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Listening @ ACI Alliance
Listening is a vehicle for us to share information on cochlear implants and hearing loss with hearing healthcare providers, adult CI recipients (and those exploring CI), parents and family members interested in CI, educators who work with deaf and hard of hearing children, and anyone wanting to learn more about cochlear implants.
ACI Alliance is a not-for-profit organization created with the purpose of eliminating barriers to cochlear implantation by sponsoring research, driving heightened awareness and advocating for improved access to cochlear implants for people of all ages. There is a wealth of information on our website.
Our work at ACI Alliance follows our mission encompassing research, advocacy, and awareness. Accordingly, Listening covers all three.
We encourage you to share sign-up details for this free e-newsletter with patients, family members, colleagues or anyone who may be interested.
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CI2025 Boston | Call for Abstracts
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If you are interested in submitting an abstract for the CI2025 Boston conference, we would welcome your submission. We are looking forward to many cutting-edge abstract proposals from the CI community, offering attendees a wide array of cochlear implant and related content. CEU and CME credits will be offered.
Abstract submissions for CI2025 Boston are now being accepted until the October 2, 2024 deadline.
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Athletes with Hearing Loss Represent at the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics
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The Paris 2024 Olympics games ended in August with remarkable stories of athletes hard work and perseverance, including deaf athletes competing from around the globe.
Team USA sprint kayaker Aaron Small has bilateral hearing loss and proudly displayed his blue and green hearing aids during the Olympics, noting that he was excited to compete and also “hopes that by being in the Olympics he can be the role model that he wished he had as a child.”
British Paralympic swimmer and equestrian Suzanna Hext was injured in a horse riding accident and will represent Great Britain in the Paralympic Games which began last week. Suzanna received a cochlear implant in 2021 and says of her cochlear implants: "When I say 'life changing' I truly mean it. This has changed my life beyond belief. I put it on in the morning and I smile to myself because there's suddenly sound around me."
Aaron, Suzanna and the many other athletes with hearing loss who competed in both games demonstrate that hearing loss neither defines them nor limits what they are able to achieve.
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Single-sided Deafness: Assessment and Management in Children with Hearing Loss
DETAILS:
• CE credits from AG Bell, ASHA, and AAA available
• Live session dates: Mondays, Oct 7, 14, 21 at 8-9 p.m. ET
• Registration closes: September 30
• Facilitators: Hillary Snapp, AuD, PhD, Lisa Park, AuD
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Theory of Mind in Children with Hearing Loss
DETAILS:
• CE credits from AG Bell and ASHA available
• Self-Study course
• 30 days to complete
• Facilitator: Landon Lacey, MS, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT
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Hearing First | New Courses Now Available
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Explore their catalog to find courses that fit your schedule and learning style.
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A Comprehensive Look at Cochlear Implant Programming in Children
DETAILS:
• CE credits from AG Bell, ASHA, and AAA available
• Live session dates: Thursdays, Sept 5, 12, 19, 26 at 8-9 p.m. ET
• Registration closes: August 30
• Facilitator: René Gifford, PhD, CCC-A
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What’s New in Pediatric Audiology: LOCHI, OCHL, Melbourne, CDaCI
DETAILS:
• CE credits from AG Bell, ASHA, and AAA available
• Live session dates: Mondays, Sept 9, 16, 23, 30 at 8-9 p.m. ET
• Registration closes: September 3
• Facilitators: Andrea Warner-Czyz, PhD, CCC-A, Elizabeth Walker, PhD, CCC-A/SLP, Shani Dettman, PhD, M.Ed, BASc., Speech Pathology, AVT-Cert, Viji Easwar, PhD
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Minnesota Musicians Find Love through Cochlear Implants
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Music lover Marcia Norwick had such a positive outcome with her cochlear implants that her audiologist asked if Marcia would speak to her father-in-law Mike Mullins, who also loved music, about her experience. Mike knew he needed to address his hearing loss but had been hesitant. Marcia helped convince him and they now navigate their lives with cochlear implants and music together.
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Check Out the ACI Alliance YouTube Channel
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ACI Alliance produces recorded webinars, short informational videos, interviews and more as part of our free shareable resources. Visit the ACI Alliance YouTube channel to see which recordings may be a useful resource for your friends, patients, or students.
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How Hearing and Vision Loss Increase the Risk of Dementia
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People with sensory loss have less input coming into their brains. Brain tissue is “use it or lose it,” so less stimulation could lead to more atrophy, said Gill Livingston, a professor of psychiatry at University College London, who led the dementia prevention commission. Uncorrected hearing loss also carries a significant risk for dementia. The commission’s report, pooling multiple studies, found that people with hearing loss have a 37 percent increased risk for developing dementia. The more severe the hearing loss, the higher the risk.
