ACI Alliance sponsors annual conferences featuring expert speakers from across the treatment continuum - surgeons, audiologists, speech language pathologists, educators and researchers.  For presentations on outcomes of cochlear implantation in older adults explored during these conferences, please click the links below.

CI2018 DC

• Exploring Psychosocial Determinant of Cochlear Implant Outcome in Older Adults, Howard Francis MD, MBA
• Establishing Cochlear Implants as the Standard of Care for Treatment of Patients with Severe to Profound Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Brian Kaplan MD
• Cognitive and Demographic Predictors of Cochlear Implant Outcomes in Adults with Cochlear Implants, Aaron Moberly MD
• Optimizing Adult Cochlear Implant Outcomes: When AuD, SLP, and MD Join Forces, Christin Ray PhD

CI2016 International Toronto  

• Cochlear Implantation of the “Poorer” or the “Better” Ear in the Elderly Population: Does it Matter?: Luis Lassaletta MD, Spain
• Cognitive and Quality of Life Benefits from Cochlear Implantation in the Elderly: Marie-Hortense Sonnet MD, France
• Self-Assessment of Sound Quality and Hearing Device Satisfaction in Older Cochlear Implant Listeners: Jennifer Torres MA, United States
• Clinical Outcome of Cochlear Implant Procedures in Individuals over 80 Years of Age: Anna Granath MD, PhD, Sweden
• The Impact of Multiple Co-Morbidities in the Aging Population on Cochlear Implant Outcomes: Brent Wilkerson MD, United States
• Outcomes of Cochlear Implantation for Patients with Postlingual Deafness: A Retrospective Analysis of Contributing Factors: Kyle McMullen MD, United States
• Evolution of Cognitive Performances in Cochlear Implanted Adult Patients with Cognitive Screening Tests CODEX and MoCA: Emmanuèle Ambert-Dahan SLP, PhD, France
• Impact of CI on Quality of Life and Mental Comorbidity in Patients 80+: Heidi Olze MD, PhD, Germany
• Neurocognitive Testing and Cochlear Implantation: Insights into Performance in Older Adults: Maura Cosetti MD, United States

CI2015 DC

•  Evaluation of a Revised Indication for Determining Adult Cochlear Implant Candidacy: Doug Sladen, PhD
• The Relationship Between Electric Charge Requirements and Speech Recognition of Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients: Terry Zwolan, PhD
• Evaluation of Advanced Signal Processing for Bimodal Recipients: Jace Wolfe, PhD
• Long Term Cognitive Skill and Auditory Function in Elderly Cochlear Implant Recipients: Jacques Herzog, MD
• Assessing Audiovisual Speech Perception in Adults with Hearing Loss: Effects of Signal-to-Noise Ratio: Karen Kirk, PhD
• Variability in Word Recognition by Adults with Cochlear Implants: The Role of Language Knowledge: Aaron Moberly, MD
• Optimizing Hearing Performance with a Wireless Remote Microphone Audio Streaming Accessory: Elizabeth Musgrave, AuD
• Demonstrating Benefits of Beam Forming Technology Using Clinically Available Equipment in Counseling Adult CI Users to Influence " Real World" Behavior: Sarah Kennett, AuD
• Interactive Learning Environment for Optimizing Technology Use: Dragana Barac-Colpka. PhD
• Use of a Non-Preferred Ear: Can Outcomes Improve for Sequential Bilateral Cochlear Implant Users?: Kristin Dilaj, AuD

CI2013 DC

• Top-Down Auditory Processing in the Older Adult: Larry Humes, PhD, Indiana University 
• Taking CI Recipients to the Next Level with Hearing Assistance Technology: Jace Wolfe, PhD, Hearts for Hearing 
• Aural Rehabilitation in the Adult Population: Linda Daniel, MA, Dallas Ear Institute