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14TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COCHLEAR IMPLANTSand Other Implantable Technologies

May 11 – 14, 2016Co-Organized by American Cochlear Implant Alliance and University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences

INVITATION TO TORONTO

Julian M. Nedzelski, MD

The ACI Alliance Board of Directors at their April 2016 retreat.

Joseph C. Chen, MD

Dear Friends:We are delighted that you have joined us at this CI International Symposium in Toronto, the first international conference that we have organized since the inception of the American Cochlear Implant Alliance. We are proud to have partnered with the esteemed Scientific Program Committee at the University of Toronto, Sunnybrook to develop this outstanding set of scientific sessions, social events, and industry offerings designed to stimulate learning and exchange with your peers from around the world. Our Program Committee have been working diligently to bring you this comprehensive program with an exceptionally strong emphasis on the scientific side of hearing restoration.ACI Alliance is a unique organization. A non-profit membership entity of clinicians from across the continuum of care, educators, and consumer advocates, our mission is to increase awareness about cochlear implants among the general population including governmental agencies involved in health care, private insurance companies, primary care physicians and others involved in healthcare. It is only through such efforts that we will improve access to this extraordinary intervention, which at present is utilized by fewer than 10 percent of the population who could benefit. We encourage you—regardless of your nationality—to join us at our annual Member Meeting in the Grand Centre/West Ballroom on Thursday at 4:30-5:30 PM. We will share information on our work to address patient access and expand availability of cochlear implantation to all who may benefit. Though our insurance mechanisms and delivery systems are different around the world, the issues of awareness and access are common concerns everywhere. A special Remembrance for Dr. John Niparko will be held.Thank you for being part of this important gathering in dynamic Toronto!Sincerely,The Board of Directors and Staff of American Cochlear Implant Alliance

Dear Colleagues and Friends. A very warm welcome to Toronto!It is an honour and a privilege for us to host the 14th International Conference on Cochlear Implants and Other Implantable Technologies. This meeting is being hosted in Canada for the first time and clearly we are delighted to be your hosts. Technology is an ever-moving phenomenon and it is our intent to provide you our guests with the latest advances as they pertain to implantable prostheses as well as outcomes and strategies used to maximize benefit. Basic science research pertaining to hearing will be highlighted in a symposium whose participants are acknowledged to be world authorities. Our keynote speakers will speak to areas especially germane.It is our intent to honour four surgeons Drs. Thomas Balkany of the USA, William Gibson of Australia, Thomas Lenarz of Germany and Henyrk Skarzynski of Poland for their tremendous contributions and leadership.We are immensely grateful to the scientific committee, the large number of abstract reviewers and all others who will help to make this meeting both informative and memorable.Finally, Toronto is a city noted as having one of the most diverse populations in the world. It is said that there are no less than twenty -two languages spoken daily in the city. The meeting site is in the center of the city with easy access to restaurants, public transit, art galleries, and museums.Julian M. Nedzelski, MD, Joseph C. Chen, MD, Vincent Y. Lin, MD, Alain Dabdoub, PhD

Vincent Y. Lin, MD Alain Dabdoub, PhD

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About the ACI AllianceThe American Cochlear Implant Alliance is a not-for-profit membership organization created with the purpose of eliminating barriers to cochlear implantation. The ACI Alliance membership spans scientists and clinicians from across the cochlear implant continuum of care including otolaryngologists, audiologists, speech pathologists, psychologists, and others in cochlear implant teams. Parents of children with cochlear implants, adult recipients, and other advocates for access to care are also active members are also active members. Our initiatives include research, advocacy and awareness.

Now and going forward, ACI Alliance organizes clinical research meetings that in the past were convened by cochlear implant clinics and hospitals. Some of these conferences are collaborative ventures, such as this international conference with the University of Toronto, while others will be convened by the Alliance alone.

Table of Contents3 About the ACI Alliance

4 Scientific Program Organizing Committee

5 ACI Alliance Board of Directors

6 General Conference Information

8 Continuing Education

9 Conference Learning Objectives

9 ACI Alliance Member Meeting Agenda

10 CI2017 Symposium

12 Conference Schedule

30 Poster Listing

39 Thank you to our Partners

39 Exhibitors

42 Hotel Layout

42 Housing & Travel Information

43 Dining Options

43 Upcoming ACI Alliance Sponsored Meetings

44 Schedule at a Glance

For Twitter updates during the conference, follow @acialliance and use the hashtag #CI2016Toronto.

Scan the QR code to download the CI2016 Mobile App!Update notifications will also be sent to attendees who have downloaded the CI2016 Mobile App.

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Scientific Program Organizing Committee SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Julian Nedzelski (Toronto, Canada) Co-ChairJoseph Chen (Toronto, Canada) Co-ChairVincent Lin (Toronto, Canada)Program: ClinicalAlain Dabdoub (Toronto, Canada)Program: ScientificLee Bartel (Toronto, Canada)Local Advisory MemberSharon Cushing (Toronto, Canada)Local Advisory MemberKaren Gordon (Toronto, Canada)Local Advisory MemberAmy Ng (Toronto, Canada)Local Advisory MemberDavid Shipp (Toronto, Canada)Local Advisory Member

NORTH AMERICAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Oliver Adunka (Columbus, USA)Manohar Bance (Halifax, Canada)Francois Bergeron (Quebec City, Canada)Craig Buchman (Saint Louis, USA)Richard Bussieres (Quebec City, Canada)Bruce Gantz (Iowa City, USA)Robert Harrision (Toronto, Canada)Jordan Hochman (Winnipeg, Canada)

Frederick Kozak (Vancouver, Canada)Charles Limb (San Francisco, USA)Richard Liu (Edmonton, Canada)John Niparko (Los Angeles, USA)Lorne Parnes (London, Canada)Harold Pillsbury (Chapel Hill, USA)J. Thomas Roland (New York, USA)Michael Ruckenstein (Philadelphia, USA)David Schramm (Ottawa, Canada)Hinrich Staecker (Kansas City, USA)

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Khaled Al-Noury (Saudi Arabia)Christoph Arnolder (Austria)Wolf Dieter Baumgartner (Austria)Robert Briggs (Australia)Ian Bruce(Canada)Andrew Dimitrijevic(United States)Han De-Min (China)Han Dong-Yi (China)Sunil N. Dutt (India)Abdulrahman Hagr (Saudi Arabia)Wu Hao (China)Ohad Hilly(Israel)Alexander Huber (Switzerland)Juichi Ito (Japan)Chong Sun Kim (South Korea)

Chen Kuang-Chao (Taiwan)Thomas Lenarz (Germany)Joachim Müller (Germany)Gerard O’Donoghue (United Kingdom)Ronen Perez (Israel)Olivier Sterkers (France)Piotr Skarzynski (Poland)Michael Tong (Hong Kong)Van de Heyning (Belgium)

ABSTRACT REVIEWERS AND SESSION MODERATORS

Sumit Agrawal (London, Canada)Douglas Backous (Seattle, USA)Matthew Bush (Lexington, USA)Matthew Carlson (Rochester, USA)Stephen Cass (Denver, USA)Becky Clem (Fort Worth, USA)Vittorio Colletti (Italy)Mathieu Cote (Quebec City, Canada)Camille Dunn (Iowa City, USA)Adrien Eshraghi (Miami, USA)David Horn (Seattle, USA)Euna Hwang (Toronto, Canada)Adrian James (Toronto, Canada)Herman Jenkins (Denver, USA)Kassandra Kaminskas (Toronto, Canada)George Kurien (Toronto, Canada)Jafri Kuthubutheen(Canada)Seema LaGree (Albuquerque, USA)

Jane Lea (Vancouver, Canada)Kenneth Lee (Dallas, TX)Daniel Lee (Boston, USA)Lieber Li(Taiwan)Megan Marsh (Oklahoma City, USA)Nancy Mellon (Washington DC, USA)Vijay Parsa(Canada)Daniel Philippon (Quebec City, Canada)Felipe Santos (Boston, USA)Kari Smilsky (Toronto, Canada)Leah Smith (Toronto, Canada)Jacob Sulkers (Winnipeg, Canada)Sally Tannenbaum (Chicago, USA)Fred Telischi (Miami, USA)Ellen Thomas (Ann Arbor, USA)Debra Tucci (Durham, USA)Trina Uwiera (Edmonton, Canada)Anita Vereb (Ann Arbor, USA)Vincent Van Rompaey(Belgium)Peter Weber (New York, USA)Susan Waltzman(United States)Brian Westerberg (Vancouver, Canada)Eric Wilkinson (Los Angeles, USA)D. Bradley Welling (Boston, USA)Nori Yamamoto(Japan)Nancy Young (Chicago, USA)HW Yuen (Singapore)Daniel Zeitler (Seattle, USA)

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ACI Alliance Board of Directors

John K. Niparko, MDFounding Co-ChairTiber Alpert Professor and ChairDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck SurgeryUniversity of Southern CaliforniaSteven R. RechPartnerVors, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP (Houston)Amy McConkey Robbins, MS LSLS Cert. AVTCommunication Consulting Services (IN)Andrew G. Shuman, MDAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck SurgeryUniversity of Michigan Health SystemHolly Teagle, AuDClinical Associate ProfessorCo-Director, The Children’s Cochlear Implant Center at UNCUniversity of North CarolinaBridget Scott-Weich, EdD NBC LSLS Cert. AVEdEducational LiaisonChildren’s Hearing Center of UCLAAdjunct Professor, California Lutheran UniversityTeresa A. Zwolan, PhD, CCC-AFounding Co-Chair and Nominations ChairProfessor, Department of OtolaryngologyDirector, Cochlear Implant ProgramUniversity of Michigan Health SystemDonna L. Sorkin, MAEx Officio Board MemberExecutive Director

OTHER STAFF:Susan Thomas, MA CCC-AProgram ManagerNaama Tsach, PhDAdult Rehabilitation Advisor

Craig A. Buchman, MD, FACSBoard ChairLindburg Professor and Chair, Division of OtolaryngologyWashington University of St. Louis School of MedicineColin Driscoll, MDVice Chair of the BoardChair, Otorhinolaryngology, Mayo Clinic (MN)Jill B. Firszt, PhDTreasurerDirector, Cochlear Implant and Hearing Loss Research LaboratoryWashington University School of MedicineBruce J. Gantz, MD, FACSCI Conferences ChairProfessor and Head, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck SurgeryUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsDavid S. Haynes, MD, FACSMembership ChairProfessor of Otolaryngology, Neurosurgery, and Hearing and Speech SciencesCochlear Implant Program DirectorVanderbilt University Medical CenterK. Todd Houston, PhD, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVTProfessor, School of Speech-Language, Pathology & AudiologyThe University of AkronJan Larky, MASecretaryStanford Ear Institute, Cochlear Implant ProgramStanford Health CareJulian Nedzelski, MDScientific Program Co-Chair, CI2016 InternationalProfessor Emeritus, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck SurgeryUniversity of Toronto / Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

ACI Alliance would like

to gratefully acknowledge the following

companies for supporting

the CI2016 International

Meeting with an Educational Grant:

Advanced Bionics

Cochlear Americas

MED-EL

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NAAMA’S BLOGMeet Naama Tsach Ph.D., author of a new ACI Alliance web resource for adult CI recipients. Bring your questions and discuss adult rehabilitation with an experienced rehabilitation therapist. Visit Naama’s booth located in the Exhibit Hall (Sheraton Hall) during the following Symposium timeframes:Thursday, May 12: Morning Break: 10:00am – 10:30amFriday, May 13: Lunch Break: 11:30am – 12:30pmFriday, May 13: Poster Session: 5:30pm – 7:00 pm

SPEAKER READY ROOM Please note that a networked presentation management system is being used for this meeting, so it is essential that all presentations are received in the Speaker Ready Room no later than 4 hours prior to the presentation. Speakers who have already submitted presentations via the advance submission website are advised to please verify the integrity of their presentations in the Speaker Ready Room. It is imperative that presentations created on a Macintosh or that contain video be reviewed. The Speaker Ready Room is also available for editing previously submitted presentations.The Speaker Ready Room is located in VIP Room on the Concourse Level of the Sheraton Toronto Centre Hotel. Wednesday, May 11: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMThursday, May 12: 7:00 AM – 5:30 PMFriday, May 13: 7:00 AM – 5:30 PMSaturday, May 14: 7:00 AM – 1:15 PM

MEALS All meals/breaks included with your registration fee will be served in the Osgoode Ballroom. Breakfast: A continental breakfast will be provided during the Sponsor Symposia on Thursday, Friday and Saturday mornings from 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM. You must pre-register with each Corporate Sponsor in order to attend. If you choose not to attend a Sponsor Symposium, breakfast will be on your own. Lunch: Boxed lunches will be provided in the Osgoode Ballroom on Thursday and Friday from 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM. Lunch will not be provided on Saturday – please see the Dining Guide in the back of this program book for a list of nearby options. If you have pre-ordered a special dietary meal, please pick up your meal ticket at the Registration Desk. Tickets for special meals should be provided to banquet staff in exchange for your box lunch. Dinner: On your own. A list of local restaurants has been provided in the back of this program book on page 43. The hotel concierge will also be able to recommend dining options. A light reception will be held in the Poster Hall on Thursday from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM and Friday from 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM.

IDENTIFICATIONPlease wear your conference identification at all times during the meeting as it will be required for admittance into conference functions. Please note that the Welcome Reception on Thursday, May 12 is a ticketed function and only open to registered attendees and guests.

STUDENT REGISTRATIONStudents should provide a copy of a valid Student ID or other verification letter. Fellows-in-Training and Residents should obtain a letter from their program director or chair verifying their educational status. Verification materials must be received by Registration Services before the conference badge can be provided.

General Conference InformationREGISTRATION LOCATION AND HOURSRegistration is located on the Lower Concourse of the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel. Registration will be open during the following hours:Wednesday, May 11: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMThursday, May 12: 7:00 AM – 5:30 PMFriday, May 13: 7:00 AM – 5:30 PMSaturday, May 14: 7:00 AM – 1:15 PM

EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS All educational sessions will be held at the Sheraton Centre Toronto. General Sessions will be held in the Grand Ballroom on the Lower Concourse level. Concurrent Sessions will be held in the following rooms:Grand Ballroom East - Lower ConcourseGrand Ballroom Centre / West - Lower ConcourseCivic Ballroom - Second FloorDominion Ballroom - Second Floor

INDUSTRY SUPPORT DISPLAYS A commercial display of scientific interest will be available during the meeting, providing attendees with an opportunity to view products and services from various corporations. We invite you to visit our exhibitors in the Sheraton Hall during the following hours: Thursday, May 12: 8:30 AM – 7:00 PMFriday, May 13: 8:30 AM – 6:00 PMSaturday, May 14: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AMRefreshments will be served in Osgoode Hall, adjacent to the Industry Support Displays.

SATELLITE SYMPOSIA The following Corporate Satellite Symposia are organized separately by each individual sponsor. The commercially supported symposia are independent of the scientific program of the 14th International Conference on Cochlear Implants and are not accredited for CME.

SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM - COCHLEARTransforming the Treatment of Hearing Loss Grand BallroomThursday, May 12: 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM – MED-ELBeyond Speech Understanding Grand BallroomFriday, May 13: 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM – ADVANCED BIONICSAdvanced Bionics Symposium on Bimodal HearingGrand BallroomSaturday, May 14: 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

POSTER PRESENTATIONSPoster presentations will be held in the Osgoode Ballroom and Foyer. There will be two groups of poster presentations which will follow the schedule below. Please see page 30 for the complete poster listing.

GROUP A - Posters on display on Thursday, May 12Poster Session A: Thursday, May 12 from 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

GROUP B - Posters on display on Friday, May 13Poster Session B: Friday, May 13 from 5:30 PM – 7:00 PMJoin ACI Alliance Members, colleagues, and friends for light refreshments in the Poster Hall on Thursday from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM and Friday from 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM.

CERTIFICATES OF ATTENDANCE Certificates of Attendance are available at the Continuing Education desk.

CELL PHONES AND TAPING As a courtesy to your colleagues, please silence cell phones while in the scientific sessions. No audio or videotaping is permitted in the scientific sessions, instructional courses, or exhibit areas.

ANNOUNCEMENTSWe are pleased to offer attendees the opportunity to post announcements on the designated poster board located in the registration area.

Follow @acialliance on Twitter for updates and information about #CI2016Toronto.

CONFERENCE MOBILE APPStay up to date with everything happening at the CI2016 meeting by downloading the CI2016 Mobile App! Downloading the app is easy! Search the Apple Store or Google play for “CI2016” or scan the QR code at left.

WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESSWe are pleased to offer complimentary wireless internet for conference attendees in the session rooms. To access the wireless, follow the instructions below.• Start your internet browser before using any other

applications (i.e. email or VPN). • You will be automatically directed to the Sheraton

Centre Toronto’s portal site. • Connect to the “SHERATON MEETINGS” SSID network.• Enter the following: CI2016

LOST AND FOUND Lost and found is located at the Registration Desk. After the meeting, any unclaimed items will be turned in to hotel security.

EMERGENCY INFORMATIONIn case of an emergency, please locate a house phone and dial 4977 to be directly connected to security. If the hotel receives an emergency phone call for an attendee or exhibitor, the hotel will direct the call to the attendee’s guest room. If the attendee is not located in his or her guest room, the hotel will contact the headquarters office, and a message will be posted on the message board. The hotel will also inform the Hotel contact and ACS Conference Management.

BUSINESS CENTERThe Business Center is located on the lobby level of the hotel.

SHIPPING AND PACKAGESAll shipments received and shipped by the hotel will incur a standard per-piece handling charge based on weight.

HOURS OF OPERATION: Weekdays: 7:00 AM to 6:00 PMWeekends: 8:00 AM to 2:00 PMThe self-service print area is accessible 24x7. Contact: In-house extension: 4651, Direct: 647-255-1856

CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT Association Management Services c/o American College of Surgeons 633 N. Saint Clair St. Chicago, IL 60611-3211 Representatives from ACS will be present at the conference and will be wearing recognizable identification. Please feel free to approach them at any time with questions, comments, concerns, or if you require additional assistance of any kind.

CONTINUING EDUCATION INFORMATIONIf you wish to receive Continuing Education credits for CI2016 educational sessions, please visit the CE/registration desk. Conference staff will have the necessary paperwork for you to complete in order to obtain continuing education credits. Please return your completed forms at the end of the conference. Credits will not be processed without the completed paperwork. To obtain credit for sessions attended, please be sure and record the CE Code that is presented at the end of the session. A Certificate of Attendance will be emailed to you by June 30, 2016. Your certificate will confirm your CE Credits for the professional association(s) that you indicated, if allowed by the organization you are seeking CEs from. Please note each association’s guidelines for acceptance of conference credit hours may differ, and you should consult the appropriate professional association for CE verification. If you have any questions, please contact Susan Thomas at sthomas@acialliance.org. The Continuing Education desk is located in the registration area on the Lower Concourse level. The hours of operation are as follows:Wednesday, May 11: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PMThursday, May 12: 7:00 AM – 5:30 PMFriday, May 13: 7:00 AM – 5:30 PMSaturday, May 14: 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM

DISCLAIMER Attendees voluntarily assume all risks involved in travel to and from CI2016 and in attendance of and participation in the program. ACI Alliance and ACS Association Management Services shall not be liable for any loss, injury, or damage to person or property resulting directly or indirectly from any acts of God, acts of government or other authorities, civil disturbances, acts of terrorism, riots, thefts, or from any other similar causes.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGSSpecial thanks to Otology & Neurotology for the journal’s important contribution to the 14th International Conference on Cochlear Implants and the American Cochlear Implant Alliance. Otology & Neurotology will develop and offer Conference Proceedings in electronic (open access) format.

