Optimizing Fitting In Cochlear Implant Recipients With Single-Sided Deafness | ExpertsONLINE #21

Cochlear implantation can overcome deficits associated with unilateral hearing loss and a potentially accompanying tinnitus by reinstating functional levels of binaural hearing and improving recipients' quality of life. How can CI fitting be optimized to reach this goal, and does the mapping approach in recipients with SSD differ from that in traditional CI users? Dr. Griet Mertens, Coordinator of the clinical cochlear implant research program at the Antwerp University Hospital in Belgium and Dr. Dayse Távora-Vieira, Head of Audiology at the Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospital Group in Western Australia offer insights into their mapping practice and share recommendations to help single-sided deafness patients achieve long-term satisfaction and binaural hearing with their cochlear implant. This session was moderated by Dr. rer. nat, Reinhold Schatzer from the R&D Signal Processing & Fitting Department from MED-EL. This webinar was recorded on May 19, 2021, as part of the MED-EL Experts ONLINE series. ExpertsONLINE allows global experts to share research and best practices with other specialists via a series of thought-provoking and engaging online panel discussions on a wide variety of timely hearing-related topics. Don't miss the next live interactive ExpertsONLINE session, register now at https://www.medel.pro/events/eventson... MED-EL is the leading innovator in the field of hearing implants. We help others hear the joys of sound through groundbreaking technologies. MED-EL products are made at our headquarters in Austria and we are helping people overcome hearing loss in more than 100 countries. To learn more about our passion for helping people with hearing loss go to https://www.medel.com​.