Research, Awards, Honours & Publications
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St George’s Auditory Implant Service Team is part of three Research Trials/Studies currently:
COACH trial will assess whether a cochlear implant or hearing aids are better at improving speech understanding for adults with severe hearing loss.
BEARS (Both Ears): BEARS Package is developed to train spatial hearing skills in young people with bilateral cochlear implants. This research will help to optimise and evaluate the BEARS (virtual-reality) application package through a clinical trial.
INSPIRE Study: INSPIRE study is a Post-Market, Prospective, Multi-centre, Open-Label, Comparative, Interventional Study of Adult Cochlear Implant speech performance and clinic efficiency with Remote Care (Remote Check & Remote Assist) compared with standard of care in the first 12 months post-initial activation
Information about INSPIRE study
Awards:
St George’s Auditory Implant Team and members have been awarded Claire Campbell Outstanding Achievement Award in November 2023 for ‘Going above and beyond to support deaf children to achieve their potential’.
St George’s AIS Team – Outstanding Achievement Award Winner
Publications:
(2024) Cochlear implant referral patterns in the UK suggest a postcode lottery with inequitable access for older adults; results of a pilot audit in five Audiology sites, International Journal of Audiology, DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2023.2298751