COMMUNICATION ACCESSThe entire conference will be accessible for individuals with hearing loss. Every session will offer real-time captioning by experienced CART reporters who have worked with our CI conference in the past. In addition to live captioning in the meeting rooms, you may also access full screen captioning via the CapApp! To access CapApp, download the CI2016 Mobile App on your device and select the session you are attending. Click the ‘CapApp’ button within that session, and you will then see the full running captioning for that session on your device. You may also select from a number of other languages to receive a streaming translation of the captioned content.

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CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS FOR AAA MEMBERS

ACI Alliance is approved by the American Academy of Audiology to offer Academy CEUs for this activity. Academy CEUs are pending approval. Academy approval of this continuing education activity does not imply

endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures. Any views that are presented are those of the presenter/CE Provider and not necessarily of the American Academy of Audiology. Participants seeking AAA continuing education credits are required to submit their membership number at the time of registration.

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS FOR ASHA MEMBERS

This course is offered for up to 1.95 ASHA CEUs (Advanced Level, Professional Area). Participants seeking ASHA continuing education credits are required to submit their ASHA Account number at the time of registration.

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS FOR AG BELL

This program has been approved by the AG Bell Academy of Listening and Spoken Language to offer up to 19.5 LSLS CEUs.Please complete your Academy CEU Request Form and bring it to the CE desk to be signed prior to leaving the conference. Participants seeking AG Academy LSLS credit are required to submit their LSLS Identification number at the time of registration.

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION CREDIT INFORMATION

AccreditationThis activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the American College of Surgeons and the American Cochlear Implant Alliance. The American College of Surgeons is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™The American College of Surgeons designates this live activity for a maximum of 16.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Continuing Education

DISCLOSURE INFORMATIONIn compliance with the ACCME Accreditation Criteria, the American College of Surgeons, as the accredited provider of this activity, must ensure that anyone in a position to control the content of the educational activity has disclosed all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. All reported conflicts are managed by a designated official to ensure a bias-free presentation. Please see the insert to this program for the complete disclosure list.

Conference Learning Objectives• Identify the benefit of cochlear implantation (CI) and active bone conduction (BC)

devices for single-sided deafness (SSD);• Discuss the challenges/limitations of late sequential bilateral CI in children;• Evaluate the role and limitations of Auditory Brainstem Implantation (ABI) in children;• Explain how music perception and enjoyment can be achieved following CI;• Create and design an adult auditory rehabilitation program;• Assess the role of robotic surgery in the surgical practice of implantation;• Assess the current status of how molecular biology converges with hearing recovery

and CI technology;• Discuss the role of CI on the elderly and its impact on cognitive decline.

CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION

The course objective is to provide an overview of current thinking on rehabilitation of adults and children with cochlear implantation including special issues such as single-sided deafness, auditory brainstem implants, cognitive benefits for older adults, music appreciation, and therapy. Plenary speakers as well as submitted podium and poster presentations will also address the basic science of hearing. Challenges and outcomes related to hearing restoration following implantation of other auditory prostheses will also be shared.

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ACI Alliance Member Meeting AgendaADVANCING ACCESS TO COCHLEAR IMPLANTATIONDate and Time: Thursday, May 12 / 4:35-5:30 PMLocation: Grand Centre/WestOpen to All Conference Attendees

Moderator: Craig Buchman MD, Chair of ACI Alliance• Welcome• Introduction of Board MembersTerry Zwolan PhD, Nominations Chair• Nominations Committee: Terry Zwolan, John Niparko, Camille Dunn, Bridget

Scott-Weich, Stephanie Moody Antonio• Vote on Board of Directors (Voting by Members only)• Recognition of Board Members who have completed their serviceDonna Sorkin MA, Executive Director of ACI Alliance• Celebrating Our Accomplishments• Summer Advocacy Opportunity: ACI Alliance on the Hill—At HomeNikolas Blevins MD (Stanford University) and Charles Limb MD (University of California San Francisco), Scientific Program Chairs for CI2017 Pediatric / San Francisco • Plans for the 15th Symposium on Cochlear Implants in Children / July 26 – 29,

2017A Remembrance of John K. Niparko MD, ACI Alliance Co-Founding Chair

NEW BOARD MEMBERS Daniel Choo MD 2016-2018 TermMeredith Holcomb AuD 2016-2018 Term

RETURNING BOARD MEMBERSCraig Buchman MD 2016-2017 TermJill Firszt PhD 2016-2018 TermSteve Rech JD 2016-2018 TermJan Larkey MA 2016-2017 TermThe Membership will also be asked to vote on the election of Colin Driscoll MD for a two-year term as Chair of the Board of Directors.Returning Board Members whose term ends in 2017 include Bruce Gantz MD, David Haynes MD, Amy McConkey Robbins MS LSLS Cert. AVT, Andrew Shuman MD, Holly Teagle AuD, and non-voting board member Julian Nedzelski MD.

Scan the QR code to review a listing of ACI Alliance 2015 Accomplishments!

A Remembrance of John K. Niparko MD, ACI Alliance Co-Founding Chair

An important advocacy initiative to reach out to Members of Congress while they are in their home districts this summer will be introduced at the Member Meeting. Don’t miss this opportunity to expand

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15TH Symposium on Cochlear Implants in Children

CI2017SAN FRANCISCO

Famous for the Golden Gate Bridge, Cable Cars, Spectacular Views, and Dungeness Crab!

Abstract Submissions for Podium and Poster Presentations to open around October 1, 2016 Organizers:

American Cochlear Implant AllianceStanford University School of Medicine and

University of California San Francisco

Educational Course Directors: Nikolas Blevins, MD

Charles Limb, MDLocation: Hilton San Francisco Union SquareSan Francisco, California

www.ACIAlliance.org @aciallliance

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information• Sync the app across all of your devices with Multi-Device Sync• Receive important real-time communications from the ACI Alliance• Access the CapApp to view real time captioned content for any

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The Cochlear Implant Program at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center at the University of TorontoThe Cochlear Implant Program at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center at the University of Toronto is a comprehensive surgical and clinical service for adults. This program initiated in the early 1980’s was the first in Canada to implant multichannel devices in early 1984. Currently the program offers the combined expertise of neurotologists, dedicated cochlear implant audiologists, adult aural rehabilitationist all

exclusively dedicated to optimizing hearing outcomes for adult patients. We provide ongoing clinical support for individuals who are graduates of the pediatric cochlear implant program at the Hospital For Sick Children in Toronto. In addition to the clinical service provided there are basic and applied science initiatives all staffed by highly regarded individuals. We have and continue to participate in clinical trials sponsored by all of the current manufacturers whose devices are available in North America.

The Sonja N Koerner Hearing Regenerative Laboratory established in 2010 houses our basic science initiative. We of course thank and acknowledge our many other donors for their continued support.Our support staff are all dedicated to the provision of exemplary care.As a fully affiliated hospital of the University of Toronto we help to ensure that medical students, residents in training , research and clinical Fellows are cognizant of the benefits as well as limitations of cochlear implants and other auditory prostheses.

Thursday, May 12, 2016TIME CODE TITLE PRESENTER COUNTRY ROOM LOCATION7:30 AM - 8:30 AM IND01 Industry Satellite Symposium (see p6 for details) Grand East/Centre/

West8:30 AM - 9:00 AM OPEN01 Opening Ceremonies & Citations Grand East/Centre/

West9:00 AM - 9:30 AM KEY01 Keynote: The Sound of a Cochlear Implant:

Insights from Studies of Patients with Single Sided Deafness

Michael Dorman, PhD United States Grand East/Centre/West

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM KEY02 Keynote: Music for Deaf Ears: Cochlear Implant Mediated Perception of Music

Charles Limb, MD United States Grand East/Centre/West

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM COF01 Coffee Break Sheraton/Osgoode10:30 AM - 11:30 AM S01 New Technology 1

Moderators: Vittorio Colletti, Prof. (Italy); Juichi Ito, Dr. (Japan)Grand East

10:30 AM - 10:37 AM A New Transcutaneous Bone Conducting Hearing Implant: The First French Multicenter Experience

Jeremoe Nevoux, MD, PhD

France

10:37 AM - 10:44 AM The Hannover Coupler: Round Window Stimulation with the Floating Mass Transducer at Static Preloads

Mathias Müller, Diplom Physiker

Germany

10:44 AM - 10:51 AM A First Time in Human Investigation of a Combination Device Delivering a Targeted Drug Therapy to Cochlear Implant Recipients

Robert Briggs, MBBS, FRACS

Australia

10:51 AM - 10:58 AM A Novel Intracochlear Acoustic Receiver for Totally Implantable Cochlear Implants

Alexander Huber, MD Switzerland

10:58 AM - 11:05 AM Addition of a Wireless Contralateral Routing of Signals Microphone in Unilateral Cochlear Implant Users

George Kurien, MD, FRCSC

Canada

11:05 AM - 11:12 AM Use of a Novel Pedestaled Cochlear Implant Design is an Efficient Strategy for Implant Retention in Pediatric Patients

Sharon Cushing, MD, MSc, FRCSC

Canada

11:12 AM - 11:19 AM Development of Implantable Artificial Auditory Epithelium Juichi Ito, MD, PhD Japan11:19 AM - 11:30 AM Q&A10:30 AM - 11:30 AM P01 Panel: Single Sided Deafness Grand Centre/West

Moderator: Paul Van de Heyning, MD (Belgium)Panelists: Bruce Gantz, MD (United States), Susan Arndt, Prof. Dr. Med. (Germany), Gunesh Rajan, MD, DM (Australia), Mathieu Marx, Dr. (France)

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM S02 Audiology 1: Speech Coding/ProcessingModerators: Susan Waltzman, PhD (United States); Karen Gordon, PhD, CCC-A, Reg. CASLPO (Canada)

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10:30 AM - 10:37 AM Evaluation of Fine Structure Coding Strategies in Cochlear Implants

Douglas Sladen, PhD United States

10:37 AM - 10:44 AM The First Take-Home Trial to Compare Speech Understanding with FFT-Based and Filter Bank-Based Speech Coding Strategies

Monique De Jong, MD Netherlands

10:44 AM - 10:51 AM What Do You Mean? The Coding and Perception of Voice Fundamental Frequency

Chris James, PhD France

10:51 AM - 10:58 AM Communication Mode and Attention to Speech After Cochlear Implantation

Derek Houston, PhD United States

10:58 AM - 11:05 AM Long Term Data on a Commercially Available Electro-Acoustic Cochlear Implant

Kristen Lewis, AuD United States

11:05 AM - 11:12 AM Investigating Listening Effort in Adults CI Recipients Using Nucleus 6 SmartSound iQ SSiQ

Catherine Morgan, Masters in Audiology

Australia

11:12 AM - 11:19 AM Toward a Better Understanding of the Electrical Anatomy of the Human Cochlea: Effects of Stimulation Mode

Edward Overstreet, PhD France

11:19 AM - 11:30 AM Q&A

Conference Schedule

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TIME CODE TITLE PRESENTER COUNTRY ROOM LOCATION10:30 AM - 11:30 AM S03 Hearing Preservation

Moderators: Thomas Lenarz, Prof. Dr. Med. (Germany); Lorne Parnes, MD (Canada)Dominion

10:30 AM - 10:37 AM Predictive Factors for Hearing Preservation in Cochlear Implant Surgery

George Wanna, MD, FACS United States

10:37 AM - 10:44 AM Temporal Intracochlear Pressure Changes During Electrode Insertion

Philipp Mittmann, MD Germany

10:44 AM - 10:51 AM Intraoperative Monitoring of Hearing Directly from Intracochlear Electrodes During CI Surgery to Improve Hearing Preservation

Stephen O’Leary, MBBS, BMed Sc, PhD, FRACS

Australia

10:51 AM - 10:58 AM Comparison of Electrodes with Different Lengths Thomas Lenarz, Prof. Dr. Med.

Germany

10:58 AM - 11:05 AM Changes in Intracochlear Sound Pressure with Cochlear Implant Electrode Manipulation

Renee Banakis Hartl, MD, AuD

United States

11:05 AM - 11:12 AM The Role of Preoperative Steroids in Hearing Preservation Cochlear Implantation - 1 Year Results of a Randomised Controlled Trial

Jafri Kuthubutheen, MBBS (Hons), FRACS

Canada

11:12 AM - 11:19 AM Experience of an Electrode Array Designed for Malformed Cochleae in Pediatric Cochlear Implantation

Henrik Smeds, MD Sweden

11:19 AM - 11:30 AM Q&A11:30 AM - 12:30 PM LUN01 Lunch with Exhibitors Sheraton/Osgoode12:30 PM - 1:30 PM S04 Pediatrics 1

Moderators: Nancy Young, MD (United States); Adrian James, MD (Canada)Grand East

12:30 PM - 12:37 PM Electric-Acoustic Hearing in Pediatric Cochlear Implant Recipients

Lisa Park, AuD United States

12:37 PM - 12:44 PM Challenges in Cochlear Implant Assessment and Candidacy for Children with Partial Hearing

Marette Ambler, MSc United Kingdom

12:44 PM - 12:51 PM Bimodal Hearing - Unilateral Cochlear Implantation in Children with a Potentially Useable Contralateral Ear

Iain Bruce, FRCS (ORL-HNS), MD

United Kingdom

12:51 PM - 12:58 PM Pediatric Bimodal Users: Who Are They? Melissa Polonenko, MClSc, BMSc, Reg.CASLPO, AUD(C)

Canada

12:58 PM - 1:05 PM Bimodal Devices on Children: A Survey of Clinician Fitting Practices in North America

Dave Gordey, PhD Candidate

Canada

1:05 PM - 1:12 PM Academic Outcomes for Early-Implanted Mid-Elementary School Children with Unilateral and Bilateral Cochlear Implants

Julia Sarant, PhD, Medicine

Australia

1:12 PM - 1:19 PM Factors Influencing Sound Source Localisation Accuracy in Children Receiving Simultaneous or Sequential Bilateral Cochlear Implants

Christopher Raine, ChM, FRCS

United Kingdom

1:19 PM - 1:30 PM Q&A12:30 PM - 2:30 PM P02 Panel: Musicality Grand Centre/West

Moderators: Lee Bartel, PhD (Canada), Charles Limb, MD (United States)Panelists: Sandra Trehub, PhD (Canada), Michael Thaut, PhD (United States), Christina Runge, PhD (United States)

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM S05 Surgical / Medical / New Indications 1Moderators: Harold Pillsbury, MD (United States); Joseph Chen, MD (Canada)

Civic

12:30 PM - 12:37 PM Cochlear Implantation: Surgical Competency Assessment

Thomas Balkany, MD United States

12:37 PM - 12:44 PM Outcomes of Cochlear Implantation for Patients with Postlingual Deafness: A Retrospective Analysis of Contributing Factors

Kyle McMullen, MD United States

12:44 PM - 12:51 PM Development of Methods for the Detection of Biofilms on Explanted Medical Devices

Cynthia Whitchurch, PhD Australia

12:51 PM - 12:58 PM Benefits of Cochlear Implantation for Single-Sided Deafness on Audiological Measures, Localization, and Speech Understanding: Preliminary Data from the FDA Trial

Suzannah Hagan, Doctor of Audiology

United States

12:58 PM - 1:05 PM Prevention of Trauma-Induced Cochlear Fibrosis using Intracochlear Application of Anti-Inflammatory and Antiproliferative Drugs

Frederic Venail, MD, PhD France

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TIME CODE TITLE PRESENTER COUNTRY ROOM LOCATION1:05 PM - 1:12 PM Cochlear Implantation in Cases of Single-Sided

Deafness: Localization AbilitiesHarold Pillsbury, MD United States

1:12 PM - 1:19 PM Ipsilateral Cochlear Implantation in Patients with Sporadic Vestibular Schwannoma in the Only or Best Hearing Ear and in Patients with NF2

Luis Lassaletta, MD Spain

1:19 PM - 1:30 PM Q&A12:30 PM - 1:30 PM S06 Basic Research 1

Moderators: Oliver Adunka, MD (United States); Vincent Lin, MD (Canada)Dominion

12:44 PM - 12:51 PM NANOCI - Nanotechnologically Modified CI Electrode Arrays with Gapless Interface to Auditory Neurons

Pascal Senn, PD, Dr. med. Switzerland

12:37 PM - 12:44 PM Artifacts Induced by Bone Conduction and Cochlear Implants: How to Reduce Their Impact on MRI-Scan Procedures?

Arnaud Deveze, MD, PhD France

12:30 PM - 12:37 PM Investigating the Electro-Neural Interface: The Effects of Electrode Position and Age on Neural Responses

Christopher Long, PhD United States

12:51 PM - 12:58 PM The Relationship Between Electrophysiologic Measures of Cochlear Health and Speech Recognition in Cochlear Implant Users

Kara Schvartz-Leyzac, AuD, PhD

United States

12:58 PM - 1:05 PM Subthreshold Adaptation to Pulse Train Stimulation in Model Auditory Nerve Fibers May be a Marker for Site of Action Potential Initiation

Jason Boulet, MSc Canada

1:05 PM - 1:12 PM Electrical Stimulation Causes Injuries to Synapses and Neurites of Spiral Ganglion Neurons Through Activation of Voltage-Dependent Calcium Channels

Shufeng Li, MD China

1:12 PM - 1:19 PM Longitudinal Measurement of Cortical Activation in Cochlear Implant Users: A Predictor of Variable Speech Outcomes?

Doug Hartley, MBBS, DPhil, FRCS (ORL-HNS)

United Kingdom

1:19 PM - 1:30 PM Q&A1:30 PM - 2:30 PM S07 Pediatrics 2

Moderators: Sharon Cushing, MD (Canada); Peter Weber, MD (United States)Grand East

1:30 PM - 1:37 PM Hearing with Two Ears: Evidence for Cortical Binaural Interactions During Auditory Processing in Children Using Bilateral Hearing Aids and in Those Using a Hearing Aid and a Cochlear Implant

Yael Henkin, PhD Israel

1:37 PM - 1:44 PM Evaluation and Outcome Measures for Cochlear Implantation for Children with Unilateral Hearing Loss

Yetta Abrahams, BA, BHlthSc, MClinAud, MAudSA (CCP)

Australia

1:44 PM - 1:51 PM Music Training Improves Perception of Emotion and Music in Children Using Bilateral Cochlear Implants or Bimodal Devices

Melissa Polonenko, MClSc, BMSc, Reg.CASLPO, AUD(C)

Canada

1:51 PM - 1:58 PM Using Microphone Technology to Improve Speech Perception in Noise and at a Distance in Children and Adolescents with Cochlear Implants

Patti Johnstone, PhD United States

1:58 PM - 2:05 PM Development of School-Age and Parent-Proxy Health-Related Quality of Life Instruments for Children with Cochlear Implants

Michael Hoffman, MS United States

2:05 PM - 2:12 PM Cochlear Implantation in CHARGE Syndrome: Imaging, Surgical Aspects, Language Development and Quality of Life

Emmanuel Mylanus, MD, PhD, Prof.

Netherlands

2:12 PM - 2:19 PM The Family Environment and Cochlear Implanted Children

Violeta Necula, MD, PhD Romania

2:10 PM - 2:30 PM Q&A1:30 PM - 2:30 PM S08 Surgical / Medical / New Indications 2

Moderators: Paul Van de Heyning, Prof. Dr. (Belgium); Douglas Backous, MD (United States)Civic

1:30 PM - 1:37 PM Comparison of Cochlear Implants and a Transcutaneous Bone-Conduction Hearing Implant in Single-Sided Deafness

Clemens Honeder, MD Austria

1:37 PM - 1:44 PM Hearing Rehabilitation by Cochlear Implant in Fluctuating Hearing Loss

Francesca Russo, MD France

1:44 PM - 1:51 PM Hearing Preservation Outcomes in Cochlear Implantation for Congenital Inner Ear Malformations

Gunesh Rajan, MD, DM Australia

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TIME CODE TITLE PRESENTER COUNTRY ROOM LOCATION1:51 PM - 1:58 PM Hybrid Cochlear Implantation Long-Term Outcomes:

Insights into the FutureBruce Gantz, MD United States

1:58 PM - 2:05 PM Cochlear Implantation of the “Poorer” or the “Better” Ear in the Elderly Population: Does it Matter?

Luis Lassaletta, MD Spain

2:05 PM - 2:12 PM Single Sided Deafness - Hearing Results and Tinnitus Matthias Tisch, MD, PhD Germany2:12 PM - 2:19 PM Cochlear Implantation as a Long-Term Treatment for

Ipsilateral Incapacitating Tinnitus in Subjects with Unilateral Hearing Loss up to 10 Years

Paul Van de Heyning, MD Belgium

2:10 PM - 2:30 PM Q&A1:30 PM - 2:30 PM S09 Basic Research 2

Moderators: Robert Harrison, BSc (Hons), PhD, DSc (Canada); Hinrich Staecker, MD, PhD (United States)

Dominion

1:30 PM - 1:37 PM Longitudinal Assessment of Spectral Ripple Discrimination and Speech Perception Evolution in Cochlear Implant Users: An Electrophysiological and Psychoacoustic Exploration

Alejandro Lopez Valdes, MSc

Ireland

1:37 PM - 1:44 PM A Rodent Model of Multi-Channel Cochlear Implant Use Julia King, BS, BA United States1:44 PM - 1:51 PM Dexamethasone-Eluting Cochlear Implants Protect

Residual Hearing of Implanted Ear Exposed to Noise Trauma

Adrien Eshraghi, MD, MSc, FACS

United States

1:51 PM - 1:58 PM A Mouse Model of Hybrid Cochlear Implantation for Electro-Acoustic Stimulation

Alexander Claussen, MD United States

1:58 PM - 2:05 PM Non-Invasive Opsin Delivery to the Cochlear Nucleus for Optogenetic Stimulation of Auditory Pathways

Sumi Sinha, BS United States

2:05 PM - 2:12 PM Layer-Specific Effects of Congenital Deafness in Primary and Secondary Auditory Cortex

Andrej Kral, MD, PhD Germany

2:12 PM - 2:19 PM Magnetic Targeting of Stem Cell Thereapy to the Inner Ear Trung Le, MD Canada2:10 PM - 2:30 PM Q&A2:30 PM - 3:00 PM COF02 Coffee Break Sheraton/Osgoode3:00 PM - 3:45 PM S10 Musicality

Moderators: Charles Limb, MD (United States); Nancy Mellon, MS Developmental Psychology (United States)

Grand East

3:00 PM - 3:07 PM Influencing Factors of Music Pitch and Melody Perception in Cochlear Implant Adults Factors of Music Pitch and Melody Perception in Cochlear Implant Adults

Bo Liu, MD China

3:07 PM - 3:14 PM The Effects of Musical Rehabilitation in Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients on Music Perception, Music Enjoyment, and Speech Perception

Leah Smith, MSc Canada

3:14 PM - 3:21 PM Music Training or Focused Music Listening for Cochlear Implant Recipients?

Valerie Looi, PhD Australia

3:21 PM - 3:28 PM Effects of Music Therapy for Adult Cochlear Implant Users on the Perception of Music, Prosody in Speech, Subjective Self-Concept and Psychophysiological Arousal

Elisabeth Hutter, MSc Germany

3:28 PM - 3:35 PM Musical Perception in Cochlear Implantees Evaluated from an Emotional Perspective: Effect of Two Coding Strategies

Alexis Bozorg-Grayeli, MD, PhD

France

3:35 PM - 3:45 PM Q&A3:00 PM - 4:30 PM P03 Panel: Bilateral Cochlear Implantation in Children: “Simultaneous or Sequential Procedures?” Grand Centre/West

Moderators: Karen Gordon, PhD (Canada), Andrej Kral, MD, PhD (Germany)Panelists: Rainer Beck, Dr. (Germany), Gunesh Rajan, MD, DM (Australia), James Ramsden, BA BM BCh FRCS PhD (United Kingdom), Sharon Cushing, MD, MSc, FRCSC (Canada)

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM S11 Bone Conduction 1: Single Sided DeafnessModerators: Gerard O’Donoghue, MD (United Kingdom); Ronen Perez, MD (Israel)

Civic

3:00 PM - 3:07 PM England’s Early Experience with Cochlear Carina: A Fully Implantable Middle Ear Implant System

Vanaja Sivapathasingam, FRACS

United Kingdom

3:07 PM - 3:14 PM Results of Bonebridge Implantation in Adult Patients - A Retrospective Study

Tobias Rader, Dr. Germany

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TIME CODE TITLE PRESENTER COUNTRY ROOM LOCATION3:14 PM - 3:21 PM Retrospective Analysis of Alternative Coupling

Modalities of the Active Middle Ear Implant Vibrant Soundbridge

Susan Busch, Dr. rer. agr. Germany

3:21 PM - 3:28 PM Comparison of Audiological Results in Patients with Single-Sided Deafness Treated with Cochlear Implant Versus Bone Bridge

Thomas Keintzel, Dr. med. Austria

3:28 PM - 3:35 PM Outcomes of Single Side Deafness Cochlear Implantation

Artur Lorens, Prof. Poland

3:35 PM - 3:45 PM Q&A3:00 PM - 4:30 PM SYM01 Symposium: Cochlear Implants Meet Regenerative Biology

Moderator: Alain Dabdoub, PhD (Canada) Dominion

3:00 PM - 3:18 PM Cochlear neuropathy in noise-induced and age-related hearing loss: regenerating synaptic connections with neurotrophins

M. Charles Liberman, PhD United States

3:18 PM - 3:36 PM Improved hearing through spiral ganglion regeneration using cochlear implant-based neurotrophin gene delivery

Gary Housley, PhD Australia

3:36 PM - 3:54 PM Optogenetic stimulation of the auditory nerve for research and future optical cochlear implants

Tobias Moser, MD Germany

3:54 PM - 4:12 PM Developing models to study cochlear implantation in conjunction with stem cells: a regenerative strategy

Marcelo Rivolta, PhD United Kingdon

4:12 PM - 4:30 PM Regenerating auditory neurons using gene therapy to directly reprogram resident glial cells

Alain Dabdoub, PhD Canada

3:45 PM - 4:30 PM S12 Audiology 2: Bimodal / BinauralModerators: Alexander Huber, Prof. (Switzerland); Daniel Lee, MD (United States)

Grand East

3:45 PM - 3:52 PM Benefit of Advanced Directional Microphones for Bilateral Cochlear Implant Users

Andreas Buechner, PhD Germany

3:52 PM - 3:59 PM Comparison of Interaural Electrode Pairing Methods for Bilateral Cochlear Implants

Mathias Dietz, Dr. rer. nat. Canada

3:59 PM - 4:06 PM Bilateral Maps Can Improve Bilateral Cochlear Implant Patients’ Spectral Resolution

Justin Aronoff, PhD United States

4:06 PM - 4:13 PM Long-Term Evaluation of Cochlear Implantation in Subjects with Acquired Unilateral Hearing Loss up to 10 Years: Focus on Binaural Auditory Outcomes

Griet Mertens, PhD Belgium

4:13 PM - 4:20 PM Overcoming Head-Shadow for Ispilaterally Located Signals with Binaural Voice Streaming in Cochlear Implants

Smita Agrawal, PhD United States

4:20 PM - 4:30 PM Q&A3:45 PM - 4:30 PM S13 Bone Conduction 2 / Single Sided Deafness

Moderators: D. Bradley Welling, MD, PhD (United States); Olivier Sterkers, Prof. (France)Civic

3:45 PM - 3:52 PM Outcomes and Tinnitus Treatment with Cochlear Implants in Single-Sided Deafness Patients

Christine Poncet-Wallet, MD, PhD

France

3:52 PM - 3:59 PM Cochlear Implantation for Adults with Single-Sided Deafness: Feasibility Study Results

Jill Firszt, PhD United States

3:59 PM - 4:06 PM 20 Years of Vibrant Soundbridge: Long-Term Outcomes Michael Urban, Dr., MBA Austria4:06 PM - 4:13 PM Cochlear Implantation in Patients with Single-Sided

Deafness of Short DurationKari Smilsky, M.Cl.Sc. Canada

4:13 PM - 4:20 PM Hearing Preservation in Otosclerosis: Codacs Versus CI Nicolas Verhaert, MD, PhD Belgium4:20 PM - 4:30 PM Q&A4:30 PM - 5:30 PM ACIA01 American Cochlear Implant Alliance: Member

Meeting and John Niparko Remembrance Grand Centre/West

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM POS01 Welcome Reception and Poster Session A Sheraton/Osgoode

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Friday, May 13, 2016TIME CODE TITLE PRESENTER COUNTRY ROOM LOCATION7:30 AM - 8:30 AM IND02 Industry Satellite Symposium (see p6 for details) Grand East/Centre/

West8:30 AM - 9:00 AM KEY03 Keynote: Auditory Cortex Plasticity Following

Deafness and Cochlear Implantation Steve Lomber, PhD Canada Grand East/Centre/

West9:00 AM - 9:30 AM COF03 Coffee Break Sheraton / Osgoode9:30 AM - 10:30 AM P04 Panel: Active and Passive Bone Conduction

Strategies on Implantable DevicesGrand East

Moderator: Alexander Huber, MD (Switzerland)Panelists: Stefan Stenfelt, PhD (Sweden), Manohar Bance, BSc, MB, ChB, MSc (Canada), Wolf Dieter Baumgartner, Prof. Dr. Med. (Austria), Ad Snik, PhD (Netherlands)

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM S14 Pediatrics 3Moderators: Daniel Zeitler, MD (United States); Nancy Young, MD (United States)

Grand Centre/West

9:30 AM - 9:37 AM A Longitudinal Study of Language Outcomes for Early Implanted Children with Bilateral Versus Unilateral Cochlear Implants

Julia Sarant, PhD, Medicine

Australia

9:37 AM - 9:44 AM Longitudinal Outcomes of Children who Received a Cochlear Implant Before 3 Years of Age: Speech, Language, Psychosocial Abilities

Teresa Ching, PhD Australia

9:44 AM - 9:51 AM Addressing ‘Type’ and ‘Dose’ of Early Intervention Provided to Children Using Cochlear Implants: How Much is Enough?

Sandra Letteri, Bachelor of Speech Pathology

Australia

9:51 AM - 9:58 AM Social and Educational Careers of Children with Severe to Profound Hearing Loss After Rehabilitation by Cochlear Implants Versus Hearing Aids in a Specialized Education Center: A Longitudinal Study

Alexis Bozorg-Grayeli, MD, PhD

France

9:58 AM - 10:05 AM Speech Perception, Production and Language Outcomes for Children Who Receive Cochlear Implants Under 12 Months: A Multi-Centre Study

Shani Dettman, PhD Australia

10:05 AM - 10:12 AM Early Auditory and Communication Mode Predictors of Speech Production Intelligibility in Children with Cochlear Implant

Andrea Warner-Czyz, PhD United States

10:12 AM - 10:19 AM The Vocal Characteristic of Prelingually Deaf Children after Cochlear Implantation

Yajing Wang, PhD China

10:19 AM - 10:30 AM Q&A9:30 AM - 10:30 AM S15 Rehabilitation 1

Moderators: Camille Dunn, PhD (United States); Francois Bergeron, PhD (Canada)Civic

9:30 AM - 9:37 AM Assessing Quality of Life and Listening Effort in Patients who have Normal Hearing in One Ear and a Cochlear Implant in the Contralateral Ear

Camille Dunn, PhD United States

9:37 AM - 9:44 AM Self-Esteem, Emotional Autonomy and Loneliness in Adolescents with Cochlear Implants

Letizia Guerzoni, PhD Italy

9:44 AM - 9:51 AM Functional Results and Subjective Benefit of Bonebridge in Patients with Single-Sided Deafness

Adrian Dalbert, MD Switzerland

9:51 AM - 9:58 AM Data Logging as Measure of Early Auditory and Linguistic Outcomes

Alessandra Murri, MD Italy

9:58 AM - 10:05 AM Longitudinal Study of Working Memory in Hearing Aid Users Transitioning to Bimodal and thenBilateral Cochlear Implant Listening

Ioan Curca, PhD Canada

10:05 AM - 10:12 AM Integrating Cochlear Implant Sound Processor Data Logging into Auditory-Verbal Practice: An Examination of its Usefulness for Practitioners and Families

Pamela Steacie, M.Sc., LSLS Cert.AVT

Canada

10:12 AM - 10:19 AM Evaluating Cochlear Implant Management Skills: Development and Validation of Cochlear Implant Management Skills Survey

Dona Jayakody, PhD Australia

10:19 AM - 10:30 AM Q&A9:30 AM - 11:00 AM P05 Panel: Auditory Brainstem Implantation Dominion

Moderator: J. Thomas Roland Jr., MD (United States)

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TIME CODE TITLE PRESENTER COUNTRY ROOM LOCATIONPanelists: Robert Behr, Prof. Dr. Med. (Germany), Thomas Lenarz, Prof. Dr. Med. (Germany), Eric Wilkinson, MD (United States), Steve Otto, MD (United States), Tim Shephard, MD, PhD (United States), Bill Shapiro, AuD (United States), Barry Nevison, BEng Dphil (United Kingdom), Hubert Lim, PhD (United States)

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM S16 Bone Conduction 3Moderators: Herman Jenkins, MD (United States); Nori Yamamoto, Dr. (Japan)

Grand East

10:30 AM - 10:37 AM Couplers for Vibrant Soundbridge Implant Versus No Coupler Vibrant Soundbridge Implant

Manuel Manrique, MD, PhD

Spain

10:37 AM - 10:44 AM Baha Attract System: 6-Month Results of a Multicentre, Prospective Clinical Investigation

Emmanuel Mylanus, MD, PhD, Prof.

Netherlands

10:44 AM - 10:51 AM The Experience of Bonebridge Implantation for Microtia Patients in Taiwan

Kai Chieh Chan, MD Taiwan

10:51 AM - 10:58 AM A Semi-Implantable Active Bone Conduction Device for Single-Sided Deafness, Conductive and Mixed Hearing Loss: Performance and Quality of Life at 12 Months

Julija Adamonis, MSc (Applied)

Canada

10:58 AM - 11:05 AM Minimally Invasive Technique for Insertion of the Bone Anchored Hearing System. Experience with the First North American Cohort

David Morris, FRCS(ORL-HNS)

Canada

11:05 AM - 11:12 AM A Review of Surgical and Audiological Outcomes of Bonebridge at Tertiary Centres in Malaysia

Ing Ping Tang, MS, ORL-HNS

Malaysia

11:12 AM - 11:19 AM Where Are the Sounds Coming From? The Vibrant Soundbridge Versus Bone Conduction Devices

Roberta Marino, Bachelor of Science (Sp&H)., Postgraduate. DipAud

Australia

11:19 AM - 11:30 AM Q&A10:30 AM - 11:30 AM S17 Pediatrics 4

Moderators: Paul Van de Heyning, Prof. (Belgium); Frederick Kozak, MD (Canada)Grand Centre/West

10:30 AM - 10:37 AM The Nature of Listening Environments During Cochlear Implant Use Varies with Children’s Ages

Vijayalakshmi Easwar, PhD, MSc, Reg. CASLPO

Canada

10:37 AM - 10:44 AM Understanding the Patient Journey of Children with CIs and Their Families

Carolyne Edwards, M.Cl.Sc., M.B.A.

Denmark

10:44 AM - 10:51 AM Ecological Inputs: Optimizing Pediatric Cochlear Implant Outcomes

Meredith Ouellette, MS, CCC-SLP

United States

10:51 AM - 10:58 AM Outcomes for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder & Cochlear Implants

Ellen Thomas, M.A. Speech-Language Pathology

United States

10:58 AM - 11:05 AM Developmental Patterns of Psychopathology in Early Identified Preschoolers with Cochlear Implants Compared to Normal Hearing Controls

Anouk Netten, MD Netherlands

11:05 AM - 11:12 AM Social Outcomes of Children with Cochlear Implants in an Inclusive Setting

Sharlene Wilson Ottley, PhD, CCC-SLP

United States

11:12 AM - 11:19 AM Current Status of the Prospective Study on Cognitive Development in Children with Different Degrees of Hearing Loss - Part I - Comparison of the Early Results with the Bayley-III and at the Age of Five Years with the K-ABC- Preliminary Results

Katrin Kral, LSLS cert. AVT

Germany

11:19 AM - 11:30 AM Q&A10:30 AM - 11:30 AM S18 Rehabilitation 2

Moderators: Jacob Sulkers, M.Cl.Sc. (Canada); Brian Westerberg, MD (Canada)Civic

10:30 AM - 10:37 AM Impact of Auditory-Verbal Therapy for Adults with Limited Benefit After Cochlear Implantation

Tina Olmstead, MSc(R), LSLS Cert. AVT

Canada

10:37 AM - 10:44 AM Contributions and Collaborations of the Audiologist, the Aural Rehabilitationist and the Adult Cochlear Implant Recipient in Maximizing Outcomes: A Case Study

Amy Ng, MSc, Reg. CASLPO

Canada

10:44 AM - 10:51 AM Contributions and Collaborations of the Audiologist, the Aural Rehabilitationist and the Adult Cochlear Implant Recipient in Maximizing Outcomes: A Case Study Part II

Karen MacIver Lux, MA, AuD (C), Reg. CASLPO, LSLS Cert. AVT

Canada

10:51 AM - 10:58 AM Education of Rehabilitation Experts from Emerging Markets and International Rehabilitation Academy

Dagmar Herrmannova, Masters

Czech Republic

10:58 AM - 11:05 AM The Facilitation of Language and Literacy Development Through the Exposure to Books at Home

Deborah Bervinchak, MA United States

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TIME CODE TITLE PRESENTER COUNTRY ROOM LOCATION11:05 AM - 11:12 AM Prospective Evaluation of Balance Function Following

Cochlear ImplantationRichard Liu, MD Canada

11:12 AM - 11:19 AM Rehabilitation Barriers for Rural Pediatric Cochlear Implant Recipients

Matthew Bush, MD United States

11:19 AM - 11:30 AM Q&A11:00 AM - 11:30 AM S19 Brainstem Implantation 1

Moderator: J. Thomas Roland Jr., MD (United States)Dominion

11:00 AM - 11:07 AM Position of Auditory Brainstem Implant Electrode Influences Audiometric Outcomes and Side Effects

Samuel Barber, MS United States

11:07 AM - 11:14 AM Auditory Brainstem Implant in Pediatric Cases Lutz Gaertner, PhD Germany11:14 AM - 11:21 AM Comparing Outcomes in Children with Cochlear Implant

and Auditory Brainstem Implant: Are We Ready to Extend the Criteria?

Ranjith Rajeswaran, MASLP

India

11:21 AM - 11:30 AM Q&A11:30 AM - 12:30 PM LUN02 Lunch with Exhibitors Sheraton / Osgoode12:30 PM - 1:30 PM S20 Pediatrics 5

Moderators: David Horn, MD (United States); Kenneth Lee, MD (United States)Grand East

12:30 PM - 12:37 PM Cognitive Development in Children with Congenital Bilateral Vestibular Loss and Profound Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Charbel Nassif, MD France

12:37 PM - 12:44 PM Telepractice for Pediatric CI Programming: Measures of Behavioral Threshold and Parent/Caregiver Satisfaction

Jenny Goehring, AuD United States

12:44 PM - 12:51 PM Use of a Sound Processor with Fully Adaptive Directional Technology with Children with Cochlear Implants

Jace Wolfe, PhD United States

12:51 PM - 12:58 PM Remote Programming of Cochlear Implants Allison Biever, AuD United States12:58 PM - 1:05 PM The Relationship Between Cortical Auditory Evoked

Potentials (CAEPs) and Speech Perception in Children with Cochlear Implants during Four Years of Follow-Up

Xueqing Chen, MD China

1:05 PM - 1:12 PM Monitoring Auditory Maturation and Adequacy of Audio Processor Programs of Pediatric CI Users Using Aided Cortical Assessment

Julie Kosaner, M.Ed. (Aud) Turkey

1:12 PM - 1:19 PM The Role of Electrocochleography in Predicting Speech Perception Outcomes in Adult and Pediatric Cochlear Implant Recipients

Tatyana Fontenot, MD United States

1:19 PM - 1:30 PM Q&A12:30 PM - 1:00 PM KEY04 Linking Dementia with Deafness: Challenges and

Opportunities Sandra Black, MA, MD Canada Grand Centre/West

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM S21 Audiology 3: Bimodal / BinauralModerators: Anita Vereb, PhD (United States); David Schramm, MD (Canada)

Civic

12:30 PM - 12:37 PM Speech Understanding, Localisation and Subjective Hearing Performance in Unilateral Deafness and Cochlear Implant

Dayse Tavora, PhD Australia

12:37 PM - 12:44 PM The Sound Sensation of Electric Stimulation in Cochlear Implant Recipients with Single-Sided Deafness

Dan Gnansia, PhD France

12:44 PM - 12:51 PM Acoustic Prescriptive Fitting for Bimodal Cochlear Implant Recipients

Josef Chalupper, PhD Germany

12:51 PM - 12:58 PM Bilateral Sensorineural Deafness: Benefit of CI-CROS Compared to Bilateral Cochlear Implants

Wilhelm Wimmer, MSc Switzerland

12:58 PM - 1:05 PM Binaural Hearing Ability with Bilateral Bone Conduction: Effect of Hearing Status

Stefan Stenfelt, PhD Sweden

1:05 PM - 1:12 PM Within-Subjects Comparison of Bimodal Versus Bilateral CI Listening and Fine-Structure Versus Envelope-Only Strategies in Sound Localization and Binaural Hearing

Ewan Macpherson, PhD Canada

1:12 PM - 1:19 PM Prospective Evaluation of Cochlear Implant Outcomes in Atypical Single-Sided Hearing Loss Patients: Interval Report

Kevin Brown, MD, PhD United States

1:19 PM - 1:30 PM Q&A

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TIME CODE TITLE PRESENTER COUNTRY ROOM LOCATION12:30 PM - 2:30 PM P06 Panel: Robotics for Cochlear Implantation Dominion

Moderator: Marco Caversacio, Prof. (Switzerland)Panelists: Stefan Weber, Prof. (Switzerland), Robert Labadie, MD (United States), Olivier Sterkers, MD, PhD (France), Alain Uziel (France), Thomas Lenarz, Prof. Dr. Med. (Germany), Thomas Klenzer, Prof. (Germany)

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM S22 Rehabilitation in the Elderly 1Moderators: Matthew Bush, MD (United States); Vincent Lin, MD (Canada)

Grand Centre/West

1:00 PM - 1:07 PM Development and Validation of the MoCA-H: A Cognitive Screening Test for the Severely Hearing Impaired

Vincent Lin, MD, FRCSC Canada

1:07 PM - 1:14 PM Cognitive and Quality of Life Benefits from Cochlear Implantation in the Elderly

Marie-Hortense Sonnet, MD

France

1:14 PM - 1:21 PM Self-Assessment of Sound Quality and Hearing Device Satisfaction in Older Cochlear Implant Listeners

Jennifer Torres, Master of Arts, Audiology

United States

1:21 PM - 1:28 PM Impact of Hearing Loss and Access to Hearing Healthcare for Rural Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients

Brian Hixon, MD United States

1:28 PM - 1:35 PM Evolution of Cognitive Performances in Cochlear Implanted Adult Patients with Cognitive Screening Tests CODEX and MoCA

Emmanuèle Ambert-Dahan, SLP, PhD

France

1:35 PM - 1:45 PM Q&A1:30 PM - 2:30 PM S23 Pediatrics 6

Moderators: Jafri Kuthubutheen, MBBS (Hons), FRACS (Canada); Richard Liu, MD (Canada)Grand East

1:30 PM - 1:37 PM Cochlear Implantation in Children with CHARGE Syndrome

Meredith Holcomb, AuD United States

1:37 PM - 1:44 PM Working Hard to Make Out Speech: Listening Effort in Children with Cochlear Implants

Marloes Sparreboom, PhD Netherlands

1:44 PM - 1:51 PM Predictive Factors of Outcomes in Pediatric Cochlear Implantation: Long-Term Follow-Up of 190 Children

Christophe Vincent, MD, PhD

France

1:51 PM - 1:58 PM CHARGE Syndrome: Characteristics and Outcomes in Pediatric Cochlear Implantation

Nancy Young, MD United States

1:58 PM - 2:05 PM Implanting Sooner Rather than Waiting: Outcomes for Children with Asymmetric Hearing Loss, Diagnosed with Enlarged Vestibular Aqueduct (EVA), who Received a Cochlear Implant

Brandi Griffin, AuD, F-AAA United States

2:05 PM - 2:12 PM Early Cochlear Implantation in Babies with Unilateral Deafness: Results and Revalidation/Assessment Methods

Annelies Vermeiren, Audiologist

Belgium

2:12 PM - 2:19 PM Exploring Age at Cochlear Implantation: Why do some Children Receive Implants Late?

Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, PhD Canada

2:19 PM - 2:30 PM Q&A1:30 PM - 2:30 PM S24 Audiology 4

Moderators: Daniel Philippon, DMD, MD, FRCSC (Canada); Ohad Hilly, Prof. (Israel)Civic

1:30 PM - 1:37 PM Optimizing Hearing Performance with a Wireless Remote Microphone Streaming Accessory

Mila Duke, AuD United States

1:37 PM - 1:44 PM The Immersion 360 System: A Holistic Approach to Assess Auditory Perception

Francois Bergeron, PhD Canada

1:44 PM - 1:51 PM Comparison of Recognition of Mandarin Chinese and American English AzBio Sentences with Both Tone and Noise Vocoders

Xin Xi, PhD China

1:51 PM - 1:58 PM Auditory Stream Segregation in Cochlear Implant Recipients

Arash Bayat, PhD Iran, Islamic Republic of

1:58 PM - 2:05 PM Speech Perception with Different Directionality Settings in the SONNET Processor

David Pascoal, Audiologist Belgium

2:05 PM - 2:12 PM Background Stimuli for Tinnitus Suppression in Cochlear Implants

Richard Tyler, MSc (CD), PhD

United States

2:12 PM - 2:19 PM Cochlear Duct Length - One Size Fits All? David Low, MBBS, MRCSIre, MMed(ORL)

Singapore

2:19 PM - 2:30 PM Q&A

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TIME CODE TITLE PRESENTER COUNTRY ROOM LOCATION1:45 PM - 2:30 PM S25 Rehabilitation in the Elderly 2

Moderators: Felipe Santos, MD (United States); Michael Tong, Prof. (Hong Kong)Grand Centre/West

1:45 PM - 1:52 PM WITHDRAWN1:52 PM - 1:59 PM Impact of Cochlear Implantation on Cognitive Functions

of Older AdultsDona Jayakody, PhD Australia

1:59 PM - 2:06 PM The Effect of Hearing Loss on Cognitive Functions of Older Adults

Dona Jayakody, PhD Australia

2:06 PM - 2:13 PM Clinical Outcome of Cochlear Implant Procedures in Individuals over 80 Years of Age

Anna Granath, MD, PhD Sweden

2:13 PM - 2:20 PM The Impact of Multiple Co-Morbidities in the Aging Population on Cochlear Implant Outcomes

Brent Wilkerson, MD United States

2:20PM - 2:30 PM Q&A2:30 PM - 3:00 PM COF04 Coffee Break Sheraton / Osgoode3:00 PM - 4:00 PM S26 Audiology 5

Moderators: Heng Wai Yuen, Prof. (Singapore); Jane Lea, FRCSC (Canada)Grand East

3:00 PM - 3:07 PM Clinical Guidance for Device Activation: Who Should be Switched on When?

Colleen Psarros, Masters of Audiology

Australia

3:07 PM - 3:14 PM Adjusting Bimodal Fitting by Considering the Electrode Placement

Andreas Buechner, PhD Germany

3:14 PM - 3:21 PM When Less is More: Improving Cochlear Implant Outcome by the Deactivation of Indiscriminable Electrodes Based on Pitch Perception

Shaza Saleh, PhD Saudi Arabia

3:21 PM - 3:28 PM Programming Methodologies: A Comparative Analysis of Fitting Using the Standard of Care Versus Electrically Evoked Compound Action Potentials in Unilateral Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients

Kassandra Kaminskas, M.Sc. M.Cl.Sc.

Canada

3:28 PM - 3:35 PM Long-Term Residual Hearing Outcomes After Hearing Preservation Cochlear Implantation

Gunesh Rajan, MD, DM Australia

3:35 PM - 3:42 PM Effect of Implant Frequency Boundary on Speech Understanding and Listening Difficulty for Combined Electric and Acoustic Stimulation (EAS)

Rene Gifford, PhD United States

3:42 PM - 3:49 PM Improving Speech Intelligibility in Noise for Cochlear Implant Recipients without Suppressing the Background

Frederic Apoux, PhD United States

3:49 PM - 4:00 PM Q&A3:00 PM - 4:00 PM S27 Medical / Surgical 3

Moderators: Michael Ruckenstein, MD (United States); Stephen Cass, MD (United States)Grand Centre/West

3:00 PM - 3:07 PM Audiological Outcome of Stapes Surgery for Cochlear Otosclerosis

Peter Monksfield, MBBS United Kingdom

3:07 PM - 3:14 PM Clinical and Quality of Life Outcomes of Cochlear Implantation in Adults with Pre-Operative Hearing Surpassing Conventional Audiological Candidacy Criteria

Euna Hwang, MD, FRCSC Canada

3:14 PM - 3:21 PM Patient-Reported Outcomes from the U.S. Multicenter Clinical Trial of the Cochlear Nucleus Hybrid L24 System

David Kelsall, MD United States

3:21 PM - 3:28 PM Cholesteatoma in Cochlear Implant Recipients: Causes and Management

Yisgav Shapira, MD Israel

3:28 PM - 3:35 PM Analysis of Cochlear Implant Failures and Re-Implantations in Children and Adults: 25 Years On

Christopher Raine, ChM, FRCS

United Kingdom

3:35 PM - 3:42 PM Cochlear implantation in Chronic Middle Ear Disease; Investigations of Long-Term Speech Comprehension and Rate of Complications

Kristen Rak, MD Germany

3:42 PM - 3:49 PM Effect of Cochlear Implantation for Single-Sided Deafness on Tinnitus, Dizziness and Quality of Life: Early Results of FDA-Approved Clinical Trial of Cochlear Implantation for Single-Sided Deafness

J. Eric Lupo, MD, MS United States

3:49 PM - 4:00 PM Q&A

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TIME CODE TITLE PRESENTER COUNTRY ROOM LOCATION3:00 PM - 4:00 PM S28 Imaging

Moderators: Adrien Eshraghi, MD (United States); Vincent Van Rompaey, Dr. (Belgium)Civic

3:00 PM - 3:07 PM Clinical Investigation of the Nucleus CI532 with Slim Modiolar Array

Antje Aschendorff, MD Germany

3:07 PM - 3:14 PM Determination of Outer and Inner Cochlear Wall Length Using Cone Beam Computed Tomography in Cochlear Implant Users

Fadwa Alnafjan, PhD Candidate

Australia

3:14 PM - 3:21 PM Semicircular Canal Narrowing and Signal Loss as a Biomarker for Vestibular Function Loss

Vincent Van Rompaey, MD, PhD

Belgium

3:21 PM - 3:28 PM Intraoperative Imaging of the Cochlear Implant Using Mobile Cone Beam CT

Norio Yamamoto, MD, PhD

Japan

3:28 PM - 3:35 PM Intraoperative Real-Time Electrode-Array Insertion Monitoring Using Digital Radiography

Thierry Mom, MD, PhD France

3:35 PM - 3:42 PM The Use of Cone Beam CT to Measure the Cochlear Duct Length: An Assessment of Utility and Accuracy

Kayvan Nateghifard, MD Canada

3:42 PM - 3:49 PM Imaging Artifacts with SYNCHRONY at 1.5T and 3.0 Tesla MRI

Omid Majdani, MD, PhD Germany

3:49 PM - 4:00 PM Q&A3:00 PM - 4:00 PM S29 New Technology 2

Moderators: Eric Wilkinson, MD (United States); Manohar Bance, FRCSC (Canada)Dominion

3:00 PM - 3:07 PM The Vestibular Implant: “More than the Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex”

Raymond van de Berg, MD

Netherlands

3:07 PM - 3:14 PM Penetrating Auditory Brainstem Implants (PABI): Experimental Study in Monkeys

Manuel Manrique, MD, PhD

Spain

3:14 PM - 3:21 PM Cochlear Implantation Before Auditory Brainstem Implantation in Cochlear Nerve Deficiency and Inner Ear Malformation: Debating the Issues

Eric Wilkinson, MD United States

3:21 PM - 3:28 PM Reducing Infection Rates of Cochlear Implants Through Device Design Modification

Cynthia Whitchurch, PhD Australia

3:28 PM - 3:35 PM Predictors of Hearing Rehabilitation After Auditory Brain Stem Implant in Tumor and Non-Tumor Patients: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis

Alireza Mansouri, MD Canada

3:35 PM - 3:42 PM Effects of Preoperative Dexamethasone Hydrogel Application in a Cochlear Implantation Model

Christoph Arnolder, MD Austria

3:42 PM - 3:49 PM The Role of Electrode Placement on 1- and 5-Years Outcomes in Bilateral Simultaneously Cochlear Implanted Adult Patients

Daniele De Seta, MD France

3:49 PM - 4:00 PM Q&A4:00 PM - 4:45 PM S30 Audiology 6

Moderators: Lieber Li, MD, PhD (Taiwan); Camille Dunn, PhD (United States)Grand East

4:00 PM - 4:07 PM Improved Algorithm for the Automatic Derivation of ECAP Thresholds

Sebastian Hoth, PhD Germany

4:07 PM - 4:14 PM Impedance And Neural Response Imaging Within 24 Hours After Cochlear Implantation

Li, MD, PhD Taiwan

4:14 PM - 4:21 PM Inside Implant Criteria or Not? Detection of Non-Organic Hearing Loss During Cochlear Implant Assessment

Simon Carr, MBChB United Kingdom

4:21 PM - 4:28 PM Automatic Hearing Threshold Estimation Using Cortical Auditory Evoked Potentials

Robert Cowan, PhD Australia

4:28 PM - 4:35 PM Acoustic Neural Response Telemetry: The Equipment and Methodology Needed to Measure Residual Hearing

William Gibson, MD, FRACS, FRCS

Australia

4:35 PM - 4:45 PM Q&A4:00 PM - 4:45 PM S31 Medical / Surgical 4

Moderators: Wu Hao, Prof. (China); Christoph Arnolder, MD (Austria)Grand Centre/West

4:00 PM - 4:07 PM Cochlear Implantation in Patients with Long-Term Auditory Deprivation

María del Mar Medina, MD Spain

4:07 PM - 4:14 PM Electrode Location and Audiologic Performance of Cochlear Implantation with Nucleus CI422 and CI512

Brendan O’Connell, MD United States

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TIME CODE TITLE PRESENTER COUNTRY ROOM LOCATION4:14 PM - 4:21 PM Management Algorithm for Cerebrospinal Fluid Gusher

During Cochlear ImplantationAhmed Mehanna, Prof. of Otolaryngology

Egypt

4:21 PM - 4:28 PM Preliminary Results with the New Cochlear Implant Nucleus CI532

Goetz Barademann, MD Germany

4:28 PM - 4:35 PM The Modified Transcanal Approach for Cochlear Implants

Badr Mostafa, MD, DU Egypt

4:35 PM - 4:45 PM Q&A4:00 PM - 4:45 PM S32 Basic Research 3

Moderators: Hinrich Staecker, MD (United States); Ian Bruce, PhD (United States)Civic

4:00 PM - 4:07 PM Frequency-Place Map for Electrical Stimulation in Cochlear Implants: Change Over Time

Katrien Vermeire, PhD United States

4:07 PM - 4:14 PM Development of Right Hemispheric Cortical Specialization to Tone-Bursts from Early Childhood to Adolescence

Hiroshi Yamazaki, Dr. Canada

4:14 PM - 4:21 PM Preoperative Structural Connectivity Predicts Auditory Ability After CI