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OTOPLAN Nominated for 2024 Hearing Technology Innovator Award
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This innovative software supports detailed analysis of the patient’s individual cochlea, designed to provide the ideal fit for complete cochlear coverage and closest to natural hearing. Analysis of postoperative imaging confirms precise electrode placement and provides the information needed for Anatomy-Based Fitting.
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How does noise level impact speech understanding? What can we do about noise to support communication?
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A significant challenge faced by people who use cochlear implants—and anyone with hearing loss—is understanding speech in noisy places. Cochlear implant technology offers options to help CI users cope with the challenges of listening in noise including directional microphones, dedicated maps/programs, streaming options, and assistive listening devices. However, more than these technology advances may be needed in certain listening situations regularly encountered.
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Celebrating the Life of Dr. Charles Berlin
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ACI Alliance joins many others in hearing science in celebrating the life and contributions of Dr. Charles Berlin. Dr. Berlin influenced knowledge and practice in cochlear implantation in diverse ways. His own background as a trained musician contributed to the recognition that cochlear implant recipients could enjoy music.
Executive Director Donna Sorkin shared her own story in this regard. Shortly after receiving a cochlear implant in 1992, Donna visited Chuck at his LSU lab. He asked her about her experience with music; she responded, “I was told I should not expect to enjoy music.” Donna recalled that she was astounded when he had her listen to the keyboard in his office and was able to identify 7 of 8 instruments. It was her first recognition that she might in fact enjoy music. Since that time, the field has changed dramatically to embrace music enjoyment for many CI recipients as part of CI outcomes. Dr. Berlin was one of the early clinician scientists to identify Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder (ANSD) and positive treatment with cochlear implantation.
Thank you, Chuck, for your significant and diverse contributions to hearing science.
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ACI Alliance Continues Partnership with The World Health Organization
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ACI Alliance is proud to continue to partner with WHO in raising awareness about healthcare for those with disabilities. We also continue our support of the World Hearing Forum (WHF). The World Hearing Forum (WHF), with over 200 members, drives a global advocacy initiative that provides a common platform and narrative for all stakeholders to collaborate and raise awareness about the need and means for ear and hearing care through its five workstreams: (1) Make Listening Safe, (2) World Hearing Day, (3) Changemakers (4) External Relations and (5) Members Engagement, to achieve its advocacy goal.
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UnitedHealthcare to Expand Cochlear Implant Coverage for Children
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UnitedHealthcare announced an important expansion in their coverage of cochlear implants in children. Effective September 1, 2024, UnitedHealthcare will cover cochlear implants for children 6 months old or older with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) as well as children 9 months old and older with single-sided deafness (SSD).
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ACI Alliance Submitted Comments to NIH for Hearing Healthcare for Adults and Improving Access and Affordability
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ACI Alliance submitted comments to the NIH last month urging them to actively address access and awareness of cochlear implantation for adults to better address inequities in healthcare access to this important intervention.
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New Action Alert | Ask Congress to Support Expanded Telehealth Access Act
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Ask Congress to Support Expanded Telehealth Access Act. Once passed, this law would make permanent telehealth care from audiologists and SLPs for Medicare beneficiaries. It only takes a few minutes to complete the action alert to ask Congress for their support.
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ACI Alliance submitted comments to CMS on the omission of the audiology and SLP billing codes in 2025. We urge you to submit your own perspective using the attached comments as a template. Please ensure to include information on your experience as a clinician or consumer or parent in the text of the email.
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Authored by Kameron C. Carden, Kristina M. Blaiser, Betsy Moog Brooks and R. A. McWilliam
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Evidence-Based Practices for Evaluating Preschoolers Who Are Deaf/Hard of Hearing Using Listening and Spoken Language for Special Education Eligibility
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Many young children who are deaf/hard of hearing (D/HH) using listening and spoken language (LSL) demonstrate improved spoken language outcomes. This tutorial highlights the research-to-practice gap currently existing in school-based contexts when evaluating a young child who is D/HH using LSL for special education services.
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Authored by Erika B Gagnon, Erin M Thompson, Lisa Park
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Factors Influencing Pediatric Cochlear Implant Use
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August 2024 | American Journal of Audiology
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Cochlear implant device use, quantified by hearing hours percentage (HHP), is a known variable that impacts pediatric spoken language outcomes. Isolating specific factors that impact HHP could help clinicians intervene to reduce the implications of barriers and amplify the positive facets.
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Like what you’ve seen? There is no obligation to join to continue receiving Listening but if you wish to be more involved in ACI Alliance, explore the opportunities for membership.
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P.O. Box 103 | McLean, VA 22101-0103 | Phone: 703.534.6146
Website: https://www.acialliance.org
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