health professionals who support...

Videos

Thu, 04 Dec 2014 15:19:27 +1200

Stories from cochlear implant recipients cochlear implant Surgery Some people want to know what’s involved in a cochlear implant surgery,...