Seung Ha Oh, MD, PhD Korea, Republic of

4:21 PM - 4:28 PM Cortical Re-Organization in Single-Sided Deafness Before and After Cochlear Implantation

Jennifer Torres, Master of Arts, Audiology

United States

4:28 PM - 4:35 PM Re-Establishment of the Auditory Pathway to Improve Hearing Gap Using Cochlear Implant Combined Human iPS Cells in a Pig Model

Shiming Yang, MD, PhD China

4:35 PM - 4:45 PM Q&A4:00 PM - 4:45 PM S33 Robotic / Computer Surgery 1

Moderators: Robert Briggs, FRACS (Australia); Fred Telischi, MEE, MD (United States)Dominion

4:00 PM - 4:07 PM Effectiveness of Real-Time Performance Guidance in Simulation-Based Temporal Bone Surgery: Results of a Randomised Controlled Trial

Stephen O’Leary, MBBS, BMedS, PhD, FRACS

Australia

4:07 PM - 4:14 PM True Color High-Resolution 3D Modeling of the Human Temporal Bone Based on Fusion of Computed Tomography and Micro-Slicing

Daniel Sieber, Dipl.-Ing. Austria

4:14 PM - 4:21 PM Ex-Vivo Evaluation of a Chorda Tympani Prediction Model for Minimally Invasive Cochlear Implantation

Nicolas Gerber, PhD Switzerland

4:21 PM - 4:28 PM Validation of Precision for a Multi-Port Approach to the Cochlea

Joerg Schipper, PhD Germany

4:28 PM - 4:35 PM Influence of Cochlear Array Design on Insertion Forces Among 28 Surgeons of Various Experiences in a Synthetic Model of Scala Tympani

Olivier Sterkers, MD, PhD France

4:35 PM - 4:45 PM Q&A4:45 PM - 5:30 PM S34 Audiology 7

Moderators: Susan Waltzman, PhD (United States); Mathieu Cote, MD, FRCSC (Canada)Grand East

4:45 PM - 4:52 PM Quantifying Inter-Electrode Cross-Talk with Electrical Auditory Brainstem Recordings (eABRs): An Electrophysiological Measure of Cochlear Implant Channel Interactions and a Tool to Predict Speech Perception Outcomes

Michel Hoen, PhD France

4:52 PM - 4:59 PM A Novel Algorithm to Derive Spread of Excitation Based on Deconvolution

Jeroen Briaire, PhD Netherlands

4:59 PM - 5:06 PM Monitoring Residual Hearing Intra- and Post-Operative with Electrocochleography

Andreas Buechner, PhD Germany

5:06 PM - 5:13 PM Neural Response Telemetry and Recovery Time Intraoperative: A Comparative Study Between Adults and Children

Gislaine Wiemes, Audiologist

Brazil

5:13 PM - 5:20 PM Cochlear Physiology and Speech Perception Outcomes in Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients

Douglas Fitzpatrick, PhD United States

5:20 PM - 5:30 PM Q&A

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TIME CODE TITLE PRESENTER COUNTRY ROOM LOCATION4:45 PM - 5:30 PM S35 Medical / Surgical 5

Moderators: Wolf Dieter Baumgartner, Prof. Dr. Med (Austria); Craig Buchman, MD (United States)

Grand Centre/West

4:45 PM - 4:52 PM Augmented Reality Combining Otoendoscopy to High-Resolution CT-Scan for Otological Surgery

Alexis Bozorg-Grayeli, MD, PhD

France

4:52 PM - 4:59 PM Stapes Surgery in Profound Hearing Loss due to Otosclerosis

Jean-Michel Bourque, PGY 1

Canada

4:59 PM - 5:06 PM The Rounded Insertion in Malformed Cochleae Joshua Chen, MD Taiwan5:06 PM - 5:13 PM X-Linked Malformation and Cochlear Implantation Henrik Smeds, MD Sweden5:13 PM - 5:20 PM Long-Term Hearing Preservation in Electric-Acoustic

Stimulation Patients, up to 10 yearsGriet Mertens, PhD Belgium

5:20 PM - 5:30 PM Q&A4:45 PM - 5:30 PM S36 Basic Research 4

Moderators: Alain Dabdoub, PhD (Canada); Adren Eshraghi, MD (United States)Civic

4:45 PM - 4:52 PM Human Progenitor Cells for the Development of a Biohybrid Electrode

Athanasia Warnecke, MD Germany

4:52 PM - 4:59 PM Delivery of Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles to Cochlea via Round Window by Magnetic Force: Cochlear Diffusion and Toxicity in Animals

Alexis Bozorg-Grayeli, MD, PhD

France

4:59 PM - 5:06 PM Optoacoustic Effects Cause Cochlear Laser Responses Andrej Kral, MD, PhD Germany5:06 PM - 5:13 PM Cortical Evoked Potentials to Amplitude Modulation

Envelopes in Adults with Cochlear Implants: Relationships to Speech Perception Ability

Andrew Dimitrijevic, MD United States

5:13 PM - 5:20 PM Ion Channels in the Human Cochlea Towards Further Understanding of Electric Activation of the Human Auditory Nerve

Helge Rask-Andersen, MD Sweden

5:20 PM - 5:30 PM Q&A4:45 PM - 5:30 PM S37 Robotic / Computer Surgery 2

Moderators: Thomas Lenarz, Prof. Dr. med. (Germany); Piotr Skarzynski, Prof. (Poland)Dominion

4:45 PM - 4:52 PM Neuromonitoring to Preserve the Facial Nerve During Minimally Invasive Cochlear Implantation

Juan Ansó, MSc Switzerland

4:52 PM - 4:59 PM Intraoperative Evaluation of an Image Guided Robotically Drilled Trajectory for Minimally Invasive Cochlear Implantation

Christph Rathgeb, MSc Switzerland

4:59 PM - 5:06 PM 3-Dimensional C-Arm Technology: A Well Suited Tool for Intraoperative Imaging in Cochlear Implantation

Diana Arweiler-Harbeck, PD, DR

Germany

5:06 PM - 5:13 PM Inner Ear Structures Damage During Cochlear Implantation: Analysis of Insertion Forces, Cone Beam CT, Electron Microscopy and Histological Findings in Temporal Bone Specimens

Daniele De Seta, MD France

5:13 PM - 5:20 PM Evaluation of Outcomes from Couplers with Middle Ear Implants

Piotr Skarzynski, Asst. Prof., MD, PhD

Poland

5:20 PM - 5:30 PM Q&A5:30 PM - 7:00 PM POS02 Poster Session B Sheraton / Osgoode

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Saturday, May 14, 2016TIME CODE TITLE PRESENTER COUNTRY ROOM LOCATION7:30 AM - 8:30 AM IND03 Industry Satellite Symposium (see p6 for details) Grand East/Centre/

West8:30 AM - 9:00 AM KEY05 Keynote: Listening for Life : Rehabilitation for

Adults Following Cochlear Implantation

Warren Estabrooks, M.Ed., Dip. Ed. Deaf, LSLS Cert. AVT

Canada Grand East/Centre/West

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM COF05 Coffee Break Sheraton / Osgoode9:30 AM - 10:30 AM S38 Pediatrics 7

Moderators: Sunil Dutt, MS, PhD, FRCS (India); Abdulrahman Hagr, Prof. (Saudi Arabia)Grand East

9:30 AM - 9:37 AM Quality of Life (QoL) of Children with Cochlear Implants from Different Age-at-Implantation Groups

Hanneke Bruijnzeel, MD Netherlands

9:37 AM - 9:44 AM Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder in Children - Intraoperative Electrocochleography Characteristics

Christopher Giardina, MD/PhD Student

United States

9:44 AM - 9:51 AM What Do Hearing Aid Users with Severe-to-Profound Hearing Loss Have to Lose if Implanted? Comparing Performance with Long-Term Prelingual Young Cochlear Implant Users in Adverse Listening Conditions

Liat Kishon-Rabin, PhD Israel

9:51 AM - 9:58 AM Optimizing EAS Performance of Children Sara Neumann, AuD United States9:58 AM - 10:05 AM Reading and Writing Outcomes of Deaf Pupils with

Cochlear ImplantsConnie Mayer, EdD Canada

10:05 AM - 10:12 AM Longitudinal Trajectories in Domain-Specific Verbal Language Development 4 to 8 years After Pediatric Cochlear Implantation: The Childhood Development After Cochlear Implantation Study

Nae-Yuh Wang, PhD United States

10:12 AM - 10:19 AM Cochlear Implantation in Deaf Children with White Matter Abnormality

Zhaomin Fan, Dr. China

10:19 AM - 10:30 AM Q&A9:30 AM - 10:30 AM S39 Early Cognition

Moderators: Robert Harrison,BSc (Hons), PhD, DSc (Canada); Andrew Dimitrijevic, MD (United States)

Grand Centre/West

9:30 AM - 9:37 AM Education Level Mediates the Outcome of Cochlear Implantation in the Elderly

Wendy Huinck, MSc, PhD Netherlands

9:37 AM - 9:44 AM Impact of CI on Quality of Life and Mental Comorbidity in Patients 80+

Heidi Olze, MD, PhD Germany

9:44 AM - 9:51 AM The Effect of Preoperative Steroids on the Electrically Evoked Compound Action Potential (ECAP) and Cochlear Implant Electrode Impedance

Jafri Kuthubutheen, MBBS (Hons), FRACS

Canada

9:51 AM - 9:58 AM Study Protocol of a Clinical Longitudinal Study: The Effects of Cochlear Implantation on the Cognitive Capabilities Among the Elderly

Annes Claes, MSc Belgium

9:58 AM - 10:05 AM Audiological and Cognitive Capabilities in Older Subjects with a Cochlear Implant: A Cross-Sectional Study

Annes Claes, MSc Belgium

10:05 AM - 10:12 AM Neurocognitive Testing and Cochlear Implantation: Insights into Performance in Older Adults

Maura Cosetti, MD United States

10:12 AM - 10:19 AM How Vision Matters for Young Cochlear Implant Users: Auditory Cortex Contributes to Photo Processing

Maojin Liang, MA China

10:19 AM - 10:30 AM Q&A9:30 AM - 10:30 AM S40 Advocacy / Cost

Moderators: Craig Buchman, MD (United States); Joseph Chen, MD (Canada)Civic

9:30 AM - 9:37 AM Adaptation of Health Utility Instrument for Evaluation of Cost Effectiveness of Different Otolaryngological Treatments and Interventions

Anita Obrycka, PhD Poland

9:37 AM - 9:44 AM Cochlear Implant Access: Barriers in Developed Countries

Donna Sorkin, MA United States

9:44 AM - 9:51 AM The Technology Developing of Cochlear Implantation in China

Shiming Yang, MD, PhD China

9:51 AM - 9:58 AM The Impact on Cost-Effectiveness Viewed Through a Sensitivity Analysis in Adult Bilateral Cochlear Implant Evaluation

Joseph Chen, MD, FRCSC Canada

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TIME CODE TITLE PRESENTER COUNTRY ROOM LOCATION9:58 AM - 10:05 AM Supporting Access to New Indications for Cochlear

Implants: Health Technology Assessment Challenges and Insights

Tom Walsh, MBA United States

10:05 AM - 10:12 AM Cochlear Implants Review of Latin America Situation Patricia Faletty, Magister in Audiology

Argentina

10:12 AM - 10:19 AM Two Years Experience with Cochlear Pediatric Implanted Recipient Observational Study (Cochlear P-IROS) at New Delhi, India

Shomeshwar Singh, MS, DLO, FRCS, MD

India

10:19 AM - 10:30 AM Q&A9:30 AM - 10:30 AM S41 Audiology 8

Moderators: Francois Bergeron, PhD (Canada); Trina Uweira, MD, MEd, FRCSC (Canada)Dominion

9:30 AM - 9:37 AM Contextual Deficits in the Perception of Subjective Visual Vertical in Children with Cochlear Implants

Joshua Gnanasegaram, HBSc

Canada

9:37 AM - 9:44 AM Outcomes in Implanted Teenagers Who Do Not Meet the UK Adult Candidacy Criteria

Fiona Vickers, Clinical Scientist (Audiology)

United Kingdom

9:44 AM - 9:51 AM Issues in Pre- and Post-Operative Counselling and Clinical Management for Children with Single-Sided Deafness/Asymmetric Hearing Loss

Rebecca Farrell, MClAud Australia

9:51 AM - 9:58 AM Development and Normalization of a French Version of the AzBio Sentence Test

Francois Bergeron, PhD Canada

9:58 AM - 10:05 AM Electrode Impedances are More Important for Prediction of the Subjective T and C Levels than the ECAP Measurements

Andrzej Zarowski, MD Belgium

10:05 AM - 10:12 AM Cochlear Implantation in Patients with Common Cavity Malformation

Yongxin Li, Prof. China

10:12 AM - 10:19 AM Backwards Compatibility: Myths or Milestones Colleen Psarros, Masters of Audiology

Australia

10:19 AM - 10:30 AM Q&A10:30 AM - 11:30 AM S42 Pediatrics 8

Moderators: Wu Hao, Prof. (China); Sharon Cushing, MD (Canada)Grand East

10:30 AM - 10:37 AM Pragmatic Language and Social Skills 8 Years After Pediatric Cochlear Implantation in the Childhood Development After Cochlear Implantation Study

Dawn Marsiglia, MA, CCC-A/SLP

United States

10:37 AM - 10:44 AM Specific Ways to Work and Support of CI Children with Severe Complex Needs and Assessment and Rehab Tools

Dagmar Herrmannova, Masters

Czech Republic

10:44 AM - 10:51 AM Pink Crocodile International Charity Organization Supporting CI Children Living in Poverty

Dagmar Herrmannova, Masters

Czech Republic

10:51 AM - 10:58 AM Cochlear Implantation in Neurofibromatosis 2 Patients: A Report of 19 Cases

Isabelle Mosnier, MD France

10:58 AM - 11:05 AM Improving Listening Outcomes with LITTLEars Jeanne Fredriksen, Med United States11:05 AM - 11:12 AM Initial North American Experience with a Thin, Peri-

Modiolar Electrode Array in the Pediatric PopulationSharon Cushing, MD, MSc, FRCSC

Canada

11:12 AM - 11:19 AM The Effect of Bimodal Stimulation on Hearing and Speech Development of Pediatic Cochlear Implant Users

Wu Hao, MD China

11:19 AM - 11:30 AM Q&A10:30 AM - 11:30 AM S43 Rehabilitation 3

Moderators: Amy Ng, MSc (Canada); Jordan Hochman, MD (Canada)Grand Centre/West

10:30 AM - 10:37 AM Cortical Voice Processing in Cochlear-Implanted Children David Bakhos, MD, PhD France10:37 AM - 10:44 AM Application of LENA Data in Early Intervention: The

COMPASS ProjectKayley Mayer, MAT, TOD United States

10:44 AM - 10:51 AM The Vibrant SoundbridgeTM and the BonebridgeTM system in children with atresia of the outer ear canal

Timo Stover, Prof. Dr. Med.

Germany

10:51 AM - 10:58 AM Post-Operative Changes in Telemetry Measurements After Cochlear Implantation and its Impact on Early Activation

Georg Sprinzl, Prof. Dr. Austria

10:58 AM - 11:05 AM Cochlear Implant Electrode Placement into the Semicircular Canals: A Review of Two Patients

Patrick Buchanan, DO United States

11:05 AM - 11:12 AM Long-Term Hearing Preservation Outcomes After Cochlear Implantation for Electric-Acoustic Stimulation

Youssef Adel, Dipl.-Ing. Germany

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TIME CODE TITLE PRESENTER COUNTRY ROOM LOCATION11:12 AM - 11:19 AM Auditory Implants for Conductive and Mixed Hearing

Loss CategorizedAd Snik, PhD Netherlands

11:19 AM - 11:30 AM Q&A10:30 AM - 11:30 AM S44 New Technology 3

Moderators: D. Bradley Welling, MD, PhD (United States); Ronen Perez, MD (Israel)Civic

10:30 AM - 10:37 AM The Borderline Between Direct Acoustical Cochlear Stimulation and Cochlear Implants: A Retrospective Analysis of Results

Hannes Maier, PhD Germany

10:37 AM - 10:44 AM The Effect of Reference Electrode Position in Cochlear Implant Functioning

Angel Ramos Macías, Dr. Spain

10:44 AM - 10:51 AM Resistance of Two Generations of Cochlear Implants to Clinical and Non-Clinical Doses of Ionizing Radiations

Michel Hoen, PhD France

10:51 AM - 10:58 AM Impedance-Study: Direct-Fitting After Cochlear Implantation

Stephanie Gesink, MSc Germany

10:58 AM - 11:05 AM Mobile Research Interface for Cochlear Implants Hussnain Ali, PhD United States11:05 AM - 11:12 AM The Speech Understanding and Preference of Cochlear

Implant Recipients After Conversion to FS4 Encoding Strategy with Low and High Stimulation Rate

Heinz Kluenter, Dr. rer. medic.

Germany

11:12 AM - 11:19 AM A Smartphone Application for Customized Frequency Table Selection in Cochlear Implants

Daniel Jethanamest, MD United States

11:19 AM - 11:30 AM Q&A10:30 AM - 11:30 AM S45 Audiology 9

Moderators: David Schramm, MD (Canada); Olivier Sterkers, Prof. (France)Dominion

10:30 AM - 10:37 AM Impact of Pre-Implantation Radiosurgery on Cochlear Implant Performance in Patients with Neurofibromatosis Type 2

Justyn Pisa, AuD Canada

10:37 AM - 10:44 AM Benefit of the Beamforming “UltraZoom” Technology of the Naida CI Q70 Sound Processor in Noise for Cochlear Implanted Adults

Emmanuèle Ambert-Dahan, SLP, PhD

France

10:44 AM - 10:51 AM Working Memory Deficits in Adult Cochlear Implant Users: Identifying Targets for Intervention

Michael Harris, MD United States

10:51 AM - 10:58 AM Hearing Preservation Outcomes for Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients

Michelle Moran, MClinAud Australia

10:58 AM - 11:05 AM Apical Electrical Stimulation After Deep Electrode Insertion in Patients with Partial Deafness

Artur Lorens, Prof. Poland

11:05 AM - 11:12 AM Expanding Cochlear Implant Candidacy: A Case Study of Electro-Natural Stimulation (ENS) in Partial Deafness Treatment

Henryk Skarzynski, Prof., MD, PhD

Poland

11:12 AM - 11:19 AM Comparison of the Spectral-Temporally Modulated Ripple Test (SMRT) with the Arizona Biomedical Institute (AzBio) Sentence Test in Cochlear Implant (CI) Users

Jeffrey Yu, MD United States

11:19 AM - 11:30 AM Q&A11:30 AM - 12:30 PM S46 Pediatrics 9

Moderators: Herman Jenkins, MD (United States); Lorne Parnes, MD (Canada)Grand East

11:30 AM - 11:37 AM Socioeconomic Factors Affect Academic Achievements of Experienced CI Children

Malgorzata Zgoda, MA Poland

11:37 AM - 11:44 AM Cognitive Profiles of Children with Cochlear Implants: Results from a Sample of Children in the Context of a Supportive Inclusive Model

Elizabeth Adams Costa, PhD

United States

11:44 AM - 11:51 AM Comparisons of Visual Attention in Preschool-Age Children with Cochlear Implants Versus Hearing Peers

Alexandra Quittner, PhD United States

11:51 AM - 11:58 AM The Performance of Students with Cochlear Implants in Mainstream Classrooms in Comparison to Mainstreamed Students with Hearing Aids and Normal Hearing Peers

Naama Tsach, PhD Israel

11:58 AM -12:05 PM Anesthetic and Surgical Complications During Cochlear Implantation in Children Implanted Before the Age of 2 Years

Hanneke Bruijnzeel, MD Netherlands

12:05 PM - 12:12 PM Cochlea Nerve Deficiency and Cochlear Implant Outcomes in Children

Catherine Birman, MBBS, FRACS

Australia

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TIME CODE TITLE PRESENTER COUNTRY ROOM LOCATION12:12 PM - 12:19 PM Cochlear Implantation in Children with Cochlear Nerve

DeficiencyNatalie Loundon, MD France

12:19 PM - 12:30 PM Q&A11:30 AM - 12:30 PM S47 Medical / Surgical 6

Moderators: Harold Pillsbury, MD (United States); Thomas Lenarz, Prof. Dr. med (Germany)

Grand Centre/West

11:30 AM - 11:37 AM Safety Studies for an Electrode Delivery System from Therapeutics to the Inner Ear via a Cochlear Implant

Robert Cowan, PhD Australia

11:37 AM - 11:44 AM Deep Electrode Insertion in Cochlear Implants: Apicalmorphology, Electrodes and Initial Speech Perception Results of a New 34mm Electrode

Joachim Mueller, Prof. Dr. med.

