Cochlear implants

Cochlear's Nucleus SmartNav system has many features to help surgeons with final electrode placement. Image: Cochlear.

Cochlear implants

Cochlear’s SmartNav a smart move

August 26, 2024

For the first time, surgeons performing cochlear implants have access to a navigation tool that provides live insights during electrode...

Second from left, the RPA ENT surgeon who performed the first cochlear implant in NSW 40 years ago, Professor Bill Gibson AO with his wife Alex far left; Chief Scientist Emeritus at Cochlear Adjunct Professor Jim Patrick AO, NSW's first cochlear implant recipient Sue Walters, and RPA's current ENT surgeon performing cochlear implants, Clinical Professor Catherine Birman OAM. Image: SydneyConnect.

Cochlear implants

RPA Hospital celebrates 40 years since NSW’s first cochlear implant surgery

by Helen Carter

August 22, 2024

Sydney’s Royal Prince Alfred Hospital has celebrated 40 years since the first cochlear implant recipient in New South Wales, Ms...

Dr. Aleisha Davis, CEO, The Shepherd Centre, with Minister for Foreign Affairs Ms Penny Wong at the announcement at Parliament House with Milly Collins, left, a student of The Shepherd Centre and her sister Abbey. Image: The Shepherd Centre.

Paediatrics

Partnership for The Shepherd Centre and Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture Hospital

by Helen Carter

August 1, 2024

The Shepherd Centre has announced a pioneering partnership with Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture Hospital which aims to improve outcomes for Japanese...

Laureate Professor Graeme Clark AC receiving the Bionics Institute Visionary Award from Her Excellency, Professor, the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC, Governor of Victoria on the 46th anniversary of Prof Clark performing the first cochlear implant. Image: The Bionics Institute.

Cochlear implants

Bionics Institute Visionary Award for cochlear implant pioneer Prof Graeme Clark

by Helen Carter

July 27, 2024

The Bionics Institute in Melbourne has awarded its Visionary Award to cochlear implant pioneer Laureate Professor Graeme Clark AC in recognition of...

Helen Court’s cochlear implant is mostly obscured by her hair, with just the processor showing. Images: MED-EL.

Ear conditions

An audiologist’s journey to a cochlear implant

by Helen Carter

July 22, 2024

HELEN COURT is an audiologist with Ménière's disease and a cochlear implant. She explains how her lived experience allows her...

At the ninth Power of Speech event at Parliament House are the child speakers, from left at front, Tim, Billy, Charlotte, Emily, Henry and Kyden. Back row, from left, Dig Howitt (Cochlear CEO), Greg Elphinston, (CEO Hear and Say), Megan Marotti (MC), Lester Wynne-Jones (CEO CanDo Group), Mark Fitzpatrick (chief executive Telethon Speech and Hearing and First Voice chair), Dr Aleisha Davis (CEO, Shepherd Centre), Claire Green (CEO The Hearing House NZ), Chris Rehn (CE, NextSense). Image: First Voice.

Federal Government

Children shine at First Voice’s Power of Speech event in Canberra

by Helen Carter

July 13, 2024

The ninth Power of Speech event at Parliament House recently brought together member organisations of the First Voice partnership and...

The courses will be in July and October. Image: The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital.

Surgery and other implants

Eye and Ear hospital running ENT training courses for surgeons and audiologists

by Helen Carter

June 21, 2024

The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital is hosting two surgical courses for consultants, senior registrars, fellows and audiologists in...

Participants will receive the drug or placebo with cochlear implantation to see if the drug can prevent and/or treat loss of residual hearing. Image: Peakstock/stock.adobe.com.

Cochlear implants

Drug to be trialled with cochlear implantation to reduce loss of residual hearing

by Helen Carter

May 24, 2024

An American biotechnology company will trial giving its new investigational drug to cochlear implant recipients to see if it reduces...

Cochlear said it would seek to provide Oticon Medical’s cochlear implant customers continued support with a lifetime of hearing solutions. Image: Generated with AI Papisut/stock.adobe.com.

Cochlear implants

Cochlear commits to supporting 20,000 patients in Oticon Medical acquisition

by Helen Carter

May 22, 2024

Cochlear Limited yesterday announced the completion of its acquisition of the Oticon Medical cochlear implant business from Danish-headquartered hearing health...