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by Weston Adkins

Introducing the Cochlear™ Care Consensus: Q&A with René Gifford, PhD

What you’ll learn: Estimated reading time is 15 minutes. In this Q&A, Dr. René Gifford, Chief of Research and Audiology at Hearts for Hearing, offers an early look at the newly developed Cochlear Care Consensus. She discusses why this collaborative effort matters, what it means for clinical decision-making, and how it can help patients achieve their full hearing potential. Q: How have […]

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Cochlear Implants
by Michi Diller, AuD

The Cochlear™ Nucleus® Nexa® System: The Next Era of Cochlear Implant Care

For decades, cochlear implants have delivered life-changing outcomes for people with severe to profound hearing loss. Yet, traditional implants have one inherent limitation: they are hardwired. Once implanted, their capabilities remain fixed, even as technology advances and patient needs evolve. The Cochlear™ Nucleus® Nexa® System changes that paradigm. It introduces the world’s first and only smart cochlear implant system1,* – a solution […]

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by Terry Zwolan, PhD

Audiology Practice Evolution and the Impact on Cochlear Implant Care

Co-authored by Kristen Caron, AuD With recent expansions in cochlear implant (CI) candidacy—including Medicare’s updated criteria and the FDA’s approval for single-sided deafness and asymmetric hearing loss—the number of adults eligible for cochlear implantation is growing rapidly. As more patients become candidates, audiologists must adapt and innovate to meet this rising demand. A national survey recently published in Ear & Hearing by Zwolan et […]

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