Meet up with implant manufacturer Med-EL MED-EL, one of the world’s leading hearing implant companies, are hosting three meet-up events across the UK in 2024.
Is your hearing aid or cochlear implant part of your body or merely a piece of property? By Dr Rachael Dixon University of Birmingham The law as it stands operates on a person-thing distinction meaning law applies to either a person or a thing. Advances in medical device technology have seen persons and things become increasingly intertwined. Many people have become ‘Everyday Cyborgs’. This is a term we use in our research […]
MED-EL offers music grant to hearing implant users Hearing implant company MED-EL is offering the chance for hearing implant users to learn to play a musical instrument or to take up singing lessons. The annual music grant will provide two lucky MED-EL hearing implant users the chance to own and learn to play a musical instrument of their choice or take up singing […]
Cochlear Implant candidate information day Are you considering cochlear implantation? Would you like to learn more about Advanced Bionics and its latest innovations? Come along to their free Cochlear Implant Candidate Information Day to find out more from cochlear implant experts and AB cochlear implant recipients. Join them on: Date: Wednesday 16th May 2018 Time: 2.00pm – 6.00pm Location: Europa Hotel, […]
BAA host regional study day in the North East The British Academy is Audiology is to host its annual regional study day in the North East of England in March. It will be held at Durham County Cricket Club, Durham on Friday 17th March. The theme of the study day is ‘Advancing Audiology: Non-Routine Adult Services’ and is open to all audiology professionals. You do not need […]
Channel 4 cochlear implant documentary There is still time to watch a ground-breaking documentary about a group of cochlear implant recipients. Head over to Channel 4′ On Demand website for the compelling documentary ‘Breaking the Silence’. It charts the stories from diagnosis through to switch-on. View the documentary here: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/breaking-the-silence-live/on-demand/63119-001