Germany

11:44 AM - 11:51 AM A Comparison Study of the Hydroxyapatite-Coated Versus Non-Coated Bone Anchored Hearing System Abutments

Jack Wazen, MD United States

11:51 AM - 11:58 AM Performance Comparison of a Slim Straight and Modiolar Hugging Cochlear Implant Electrode

Jack Wazen, MD United States

11:58 AM - 12:05 PM 20 Years of Vibrant Soundbridge Thomas Lenarz, Prof. Dr. med.

Germany

12:05 PM - 12:12 PM Twenty Years of Vibratory Implants Michael Urban, Dr., MBA Austria12:12 PM - 12:19 PM Anatomical Determinants Which Influence Surgery of

Auditory Brainstem ImplantShyam Sundar Krishnan, MBBS MS MCh( Neurosurgery)

India

12:19 PM - 12:30 PM Q&A11:30 AM - 12:30 PM S48 Audiology 10

Moderators: Vijay Parsa, PhD (Canada); Richard Liu, MD (Canada)Civic

11:30 AM - 11:37 AM Within-Subjects Comparison of Perceived Sound Quality in Bimodal Versus Bilateral CI Listening and Fine-Structure Versus Envelope-Only CI Strategies

Vijay Parsa, PhD Canada

11:37 AM - 11:44 AM Preliminary Results with a New Perimodiolar Electrode Array

Susan Waltzman, PhD United States

11:44 AM - 11:51 AM Improved Hearing in Noise Using New Signal Processing

Allison Biever, AuD United States

11:51 AM - 11:58 AM Audiological Outcome Measures with Transcutaneous Bone Conduction Hearing Implants

Ioan Curca, PhD Canada

11:58 AM - 12:05 PM Impacts of Scala Vestibuli Cochlear Implantation on Auditory Performances and Programming Parameters: A Retrospective Study

Mathieu Trudel, MD Canada

12:05 PM - 12:12 PM A Model to Evaluate Electrode Explant Force and Trauma

John Roland, MD United States

12:12 PM - 12:19 PM Outcomes of Cochlear Implantation in Pediatric Patients with Asymmetric Hearing Loss

Susan Gibbons, AuD United States

12:19 PM - 12:30 PM Q&A11:30 AM - 12:30 PM S49 Medical /Surgical 7

Moderators: Fred Telischi, MEE, MD (United States); Kari Smilsky, MClSc (Canada)Dominion

11:30 AM - 11:37 AM Adaptation to a Sequentially Implanted Cochlear Implant in an Adult Population: Can the Rate and Degree of Improvement of the Second Cochlear Implant be Improved by Suspending the Use of the First Cochlear Implant?

Kari Smilsky, MClSc Canada

11:37 AM - 11:44 AM Bilateral Cochlear Implantation for Patients with Enlarged Vestibular Aqueducts: Evaluating Factors that Influence Outcomes

Jennifer Harris, AuD United States

11:44 AM - 11:51 AM Enhancing Access Beyond Geography: Shifting Cochlear Implant Services into the Virtual Domain

Katie Neal, BA Sc (Ad), BHlth Sc (Hg&Sp), MClinAud, MAudSA

Australia

11:51 AM - 11:58 AM Cochlear Implantation in Prelingually Deafened Adults: Study of 86 patients

Milan Rudic, MD, PhD United Kingdom

11:58 AM - 12:05 PM Longitudinal Changes in Auditory Status for Cochlear Implant Users with Preserved Acoustic Hearing: Psychophysical, Physiological, and Physical Assessment

Viral Tejani, AuD United States

12:05 PM - 12:12 PM Subjective Benefits of Electric-Acoustic Stimulation Meredith Anderson, AuD United States

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TIME CODE TITLE PRESENTER COUNTRY ROOM LOCATION12:12 PM - 12:19 PM The Development of Musicality in Children with Normal

Hearing and Cochlear ImplantsXueqing Chen, MD China

12:19 PM - 12:30 PM Q&A12:30 PM - 1:15 PM S50 Technology/Surgical

Moderators: Jafri Kuthubutheen, MBBS (Hons), FRACS (Canada); Matthew Carlson, Prof. (United States)

Grand East

12:30 PM - 12:37 PM Cochlear Implantation for Patients with an Aberrant Facial Nerve in CHARGE Syndrome

Seung Ha Oh, MD, PhD Korea, Republic of

12:37 PM - 12:44 PM MRI Scanning Considerations with Cochlear Implants Martin Zimmerling, Dr. Austria12:44 PM - 12:51 PM New Placement of the Active Middle Ear Implant Vibrant

Soundbridge in the Short Process and Body of the Incus Using the SP-Coupler and the Results after 1 Year

Iñigo Ruiz de Erenchun, Dr.

Spain

12:51 PM - 12:58 PM A Comparison of Two Different Treatment Options for Advanced Otosclerosis Using Active Middle Ear Implants

Georg Sprinzl, Prof. Dr. Austria

12:58 PM - 1:05 PM Full Versus Partial Electrode Usage in Med El FLEXsoft and FLEX28 Users

David Shipp, MA Canada

1:05 - 1:15 PM Q&A12:30 PM - 1:15 PM S51 Audiology 11: Elderly

Moderator: Richard Bussieres, MD (Canada); Sumit Agrawal, MD (Canada)Civic

12:30 PM - 12:37 PM Shaping Support for Elderly Cochlear Implant Recipients - The Role of Data Logging and LENA

Colleen Psarros, Masters of Audiology

Australia

12:37 PM - 12:44 PM A Randomized, Prospective Clinical Study Assessing Lower Stimulation Rate in Older Adults with MED-EL Cochlear Implants

Christina Runge, PhD United States

12:44 PM - 12:51 PM Assessment of Cochlear Trauma During Cochlear Implantation Using Electrocochleography and Cone Beam Computed Tomography

Adrian Dalbert, MD Switzerland

12:51 PM - 12:58 PM An “APP” for Measuring Speech Perception Through Telepractice: Considerations and Preliminary Results

Colleen Psarros, Masters of Audiology

Australia

12:58 PM - 1:05 PM Perimodiolar and Slim Straight Electrode Arrays: Comparison of Performance Outcomes

Allison Biever, AuD United States

1:05 PM - 1:15 PM Q&A12:30 PM - 1:15 PM S52 Audiology 12

Moderators: Vincent Lin, MD (Canada); Ian Bruce, PhD (Canada)Dominion

12:30 PM - 12:37 PM A Novel Method for Real Time Intraoperative Electrocochleography During Cochlear Implantation

Michael Harris, MD United States

12:37 PM - 12:44 PM Importance of Electrode Length for Speech Comprehension in Quiet and Noise

Andreas Buechner, PhD Germany

12:44 PM - 12:51 PM ASSE Coala: Calibrated Audiological Testing Through Cochlear’s AUX Entry

Paul Govaerts, MD, MSc, PhD

Belgium

12:51 PM - 12:58 PM Single-Site Outcomes of Electric-Acoustic Stimulation English King, AuD United States12:58 PM - 1:05 PM Effectiveness of Frequency-Lowering Hearing Aids and

Electric Acoustic Stimulation (EAS) Cochlear Implant for Treating People with a Severe-to-Profound High-Frequency Hearing Loss

Mathieu Hotton, MOA, PhD Candidate

Canada

1:05 PM - 1:15 PM Q&A12:30 PM - 1:15 PM CLOSE01 Scientifc Session / Closing Ceremony / Antwerp 2018 Presentation

Moderator: Julian Nedzelski, MD (Canada)Grand Centre/West

12:30 PM - 12:37 PM Non-User After Cochlear Implantation in Single-Sided Deafness

Wolfram Pethe, MD Germany

12:37 PM - 12:44 PM Effect of Different Magnet Strengths on the Outcome with a Magnetic Attachment Bone Conduction System

Annes Claes, Masters Belgium

12:44 PM - 12:51 PM Maximizing Communication with Hearing Aids and Implantable Devices Utilizing Wireless Accessories

Jason Wigand, AuD., CCC-A

United States

12:51 PM - 1:15 PM Closing Ceremony / Antwerp 2018 Presentation1:15 PM Meeting Adjourns

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Thursday, May 12Rehabilitation/Educational Aspects1-AInterest of Pediatric Cochlear Implants in Deaf Children with Multiple DisabilitiesHassan Eledghiri, MDMorocco2-ATreatment for Hearing Loss Among the Elderly: Auditory Outcomes and Impact on Quality of LifeManuel Manrique, MD, PhDSpain3-AEveryday Benfits of Cochlear Implantation in Prelingually Deaf Adults: The Perspective of the Implant Users and Their Significant OthersIsabelle Millette, MOACanada4-AThe Adapted Sound Access Parent Outcomes Instrument (SAPOI) for Children with Complex NeedsKathryn Ritter, PhDCanada5-AUnderstanding Over the Phone in Cochlear Implant Receipients: Evaluation of Benefit Provided by the CochlearTM Wireless Phone Clip - Preliminary StudyMathieu Robier, MSc AudiologyFrance6-AWell-Performing is Wellbeing, or not?Ietske Siemann, MScNetherlands7-APSMMC Experience for Cochlear ImplantKhabti Almuhanna, MDSaudi Arabia8-AEvaluation of a New Powerful Sound Processor for Bone-Anchored HearingArjan Bosman, MSc, PhDNetherlands9-ACochlear Implantation in Cases of Single-Sided Deafness: Auditory Rehabilitation OutcomesMaegan Evans, PhD, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVEd.United States10-AMulticentric Study About the Bonebridge Implant in France and BelgiumPierre Garin, MDBelgium11-AReceiving a Cochlear Implant at the Age of 70: Are There Risk Factors for a Successful Rehabilitation?Nils Jansen, Dr. med.Germany12-AImprovement of Comprehension by Using Sound Localization Training in an Implanted Single Side DeafnessElodie Lacore, AudiologistFrance13-AParents’ View on Auditory Verbal Therapy in a Nordic CountryLone Percy-Smith, MA, SLPDenmark

14-AWhat Difference Has Cochlear Implant Made to Born Deaf or Congenitally Deafened Adults?Tracy Wright, Hearing TherapyUnited Kingdom15-ACochlear Implants in Children with Waardenburg SyndromeJoana Araújo, ENT ResidentPortugal16-ACochlear Implant from 4 to 7 Years Old: Hearing and Speech AspectsGuilherme Buzatto, MD, PhDBrazil17-ABridging the Literacy Gap in Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children from Bilingual (Spanish-English) Homes: Spoken and Written Language Skills One Year LaterDianne Hammes Ganguly, MAUnited States18-AWISK-4 Results of CI Children in Japanese Mainstreaming SchoolMichio Hazama, PhD, Dr. Japan19-AAcquisition of the First 50 Words in Children with Cochlear ImplantsDaniela Ramos, Masters in SLPPortugal20-AComparison of Language of Children with Profound Deafness with Unilateral Cochlear Implant and Normal Listeners of the Same Age: The Influence of Implantation AgeDaniela Ramos, Masters in SLPPortugal21-ASpeech Recognition, Vocabulary and Reading Performance in Adolescents with Cochlear ImplantsKaren Lise Roslyng, MA, SLPDenmark22-AThe Effectiveness of Auditory-Verbal Approach on Perceptive and Expressive Language Skills of Hearing Impaired Children with Cochlear ImplantHamid Tayarani Niknezhad, SLP, PhD CandidateIran, Islamic Republic of23-APlay and Drama Therapy for Children with Cochlear Implant in RomaniaMagdalena Cernea, Psycologist, AudiologistRomania24-ARehabilitation Model For Bilateral Cochlear Implant UsersGeneviève Tremblay, MOACanada25-ADeafness in Children with Developmental Delay: Are There Any Benefits of Cochlear ImplantationNacim Ait Mesbah, MDAlgeria26-ABilateral Cochlear Implantation in a Child with Congenital Hydrocephalus: A Case ReportKeiko Suwa, Speech TherapistJapan27-ADescription of Habits and Musical Skills in People with Post Lingual Hearing Loss After the Cochlear ImplantationVeronica Del Vecchio, PhDArgentina

28-ACochlear Implant and Meniere Disease: Vestibular and Auditory FunctionManuel Manrique, MD, PhDSpain29-AThe Impact of Cochlear Implantation on Childrens’ School CareersBenjamin Kansy, MDGermany30-ACurrent Status of a Prospective Study on Cognitive Development in Children with Different Degrees of Hearing Loss - Part II - Preliminary Results of Sequential and Simultaneous Processing Scales at the Age of FiveBarbara Streicher, MS Germany

Audiology31-AExperiences with the New Soundprocessor Generation Cochlear N6 for Nucleus22 Implant UsersHeike Bagus, AudiologistGermany32-ARemote Programming of Cochlear Implants: Users and Health Professionals in Nova Scotia Report Their ExperiencesAdrienne Comeau-Grandy, MScCanada33-AImage Guided Cochlear Implant Programming Using Paired-Electrode StimulationRobert Dwyer, AuDUnited States34-AGenerating Programs for CI Users Based on eSRT or eCAP measures: A ComparisonJulie Kosaner, M.Ed (Aud)Turkey35-ALoudness Scaling: Correlation with the Levels of Stimulation in Cochlear Implant UsersAna Tereza Magalhães, PhDBrazil36-AMultimedia Cabin for CI TestingManuel Manrique, MD, PhDSpain37-ADoes a Flat Strategy Based Fitting Map Provide Better or Equal Objective Hearing Performance as a Single Channel Fitting Map?Griet Mertens, PhDBelgium38-ATeleprogramming of Cochlear Implant SystemsPaola Samuel, MABrazil39-APitch Pattern Sequence and Duration Pattern Tests in Cochlear Implant UsersFernando Cesar Souza, AudiologistBrazil40-ASelf-Adjustment of Upper Electrical Stimulation Levels in CI Programming and the Effect on Auditory FunctioningJantien Vroegop, MScNetherlands41-AApproaches to Eliminate Overstimulation in Children After Cochlear ImplantationAdam Walkowiak, PhDPoland

42-ASound Processor Upgrades for the First Multi-Channel Cochlear Implant UsersTeresa Zwolan, PhDUnited States43-AVariation of Intra Cochlear Electrode Impedance Measurements in Children During the First 24 Months of Cochlear Implant UseMárcia Domenico-Ventre, MastersBrazil44-ARole of Transtympanic Electrically Evoked Auditory Brainstem Response (TTEABR) in the Test Battery for Cochlear Implantation: The Indian ExperienceSunil Narayan Dutt, MS, DNB, PhD, FRCS Ed (ORL-HNS)India45-AClinical Value of Electric Auditory Brainstem Response (E-ABR) for First Fitting in Small ChildrenMadalina Georgescu, Assoc. Prof.Romania46-AChronic Animal Model of Cochlear Implantation in Guinea Pigs: Interests and Applications for Comparison of Loudness Coding Using Pulse Aplitude or Pulse DurationDan Gnansia, PhDFrance47-AWITHDRAWN48-AObjective Measures and their Possible Role in Programming of Pediatric ABI Users Demonstrated Through a Case StudyJulie Kosaner, M.Ed (Aud)Turkey49-AImproved Speech Reception in Noisy Environments Using Cochlear Implant Audio Processors with Directional MicrophonesRudolfs Liepins, Dipl.-Ing.Austria50-AStudy of Electrically Evoked Compound Action Potentials in Different Regions of the CochleaJorge Humberto Martins, MastersPortugal51-ALate Auditory Evoked Potentials from Cochlear Implant Recipients to Ramped StimuliDavid Morris, PhDDenmark52-ACochlear Microphonics: The Effect of Otitis Media with EffusionSuzannne O’Gara, MSc (Aud)United Kingdom53-AAuditory Pathway Integrity Evaluation as Predictor in Late Implantees: Imaging and Electrical Electrophysiology AssesmentFikri Putranto, MD, ORLIndonesia54-ASamba Audioprocessor Upgrade StudyEberhard Aigner, AudiologistGermany55-AAge at Implantation and Signal Coding Strategy OutcomesMeredith Anderson, AuDUnited States56-AHearing Outcome After Cochlear Implantation in OtosclerosisJudith Arnolds, Dr.Germany

57-AHighlights on the Audiologist’s Evaluation One Year After Cochlear Implantation: How to Improve Auditory Rehabilitation Based on its ConclusionsYannick Belouard, Speech TherapistFrance58-AEnvironmental Sounds Perception in a Virtual Space in Cochlear Implanted AdultsAurore Berland, PhDCanada59-ADevelopment and Validation of an Oral Communication Scale - Ecomas - for Hearing-Impaired AdultsStéphanie Borel, SLP, PhDFrance60-AAnalysis of Academic Level Obtained in Children with Cochlear Impants: Long Term UsersSilvia Breuning, MAArgentina61-AInfluence of Insertion Depth on Hearing Preservation and Speech PerceptionAndrea Bucker, AuDUnited States62-ACharacterization of Auditory Perception in Cochlear Implant Users Through the Questionnaire HISQUI19Priscila Caporali, MastersBrazil63-ALongitudinal Speech Perception Outcomes for an Aggregate Clinical PopulationRobert Dwyer, AuDUnited States64-ASingle Sided Deafness and Asymmetric Hearing Loss, Speech Perception and Quality of LifeKarina Faneli, AudiologistArgentina65-AChallenges Associated with Cochlear Implantation in Pediatric Single-Sided DeafnessJanet Green, AuDUnited States66-ALong-Term Assessment of Auditory Outcomes in Older Cochlear Implant UsersAnouk Hofkens-Van den Brandt, AudiologistBelgium67-AOutcomes of Cochlear Implantation in a Child with Zellweger SyndromeMeredith Holcomb, AuDUnited States68-ACochlear Implant Evaluation in Our CenterDjilali Aiad Khaled, MastersAlgeria69-AUnilateral Cochlear Implantation For Asymmetric Bilateral Hearing Loss In Teenagers And AdultsMélanie Laferrière, MOACanada70-AAge Related Variability of Localization in Bilateral Cochlear Implant PatientsXue Liu, MD, PhDUnited States

Poster Listing

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71-AHow Do Older Adults Compare to Younger Adults: Use of the HEARRING Registry to Report on the Benefit of Cochlear Implantation in Different Age GroupsGriet Mertens, PhDBelgium72-AThe Effects of Cognitive Aging on Speech Recognition for Adults with Cochlear ImplantsAaron Moberly, MDUnited States73-ACochlear Implantaiton in Chronic Demyelinating Inflammatory PolyneuropathySarah Mowry, MDUnited States74-AA Structured Training for Speech Understanding in Noise: Results of Experienced Cochlear Implant Users Confirm Effectivenes of TrainingJoachim Müller, Prof. Dr. med. Germany75-AAge-Related Variability of Speech Perception in Noise in Bilateral Cochlear Implant PatientsSandra Prentiss, PhDUnited States76-AHearing with the Speech Processor SonnetMilan Profant, MD, PhDSlovakia77-ASpeech Perception with the SONNET Audio Processor with Microphone Directionality and Wind Noise ReductionKristen Rak, MDGermany78-AHearing Handicap, Sound Field Minimum Threshold Response and Speech Perception in Cochlear Implant Adult Users Zeila Santos-Cruz, AudiologistBrazil79-ATemporal Resolution and Speech Perception in Cochlear Implant UsersAlexandra Soares, PhDBrazil80-ACochlear Implant in Chinese Speakers: The Need for a Specific SystemMichael Chi Fai Tong, MDHong Kong81-ABilateral Cochlear Implants in Children: A Retrospective Look on the Current Criteria for Children Implanted After the Age of 4Aurore Berland, PhDCanada82-AThe Rogers Syndrome: A Case ReportIsma Brahami, Dr. Algeria83-ANO TITLEMaria Antonia Claveria, MDSpain84-AScreening for Cochlear Implantation Candidacy Based on Speech AudiometryUlrich Hoppe, Prof. Dr. Germany85-AThe Benefit of EAS in Bilateral Implanted Adults with Bilateral Residual HearingSandra Scholz, Dr. Germany

86-ASpatial Release from Informational and Energetic Masking in Bimodal and Bilateral Cochlear Implant UsersKristen D’Onofrio, AuDUnited States87-ANO TITLEA. Diez I. Todt, Dr. Germany88-AEmotional Perception of Music in Children with Bimodal Fitting and Unilateral Cochlear ImplantZahra Jafari, PhDIran, Islamic Republic of89-AEvaluation of Advanced Noise Management Technologies for Bimodal ListenersElizabeth Musgrave, AuDUnited States90-AThe Outcomes in Bimodal (Cochlear Implant and Hearing Aid) Auditory StimulationLuminita Radulescu, Assoc. Prof. Romania91-AOptimizing Hearing Aid Fittings for Patients Wearing Both a Hearing Aid and Cochlear ImplantJantien Vroegop, MDNetherlands92-AWithin-Subjects Comparison of the Effects of Bimodal Versus Bilateral CI Listening, Binaural Versus Monaural Listening, Reverberation, and Fine-Structure Versus Envelope-Only Strategy on Speech Reception in QuietEwan Macpherson, PhDCanada93-AWithin-Subjects Comparison of the Effects of Bimodal Versus Bilateral CI Listening, Binaural Versus Monaural Listening, and Fine-Structure Versus Envelope-Only Strategy on Spatial Unmasking of SpeechEwan Macpherson, PhDCanada94-AQualities of Single Electrode Stimulation as a Function of Rate and Place of Stimulation with a Cochlear ImplantDavid Landsberger, PhDUnited States95-AUse of Wireless Technologies by Young Implant UsersErika Nair, AuDUnited States96-AThe Ability to Evaluate Words and Phrases: Discrimination in Adults with Cochlear ImplantsRoberta Itz, AudiologistBrazil97-AAuditory Neuropathy in Children: Considerations for Cochlear ImplantationLaura Cavalle-Garrido, ENTSpain98-AAre There Benefits of Cochlear Implantaiton in Asymmetrical Hearing Loss?Mark Praetorius, MDGermany

Surgery/Medical99-AIpsilateral Cochlear Implantation in Patients after Cochlear Nerve Preserving Vestibular Schwannoma SurgeryMarta Perez Grau, MDSpain

100-ACochlear Implantation in Cases of Single-Sided Deafness: Speech PerceptionMargaret Dillon, AuDUnited States101-ALong-Term Results After Cochlear Implantation (CI) in Patients with Single Sided Deafness After Resection of Tumors of the Inner Ear Canal: What Can We Expect?Thomas Klenzner, MDGermany102-ASpeech Recognition Performance Improves After Cochlear Implantation in Adults with Auditory NeuropathyLouise Straatman, MD, PhDCanada103-ANavigation and Cochlear ImplantHassan Alshehri, ENTSaudi Arabia104-AImportance of Cochlear Implantation in Our CountryDragoslava Djeric, Prof. Serbia105-AVaccination Status of Children Undergoing Cochlear Implantation: A 10 Year ReviewChi (Lisa) Jin, MD CandidateCanada106-ACochlear Implantation for Patients with Wegener’s GranulomatosisUdi Zatzenell, MDIsrael107-AOutcome of Cochlear Implantation In ChildrenDjilali Aiad Khaled, MastersAlgeria108-APaediatric Cochlear Implantation: Prognostic Factors from a Review of 43 CasesDjilali Aiad Khaled, MastersAlgeria109-AMRI Investigations of Patients with Cochlear ImplantsJörg Langer, Dr. Germany110-ABozyaka Experience on Cochlear Reimplantation SurgeryLevent Olgun, MDTurkey111-AUsing Remote Technology for Intraoperative Monitoring During Cochlear ImplantationMichelle Hu, AuDUnited States112-AResponding to Changes in the Adult Population - Managing Elderly Cochlear Implant Patients - Avoiding Post-Operative DysfunctionChristopher Raine, ChM, FRCS,United Kingdom113-AVibrant Soundbridge in Congenital External and Middle Ear DeformationsHenryk Skarzynski, Prof., MD, PhDPoland114-AVibrant Soundbridge: Round Window Direct StimulationHenryk Skarzynski, Prof., MD, PhDPoland115-AWho Turned Down Whom for a Pediatric Cochlear Implant? Cochlear Implant Team or the Family and Why: An Eight-Year ReviewPaula Tellez, MDCanada

116-AAmbulatory Cochlear Implant Surgery: A Safe and Efficient Postoperative ApproachMathieu Trudel, MDCanada117-AEffects of Electrode Array Length on Frequency-Place Mismatch and SpeechPerception with Cochlear ImplantsFrederic Venail, MD, PhDFrance118-AActive Bone Conduction Implants as Functional Treatment in Congenital Aural AtresiaMario Zernotti, MD, PhDArgentina119-AScala Tympani CochleostomyOlivier Adunka, MD, FACSUnited States120-AWITHDRAWN121-ACorrelation Between Electrode Position and Hearing Performance in CI422 Implanted Adult PatientsDaniele De Seta, MDFrance122-AInter-Aural Hearing Preservation in Paediatric Bilateral Simultaneous Cochlear Implants PatientsSherif Khalil, MS, FRCS (ORL-HNS), MDUnited Kingdom123-AComparing Cochlear Duct Length Versus Electrode Insertion Depth: Does it Really Impact Hearing Preservation?Vincent Lin, MD, FRCSCCanada124-AThe Influence of Different Cochleostomy/Round Window Membrane Sealing Techniques on the Development of the Intracochlear Pressure After Cochlea Implant Electrode InsertationJulica Luger, MDGermany125-AOptimizing the Round Window Opening: Impact on Intracochlear Pressure ChangesPhilipp Mittmann, MDGermany126-AFactors Related to Residual Hearing Preservation in Cochlear ImplantationRuben Polo, MDSpain127-ADrug Induced Hearing Preservation in Cochlear Implant Patients Receiving Different Electrode LengthsVerena Scheper, DVM, PhDGermany128-AComparison of Residual Hearing Preservation Between Round Window and Cochleostomy ApproachesHung-Pin Wu, MD, PhDTaiwan129-AHearing Preservation in Cochlear Implants: Is Usual in the Practice?Mario Zernotti, MD, PhDArgentina130-ARetrofacial Approach for Cochlear ImplantationSaleh Alamry, FellowSaudi Arabia

131-ASurgical Procedure for Minimally Invasive Robotic Cochlear ImplantationMarco Caversaccio, Prof.Switzerland132-ACochlear Implantaiton in Elderly Patients Under Local AnesthesiaAarno Dietz, MD, PhDFinland133-ATriple Semicircular Canals Occlusion and Cochlear Implantation: A New Treatment Option for Single-Sided M. Meniere and DeafnessGunnar Doobe, ResidentGermany134-AImplantation of the Auditory Nerve Via the Middle Ear Cavity in Rats with Partial HearingCaroline Guigou, ResidentFrance135-AImplant Cochlear of the Malformed EarsDjilali Aiad Khaled, MastersAlgeria136-AClinical Findings, Surgical Solutions and Fuctional Results for Vibrant Soundbridge Middle Ear Implant for Patients with Congenital Aural AtresiaEugenijus Lesinskas, MD, PhDLithuania137-ACochlear Implantation in Malformed Inner Ear with High Cerebrospinal Fluid Gusher RiskSofiane Ouhab, Prof.Algeria138-AMinimal Incision Cochlear Implantation (MICI) in Congenital Cochlear AbnormalityMunish Saroch, MBBS, MS, ENTIndia139-AUnusual Pain After Cochlear Implantation: An Under Diagnosed Complication? Our Pediatric ExperienceCharlotte Célérier, MDFrance140-ASpeech Perception Outcome After Cochlear Re-Implantation Surgery in AdultsValerie Looi, PhDAustralia141-ARevision Surgery in Cochlear Implant Patients with Electrode MigrationPhilipp Mittmann, MDGermany142-ADetectability of the Cochlear Implant Electrode Fixation Clip by Means of Cone Beam Computed TomographyMagnus Tescner, MD, PhD, MBAGermany143-ARegistration Strategy for Commercially Available Navigation Systems in Cochlear ImplantationNozomu Matsumoto, MD, PhDJapan144-AIntraoperative Evaluation of Electrode Placement During Cochlear Implantation Using Cone-Beam Computed TomographyIsabelle Mosnier, MDFrance

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145-AEvaluation of Scala Location and Modiolar Proximity of the Slim Modiolar Electrode ArrayRobert Briggs, MDAustralia146-AThe Use of Cone Beam Computed Tomography in Assessing Insertion Dept of Bone Conduction Hearing ImplantsTim Calon, MDNetherlands147-AMagnetic Resonance Imaging Artifacts in a CI System with a Removable MagnetMarco Caversaccio, Prof.Switzerland148-AEstimation of Cochlear Implant Electrode-Array Postoperative Position Using Clinical Computed Tomography: New Parametric Shape Model and Image ProcessingDan Gnansia, PhDFrance149-ANO TITLEOlivier Haag, MD, PhDSpain150-ARadiological Signal Change in the Inner Ear: A Sign with Many CausesIoana Herisanu, MDGermany151-AExperiences with the NRT-Ratio in Slim Straight Nucleus Electrodes: A Multi-Center StudyPhilipp Mittmann, MDGermany152-AImaging Evaluation in Post Meningitis Implant CandidateFikri Putranto, MD, ORLIndonesia153-ASelecting the Appropriate Cochlear Electrode Array Using a Specifically Developed Research Software Application Horatiu Stefanescu, MD, PhDRomania154-AThe Prognostic Value of the Promontory and Round Window Stimulation Tests in Cochlear Implantation Revisited: A Systematic ReviewDavid Low, MBBS, MRCS(Ire), MMed(ORL) Singapore155-ACochlear Implantation of a Patient with Bilateral Sudden Sensorineural Hearing LossDebora Hatch, AuDUnited States156-AIncreased Body Mass Index (BMI) Leads to Longer Total Operating Room TimeJonathan Hatch, MDUnited States157-AThe Role of Subtotal Petrosectomy in Cochlear Implant Surgery: Report of 61 Cases and Review of IndicationsLorenzo Lauda, MDItaly158-AOsseointegrated Bone Conduction Devices in Paediatrics Patients with Congenital Craniofacial MalformationsMaria López Robles, Dr.Spain

159-ACochlear Implantation In Bilateral Profound Deafness After Head TraumaMohamed Mashaly, MDEgypt160-APossibilities of Connection of Radical Mastoid Cavity Obliteration with Bone Conductive ImplantHenryk Skarzynski, Prof., MD, PhDPoland161-AIntraoperative Objective Measurement on Single Sided Deafness and Conductive Hearing Loss Patients Using a Transcutaneous Bone Conduction InstrumentMohammad Ghoncheh, MScGermany162-AActive Middle Ear Implantation in Children with AtresiaJohn Hempel, MDGermany163-ASurgical Considerations for the Bonebridge Implant in Patients with Previous Mastoidectomy CavitiesVincent Lin, MD, FRCSCCanada164-AOutcome Measures After the Controlled Market Entry of the Incus-LP-Coupler, the Incus-SP-Coupler, and the RW-Soft-CouplerTorsten Rahne, Prof.Germany165-AComparison of the New and Older Audio Processor for the Active Middle Ear Implant Vibrant SoundbridgeIñigo Ruiz de Erenchun, Dr.Spain166-AThe Bonebridge Bone Conduction Hearing Implant: Individual Computer Assisted 3D Planning for Surgical Device Placement and Audiological Outcome in Adults and ChildrenIngmar Seiwerth, MDGermany167-AActive Middle Ear Implant and Active Bone Conduction Implant in Congenital Aural AtresiaMario Zernotti, MD, PhDArgentina

Miscellaneous168-AAutomatic Multimodal Registration and Fusion of 3D Human Cochlea ImagesIbraheem Al-Dhamari, MScGermany169-ACongenital Profound Sensorineural Hearing Loss Etiological AssessmentNicolae Balica, Assistant Prof.Romania170-ANew Low-Trauma Electrode-Array Design: Features and First ResultsJean-Pierre Bebear, MDSFrance171-APediatric Cochlear Implant: Criteria for Bilateral ImplantationJean-Pierre Bebear, MDSFrance172-ANeuropsychological Evaluation of Complex Cases in Cochlear Implants PediatricsLidia Charroo Ruiz, Dr. Cuba

173-AActive Bone Conduction Implant: Clinical Results of our First 20 PatientsCarlos De Paula, MD, PhDSpain174-AHearing Implantable Technologies for Beethoven’s Deafness: Could These Devices Have Improved His Music Composing?Alejandro Espinosa Rey, MastersMexico175-AProportion of Cochlear Implantation in Older Adults Over TimeAnouk Hofkens-Van den Brandt, AudiologistBelgium176-AA Microelectromechanical System Artificial Basilar Membrane Based on a Piezoelectric Cantilever Array and its Characterization Using an Animal ModelJeong Hun Jang, MD, PhDKorea, Republic of177-ACochlear Implant Program in a Developing Country: PakistanNadeem Mukhtar, MBBS, MScPakistan178-ALiteracy Development in School-Aged Children with Simultaneous Bilateral Cochlear ImplantsCaterina Ruggirello, PhD CandidateCanada179-ATreatment Care Cost Comparison in Bone Conduction Implants RecipientsGuillermo Til-Perez, Prof.Spain180-AExploring Skin Integration in Hydroxyapatite-Coated Abutements of Bone Conduction Hearing ImplantsM. van HoofNetherlands

Other Implantable Devices181-AHearing Preservation Techniques in Semicircular Canal SurgeryVincent Van Rompaey, MD, PhDBelgium182-ASpeech Production Development Before and After Auditory Brainstem Implantation: A Case StudySneha Bharadwaj, PhDUnited States183-AEvaluation of the Communication Performances in Auditory, Visual, and Audiovisual Modalities After Auditory Brainstem ImplantationStéphanie Borel, SLP, PhDFrance184-APredictive Value of Electrically Evoked Auditory Brainstem Response in Neurofibromatosis Type 2 Adults and non Neurofibromatosis Type 2 Children Receiving Auditory Brainstem ImplantsAlison Singleton, AuDUnited States

Basic Research185-AABinaural CI Research Platform for cochlear Implants Enabling ITD/ILD and Variable Rate ProcessingBradford Backus, PhDFrance

186-AWITHDRAWN187-AThe Effect of Clipping Level and Rate Changes on Subjective Sound Quality for Advanced Bionics Cochlear Implant RecipientsAmy Stein, AuDUnited States188-AOn the Perceptual Dimensions of Pitch in Cochlear Implant UsersWiebke Lamping, PhD CandidateDenmark189-AComparison of Electrode Discrimination Abilities in CI Carriers Using Cochlear Straight and Perimodiolar Electrode ArraysMaria Pérez ZaballosSpain190-AImproving Localization and Speech Reception in Noise in Bilateral Cochlear Implant Recipients with Linked Automatic Gain ControlWendy Potts, AuDUnited States191-AInfluse of Setting Threshold Levels on Speech Discrimination for the MED-EL Audio ProcessorMina Sasaki, BAJapan192-ASimulating Pinna Effect by Use of the Real Ear Sound Algorithm in Advanced Bionics CI RecipientsAmy Stein, AuDUnited States193-AElectrophysiological Measurement of Pitch Perception in Cochlear Implant UsersLuise Wagner, MScGermany194-AComparing different Models for Sound Localization within Normal Hearing and Cochlear Implant ListenersChristian Wirtz, Dipl.-Ing.Germany195-ACoding and Perception of Interaural Phase Differences in BiCI UsersStefan Zirn, Prof. Dr. Germany196-ASurgical Approach for Macula Stimulation in Vestibular Implants Manuel Manrique, MD, PhDSpain197-AModel Adaptation for Mesh Generation of Patient Cochlears from CT Scan ImagesAngel Ramos de MiguelSpain198-ARevisiting Place-Pitch Match in Cochlear Implant Recipients Using 3D Imaging AnalysisElke Devocht, MScNetherlands199-ARelationship Between Insertion Angle and Cochlea’s Height on Hearing Preservation in Cochlear Implantation with Full Insertion of 24 to 26mm Long Straight Electrode ArraysThierry Mom, MD, PhDFrance200-APerceptual Training in Post-Lingually Deafened Users of Cochlear Implants and Adults with Norma Hearing: Does One Paradigm Fit All?Matthew Fitzgerald, PhDUnited States

