Canada and Med-El research partnership

[Mary Beth]

https://hearinghealthmatters.org/hearing-technologies/2023/cochlear-implant-research-western/?fbclid=IwAR0UrRg7N3ngSjGjY_Gk6RQ55aSYi5ffV6n8t7DdiSnSzFXmqV8rY5dZuHs_aem_AdtqPs8dhP_oMxGqaQ2LMh_pTnnvbWzFTEuHIMgFaGTiqe2dfo0pBkEEE9dnn9vnz-Q
 

@NathalieM

@Ralph34

@Anthony Canada

@Gerda

@Rob Gellner

[Ralph34]

@Mary Beth

Thanks for posting this. Glad to see Western working on these programmes. CIs are great devices but not perfect so more work needs to be done..

Cheers

[Anthony Canada]

@Mary Beth thanks for the link. This is great news for the people in Ontario. It might eventually reach the rest of Canada but right now this is a Western University (which confusingly is in eastern Canada) and Med-El initiative. 

[Gerda]

Heard it on our local news ! Such an amazing story. Hope this can help many hear better.

[NathalieM]

Thanks for sharing the link @Mary Beth - I had mentioned the research by Dr. Agrawal to my audiologist at length so I was aware of this.

@Anthony Canada re: name of the university - totally understandable confusion. I was curious so I googled it:

In 2012, the university rebranded itself as "Western University" to give the school less of a regional or even national identity. "We want to be international," president Dr. Amit Chakma told The Globe and Mail.

[Anthony Canada]

@NathalieMdo you know if they approved the use of Otoplan? The last I heard Med-El was hoping for Canadian approval towards the end of this year.

[NathalieM]

@Anthony Canada to be honest, my audi wasn't familiar with platform/software so my guess is it's still in the works? I'll send another nudge to inquire to the surgeon's secretary (I don't have access directly to Dr. Parnes).

[Gerda]

17 hours ago, Gerda said:

Heard it on our local news ! Such an amazing story. Hope this can help many  ! Dr Agrawal and my Audi are excited about this  but it is still in trials.