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NSW Government pledges $20 million for cochlear implant care in children

June 25, 2026

The NSW Government will contribute $20.4 million over four years towards pre- and post-implantation care for children with hearing loss...

2026 Merkin Prize Laureates, Prof Graeme Clark, Prof Erwin Hochmair, Dr Ingeborg Hochmair (top row, left to right), Prof Michael Merzenich, and Prof Blake Wilson (bottom row, left to right). Images: The University of Melbourne, MED-EL, Posit Science, Duke University School of Medicine and the Broad Institute.

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Cochlear implant pioneers awarded Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology

by Helen Carter

June 18, 2026

Five eminent scientists and engineers have been jointly awarded a prestigious biomedical technology prize for developing the modern cochlear implant....

Deafness Forum Australia's Hayley Stone (L) and Rhonda Locke (R) met with chair of the Standing Parliamentary Committee on Health, Aged Care and Disability, paediatrician Dr Mike Freelander. Image: Deafness Forum Australia.

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Call for public funding for cochlear implant sound processor upgrades for over 65s

by Helen Carter

April 18, 2026

Deafness Forum Australia is urging the Federal Government to provide public funding for upgrades to cochlear implant sound processors, also...

Fifty-nine patients are being implanted with the breakthrough Acclaim cochlear implant which features no external parts (left) including the battery pack (right). Images: Envoy Medical.

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Envoy Medical reveals milestone in its fully implanted cochlear implant trial

by Helen Carter

April 11, 2026

Envoy Medical has announced that the first three patients in a clinical trial of its fully implanted Acclaim cochlear implant...

Integrating automated analysis into surgical tools may limit insertion trauma, Cr Christo Bester said. Image: anatoliy_gleb/stock.adobe.com.

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From innovation to implementation: Preserving residual hearing in cochlear implants

by Staff Writer

February 23, 2026

For International Cochlear Implant Day on 25 February 2026, DR CHRISTO BESTER reviews two decades of electrocochleography-guided cochlear implantation, revealing...

(From left) Chief investigator, ENT surgeon Professor Stephen O’Leary from The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital and cochlear implant fellow Dr Phoebe Ramos demonstrating Hear Alert to cochlear implant recipient Sean Kelleher from Bendigo. Image: The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital.

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Hear Alert aims to be the first product to safeguard and monitor cochlear health

by Helen Carter

February 20, 2026

The Australian Government is helping to fund a local invention pioneered by ENT surgeons and scientists that aims to be...

Genevieve with her young inventor daughter Asha Daisy Hodgson who won the trip to Austria. Image: MED-EL.

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Asha’s off to Austria to meet those who created her mum’s cochlear implant

by Helen Carter

February 20, 2026

Eight-year-old Asha Daisy Hodgson has won a trip to Austria with her mum Genevieve to meet the MED-EL scientists and...

Cochlear implant pioneers, from left, Professor Graeme Clark AC from Australia, Dr Ingeborg Hochmair and Professor Erwin Hochmair from Austria at the QEPrize announcement in London. Image: Jason Alden/QEPrize.

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Professor Graeme Clark and other cochlear implant pioneers awarded QEPrize

by Helen Carter

February 4, 2026

Australian cochlear implant pioneer and surgeon/scientist, Professor Graeme Clark AC, has shared in the 2026 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering....