TITLE:
Age and Hearing Implants

DURATION:

~60 minutes

SPEAKERS:

Prof. Dr. Dayse Tavora
Prof. Dr. Sandra Bellekom
Prof. Dr. Uwe Baumann
Prof. Dr. Griet Mertens

This course is comprised of four presentations by our renowned experts talking about “Age and Hearing Implants”. It also contains a panel discussion where our experts are reflecting on the importance of Quality Standards for older CI recipients and the need to raise awareness about hearing loss in older adults, illustrating the issues with some examples from their clinical practice. Prof. Dr. Dayse Tavora talks about the topic of “Cortical Auditory Responses: an objective tool for CI optimisation in different age groups”. Prof. Dr. Sandra Bellekom presents the “Adult cochlear implant trends in Australia”. Prof. Dr. Uwe Baumann looks into “Converting Unsuccessful Hearing Aid Users to Cochlear Implants”. And finally, Prof. Dr. Griet Mertens dives into the “Outcomes after CI in older adults”. The course is concluded by an insightful Q&A session.