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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: Registration is OPEN!
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Register now for CI2025 to get the early bird member discount rate. Book your hotel and plan your trip to Boston!
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Embedding Musical Experiences in the LSL Approach
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This course will cover the “why” and “how” of using musical experiences with children with hearing loss. This practical, participatory Learning Experience (LE) will support LSL practitioners and parents in utilizing music to jumpstart and expand listening, language, motor, social and emotional development. Many hands-on musical activities will be presented, along with case studies and a wealth of available resources.
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MED-EL USA Invites Young Innovators to Shape the Future of Hearing Technology in the 2025 IDEASforEARS Contest
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This global initiative invites young minds to step into the role of inventor, channeling their creativity to design groundbreaking solutions that could transform the lives of people with hearing loss. Open to children aged 6 to 12 years, this year’s contest encourages entrants to dream without limits and contribute to a future where hearing challenges are met with innovative solutions. One grand prize winner will be awarded a trip to MED-EL’s international headquarters in Innsbruck, Austria, to meet with MED-EL inventors and other child inventors from around the world.
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Given as part of the University of Michigan Sound Support Program
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Webinar: Valuing Listening for Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
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Hearing loss in children is now routinely detected within the first week of life, diagnosed, and referred for early intervention services by six months. Such services include provision of hearing aids, cochlear implants, or bone-anchored solutions as well as access to parent-centered habilitation to maximize spoken language and other learning. This recorded webinar will provide guidance on how to support families and professionals to value hearing and help families to pursue listening and speaking for a young child with hearing loss.
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ITEM Coalition Letter to House and Senate Leadership in Support of Legislation to Ensure Continued DME Access for Medicare Beneficiaries
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The ITEM Coalition sign-on letter in support of legislation that would ensure continued access to care and provide critical relief from significant reductions to Durable Medical Equipment Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (“DMEPOS”) reimbursement levels across the country was submitted to House and Senate leadership this afternoon. In total, 37 ITEM Coalition members signed-on in support of this letter.
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TRICARE Now Covers Hearing Aids for Children of Military Retirees
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TRICARE has recently expanded its hearing aid coverage to include eligible children of retired service members. This new coverage results from a new statute. It aims to improve access to life-changing medical technology and help eligible children of retired service members get the hearing aids they need.
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CI2024 Vancouver Selected Videos Now Available
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Check out the selection of videos posted from CI2024 Vancouver.
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Early Cochlear Implant Activation: Clinical and Surgical Implementation Considerations
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Authored by: Allison Biever, AuD; Grayson Bishop, AuD; and David Kelsall, MD
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Rocky Mountain Ear Center (RMEC) in Englewood, CO, began exploring early activation to reduce patients’ travel burden for follow-up care. Early activation allows patients to hear better, faster by limiting the gap between surgery and the typical delayed activation. Drs. Biever and Kelsall are both active leaders in ACI Alliance.
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Authored by: Jonathan D Neukam, Ansley J Kunnath, Ankita Patro, René H Gifford, David S Haynes, Aaron C Moberly, Terrin N Tamati
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Barriers to Cochlear Implant Uptake in Adults: A Scoping Review
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Race, ethnicity, and reimbursement are policy and structural barriers. Public awareness and education are societal barriers. Referral and geographical challenges are forms of organizational barriers. Living context and professional support are interpersonal barriers. At the individual level, sound quality, uncertainty of outcome, surgery, loss of residual hearing, and irreversibility are all barriers to CI uptake. By organizing barriers into an ecological framework, targeted interventions can be used to overcome such barriers.
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Proceedings From the Dallas 2023 Cochlear Implants (CI) in Children and Adults Symposium
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The articles included in this set of proceedings provide a snapshot of what was presented at the conference and where we feel the CI field is going.
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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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