201-APrevalence and Radiological Profiles of SLC26A4 Mutations in a Large Cohort of Hearing-Impaired IndividualsWilliam Burke, MDGermany202-AScreening for Hereditary Deafness Gene in Cochlear Implantation Patients and Analyzing Postoperative EffectLei Xu, Dr.China203-ANoise Trauma and Systemic Application of a Selective Glucocorticoid Receptor ModulatorClemens Honeder, MDAustria204-AConcentration-Dependent Release of Dexamethasone Loaded Silicone Rodes Implanted into the Cochlea of Guinea PigsArne Liebau, Dr. rer. nat.Germany205-AMoving Towards a Dexamethasone-Eluting ElectrodeManuel Manrique, MD, PhDSpain206-ADesign Methodology for Acousting Hearing Implants Usint the Example of Direct Acoustic Cochlear StimulationHans Bernhard, PhDSwitzerland207-ALong-Term Results with Active Middle Ear Implants in Sensorineural Hearing LossMaria Peixoto, MastersPortugal208-AEffectiveness of an Automatic Beamformer Activating Algorithm for Cochlear Implant RecipientsSmita Agrawal, PhDUnited States209-AEvaluation of ITD Based Lateralization Skills of Cochlear Implant Users with a Fine Structure Coding StrategyTobias Rottmann, Dipl.-Ing.Germany210-ASpeech Inteligibility Improvements with the Use of TMic2 in Advanced Bionics RecipientsFrancisco Osterne, AudiologistBrazil211-AWITHDRAWN212-AOptimizing EAS Performance of AdultsSara Neumann, AuDUnited States213-APatterns of Electrophonic and Electroneural ExcitationMika Sato, MD, PhDGermany

Friday, May 13Rehabilitation/Educational Aspects1-BEvaluation of the Recipient Portal by Senior Cochlear Implant UsersBirgit Philips, Dr.Belgium2-BUsing Living Well with Hearing Loss Tool in Counseling Adult Cochlear Implanted PatientsMohamed Shabana, MDEgypt

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3-BHearing and Life Quality Assessment in Patients Following Cochlear ImplantsGiselle Truzzi, Dr. Brazil4-BDevelopment and Validation of a Spanish (US) Version of the SSQ12 QuestionnaireKatrien Vermeire, PhDUnited States5-BAuditory Comprehension in Patients that Received a Cochlear Implant for Single-Sided DeafnessSara Araújo, MastersPortugal6-BSpeech Perception and Auditory Performance Following Cochlear Implantation in the Elderly Korean Hyong Ho Cho, MD, PhDKorea, Republic of7-BSOMPS - Script to Observe and Monitor Professionals Skills Through ParentsIsabel Cosat, SLP, Master in Psych. Portugal8-BAnalysis of the Characteristics of Hearing in Cochlear Implant Users Older and Younger than 60 YearsAngelina Fritz, MScGermany9-BBenefits of Group Information Sessions Prior to Cochlear ImplantaitonKristy-Anne Mackie, MScCanada10-BAural Rehabilitation - A Personal Experience of Aural Rehabiliation for a Cochlear Implant for Single Sided DeafnessGemma Mole, Hearing Therapist United Kingdom11-BJapanese Auditory Test Results of CI Children in Mainstreaming SchoolNaotaka Nomura, MDJapan12-BAuditory Training Material Prepared for Self-Administration in the Group of Single Side Deafness Patients After Cochlear ImplantationDorota Pastuszak, MAPoland13-BPhonetic, Grammatical and Cultural Adaptation of Rehabilitation Material: Practical ConsiderationsAlexandra Tisaire, Speech TherapistSpain14-BPaediatric Cochlear Implant Outcomes with Reference to Aetiological Factors: The Advantages and Disadvantages of Having a LabelShani Dettman, PhDAustralia15-BSpoken Language Outcomes Following Cochlear Implantation in Two Siblings with Chudley-Mccullough SyndromeJanelle Kent, MScCanada16-B“Ao Pé do Ouvido”: Joint Storybook Reading Group for Children with Cochlear ImplantsDaniela Marques, MastersBrazil

17-BEffect of Hearing Experience on Caregivers’ Pause Durations following QuestionsJessa Reed, PhDUnited States18-BWhich Kinds of Factors at the Time of Entering to Elementary School can Predict Japanese ReadingYusuke Saito, PhDJapan19-BLong-Term Phonological Proficiency and Speech Intelligibility of Mandarin Speaking Children with Cochlear ImplantsChe-Ming Wu, Dr.Taiwan20-BAuditory Efficacy of Using Softband Ponto Among Chinese Infants and Toddlers with Bilateral Microtia-AtresiaXiaowei Chen, MDChina21-BA Preliminary Mixed Methods Cross-Cultural Investigation of Conversational Turn-Taking in Families of Children with Hearing LossHillary Ganek, MA, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVTCanada22-BSingle Sided Deafness in Children: An Indication for Cochlear ImplantationRuth Lang-Roth, MDGermany23-BScreening of Global Development in Children with Cochlear Implants and Hearing AidsJanet Olds, PhDCanada24-BChildren with Severe Multiple Disabilities and Cochlear Implant: What Does the “Champions” Evaluation Tools Tells Us and What it Doesn’tSuzie Gobeil, MOACanada25-BLong-Term Outcome After Cochlear Implantation in Children with Complex Needs: A Qualitative StudyJanet Olds, PhDCanada26-BThe Comparison of Social Adjustment in Hearing and Cochlear Implanted Children with Normal Performance Intelligence QuotientL. Monshizadeh, PhD Candidate Iran, Islamic Republic of27-BThe Effect of Music Therapy on People with Hearing ImpairmentsManzar Majlesi, BS, SLPIran, Islamic Republic of28-BExecutive Functions and Mental Health in 10 Children with X-Linked Malformation and Cochlear Implants: Preliminary FindingsLena Anmyr, PhD, MSWSweden29-BEducational Placement and Peer Relationship in Children with Cochlear ImplantationYun-Hoon Choung, MD, DDS, PhDKorea, Republic of

Audiology31-BOverview of a Novel Super Power Bone Anchored Sound Processor Worn Behind-The-EarGeorge Cire, AuDUnited States32-BA Comparison of Electric Charge Requirements, Speech Recognition, and Residual Hearing with CI422 and CI24RE(CA) Cochlear ImplantsChelsea Conrad, AuDUnited States33-BAutomatic Technologies in Cochlear Implants, Always Preferred?Kristin Dilaj, PhDUnited States34-BEarly Switch-On in Cochlear Implants: Fitting the Speech Processor Directly After SurgeryLutz Gaertner, PhDGermany35-BArtificial Intelligence (FOX) to Improve Target Driven CI FittingPaul Govaerts, MD, MSc, PhDBelgium36-BReactivating Cochlear Implant After Discontinue Usage for a Period of TimeMei Huang, MSTaiwan37-BAudiologists Results in Adult Users of Cochlear ImplantsNiva Maria Maia, MSDBrazil38-BAided Cortical Assessment: An Objective Approach to Program a Cochlear Implant for Unilaterally Deafened PatientsDayse Tavora, PhDAustralia39-BCreating a More Comfortable Programming Experience for Recipients, Parents and Clinicians Using Wireless TechnologyLiz Winton, MOAAustralia40-BProgramming Peculiarities of the Speech Processor for Patients with Deafness After MeningitisAndrii Zaitsev, PhDUkraine41-BThe Use of Volta in Challenging Programming Cases?Anzel Pritz, BA Hons. Audiology, SLPUnited Kingdom42-BImpedance Change of MED-EL FLEXSOFT and STANDARD Electrode Array within 24 Hours Post-OperativelyWilliam Kuan Hua Chen, Dr.Taiwan43-BInfluence of the Recording Electrode on the ECAP ThresholdLutz Gaertner, PhDGermany44-BElectrical ABR with Direct Round Window Stimulation by use of a Hockey-Stick Electrode: Use in Cochlear Implantation Patients Prior to ImplantationAnnick Gilles, PhDBelgium

45-BSpeech and Language Development After Cochlear Implants in Pre-Lingual Children According to the Age of ImplantationAlexandre Guimarães, PhDBrazil46-BAre There Objective Electrophysiological Measures that Distinguish High-Level Cochlear Implant Users?Jafri Kuthubutheen, MBBS (Hons), FRACSCanada47-BQuantification of Intracochlear AEP’sArtur Lorens, Prof. Poland48-BeSRT 101: Hands-On Training to Implement eSRT in Programming and Follow-up CareJessica Messersmith, PhDUnited States49-BDoes the Grey Matter? Factors Electrically Evoked Stapedial Reflex Threshold MeasurementsJessica Messersmith, PhDUnited States50-BPost-Operative Intracochlear Electrocochleography Recorded in Cochlear Implant PatientsLeah Smith, MScCanada51-BAre Electrically Evoked Compound Action Potentials Reliable to Guide Speech Processor Programming?Delia Trales, MDRomania52-BDo Electrodes Reported Open or with High Impedence or Absent NRTs During Intra Operative Assessment Improve Spontaneously in the Post-Operative Period in Cases with Otherwise Uneventful Surgical Procedure and Insertion?Shashank Vashist, MBBS, MSIndia53-BE-BERA: A Tool to Predict Hearing Nerve Function?Smone Volpert, Dipl. Ing. (FH)Germany54-BInteraural Stimulation Timing in SSD CI Users and Bimodal Cochlear ImplantationThomas Wesarg, PhDGermany55-BUpdated Outcomes Post-Cochlear Implantation in Children with Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum DisorderCaroline Arnedt, AuD, FAAAUnited States56-BAge of the Patient is not a Limiting Factor for the Cochlear ImplantationSaba Battelino, MD, PhDSlovenia57-BBenefit of Sound Cleaning Features on Speech Understanding and Listening Comfort of Cochlear Implant UsersMartina Brendel, Dipl.-Ing.Germany58-BA Comparison of BAHA Attract and BAHA Connect to Manage Conductive and Mixed LossesAzadeh Ebrahimi-Madiseh, BSc AudiologyAustralia

59-BFirst Clinical Experience with a New Super Power Bone Conduction Sound ProcessorMark Flynn, PhDSweden60-BPredictive Role of Imaging in Cochlear Implant Patients with Cochlear Nerve DeficiencyYongxin Li, Prof.China61-BResults After Sequential Bilateral Auditory Brainstem ImplantationArtur Lorens, Prof. Poland62-BBenefits of Wireless Telephone Technologies for Bilaterally Implanted AdultsPaula Marcinkevich, AuDUnited States63-BAssessing Speaker Discrimination Abilities in Cochlear Implant Recipients Using a 30 Speaker Logatome CorpusRoland Mühler, PhDGermany64-BWITHDRAWN65-BAssociation Between Speech Perception and Speech Production Performance in Pediatric Cochlear Implant UsersOlga Peskova, PhD CandidateUnited States66-BSpeech Production Quality and Speech Perception of Adult Cochlear Implant UsersDaniel Polterauer, MScGermany67-BCochlear Implants and the Aged PopulationSandra Porps, AuDUnited States68-BPerceptive and Linguistic Outcomes in Children Implanted with MED-EL DeviceIsabelle Prang, Speech TherapistFrance69-BCochlear Implant Switch-On within Six Days: Extended ExperienceMaría Eugenia Prieto, AudiologistArgentina70-BWITHDRAWN71-BInfluences of Deafness Duration and Etiology on the Outcome of Cochlear ImplantationNadine Schart-Morén, MDSweden72-BWho Can Benefit from Electric Acoustic StimulationYou-Ree Shin, PhDKorea, Republic of73-BWorld Hearing Center’s Experience with Cochlear Baha Attract SytemPiotr Skarzyski, MD, PhDPoland74-BSound Localization in SSD Patients: Preliminary ReportPiotr Skarzyski, MD, PhDPoland75-BOutcomes After Implantation: Middle Ear Implant METPiotr Skarzyski, MD, PhDPoland

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76-BCochlear Implant Benefit By Age: Comparing Speech Perception Outcomes In Adults Implanted Prior To And After 70 Years Of AgeJacob Sulkers, M.Cl.Sc.Canada77-BCochlear Implants in Children with Waardenburg Syndrome Type 4: Implications for Implantation, Medical Management and Additional SupportsAmy Szarkowski, PhDUnited States78-BEffects of Microphone Location and Audio Mixing on Speech Understanding in Quiet and Noise: Pediatric Cochlear Implant RecipientsAdrian Taylor, AuDUnited States79-BCochlear Implantation in Asymmetrical Sensorineural Hearing LossRoss Tonini, AuDUnited States80-BA Comparative Analysis of Outcome Measures Used to Assess Unilateral Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients Fit Using Subjective and Objective Methodologies Rebecca Vanderelst, AuDCanada81-BCochlear Implantation Outcomes in Patients Deafened After Head TraumaAndrii Zaitsev, PhDUkraine82-BHierarchical Pictured Word Identification Test in English for Children who are Deaf or Hard of HearingPatti Johnstone, PhDUnited States83-BChinese Mandarin Tone Recognition in Patients with Bimodal Cochlear ImplantsYongxin Li, Prof.China84-BEffect of the Oticon Crystalis Intensity Mapping System on Binaural Hearing in Bilaterally Implanted SubjectsSebastia Ausili, Dipl.-Ing.Netherlands85-BWithin-Subjects Comparison of the Effects of Bimodal Versus Bilateral CI Listening, Binaural Versus Monaural Listening, Reverberation, Masking Noise Type And Fine-Structure Versus Envelope-Only Strategy on Speech Reception in Diffuse NoiseIoan Curca, PhDCanada86-BEffects of Loudness Matching on Binaural Hearing in Different Groups of Bimodally Fitted PatientsLiesbeth De Coninck, AudiologistBelgium87-BImpact on Word Recognition and Directional Hearing in Patients Using Bilateral Bone Conduction Hearing ImplantsThomas Keintzel, Dr. med. Austria

88-BWITHDRAWN89-BInformational Masking in Patients with Single-Sided Deafness After Cochlear ImplantationVerena Pyschny, Dr. phil.Germany90-BSequential Bilateral Cochlear Implantaiton in Adults: The Effects on Speech Recognition in Noise and Quality of LifeVille Sivonen, PhDFinland91-BBilateral Use of Active Middle Ear Implants: Speech Discrimination Results in NoiseAstrid Wolf-Magele, Dr. med. Austria92-BInfluence of Stereo Effect on Music Enjoyment in Cochlear Implant UsersMartina Brendel, Dipl.-Ing.Germany93-BLoudness Perception in Cochlear Implant UsersNader Saki, Assoc. Prof.Iran, Islamic Republic of94-BEnhancement of Music Enjoyment in CI Users with Single-Sided DeafnessMario Svirsky, PhDUnited States95-BFM Access in Bilateral Implant Users: Ideal in all Situations?Kristin Dilaj, PhDUnited States96-BDevelopment of Guidelines for Clinics to Advise Patients Being Upgraded or Fitted with Cochlear CP910 Processors, on which Cochlear Wireless Accessory May Be Most Appropriate for ThemJane Humphries, BSc, MScUnited Kingdom97-BThe Feasibility of Cochlear Implantation in Subjects with Auditory NeuropathyShiming Yang, MD, PhDChina98-BCochlear Implantation as a Treatment for Tinnitus in Subjects with Asymmetrical Hearing Loss: A Preliminary ReportEdward Jeng, MDTaiwan

Surgery/Medical99-BCochlear Implant in Post-Lingual Patients: Clinical Aspects Regarding Side DecisionMaria Amaral, MDBrazil100-BThe Impact of Cochlear Implantation on Speech Perception, Articulation, Language and Vocabulary in Children with Asymmetric Sensorineural Hearing LossPrashant Malhotra, MDUnited States101-BAuditory Brainstem Implant Surgery in Children: An Update on the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Experience Sidharth Puram, MD, PhDUnited States

102-BSpeech Recognition Differences Between First and Second Ears in Patients Who Have Undergone Sequential Bilateral Cochlear ImplantationSameer Ahmed, MDUnited States103-BMinimally Invasive Surgery to Intracochlear Schawannoma Removal and Simultaneous Cochlear ImplantationRicardo Bento, MD, PhDBrazil104-BOsteoplastic Flap to Prevent Mastoidectomy Retro Auricular Defect in Cochlear Implant SurgeryRicardo Bento, MD, PhDBrazil105-BWork Related Unilateral Severe Deafness in an Emergency Response Team Member Treated with Cochlear Implantaiton: A Case Report of Complete Recovery and Successful Return to WorkJean-Michel Bourque, PGY1Canada106-BA Diagnostic Trap to Know: Necrotizing External Otitis in the InfantFouad Hadj Allal, MDAlgeria107-BTowards Direct Loading: Prospective Clinical Trial of Wide Diameter BAHS Implants with and without a Site-Specific Laser Ablated Surface ModificationDan Hougaard, MDDenmark108-BBone Conduction Implantation (Bonebridge): Clinical ResultsTilman Keck, Prof.Austria109-BPostoperative Pain in Patients Undergoing a Transcutaneous Active Bone Conduction ImplantLuis Lassaletta, MDSpain110-BIpsalateral Re-Implantation After Device Removal in Recurrent Infection of Cochlear ImplantSungsu Lee, MD, PhDKorea, Republic of111-BFirst Surgical Experience and Short Term Results on Performance and Preservation of Residual Hearing in Bilateral Cochlear Implantation with a New Cochlear Implant System and Hypotraumatic ElectrodeEmmanuel Mylanus, MD, PhD, Prof.Netherlands112-BModified Blind Sac Approach for Cochlear Implantation in Patient with CholesteatomaYong -Ho Park, MD, PhDKorea, Republic of113-BCongenital Malformations: Bone Conductive and Middle Ear ImplantsPiotr Skarzyski, MD, PhDPoland114-BRare Indication for Cochlear Implans: 8th Cranial Nerve NeuritisHerédio Sousa, MDPortugal115-BPostinsertional Effects on Intracochlear Pressure Related to Electrode ManipulationIngo Todt, MDGermany

116-BThe Prevalence Rate of Inner Ear Malformation Classification with Severe Sensorineural Hearing Loss Children in Hebei ProvinceYongqing Zhou, MDChina117-BInfluence of Electrode Design and Surgical Approach on Residual HearingAntje Aschendorff, MDGermany118-BUtilising Intraoperative Electrocochleography to Assess the Preservation of Cochlear Function During and After Cochlear Implant InsertionWilliam Gibson, MD, FRACS, FRCSAustralia119-BExtra- and Intracochlear Electrophysiologic Measurements During Cochlear ImplantationSabine Haumann, Dr. Germany120-BHearing Preservation Cochlear Implantation Surgery: Hearing Changes in the Contralateral Ear Over TimeGeorge Kurien, MD, FRCSCCanada121-BPreservation of Residual Hearing in Cochlear Implantation: Possibilities of Today and Opportunities of TomorrowMarianna Küstel, PhDHungary122-BTowards Cochlear Implantation for Patients with PresbyacusisThomas Lenarz, Prof. Dr. med. Germany123-BOutcomes Review of Modern Hearing Preservation Technique in Cochlear ImplantSally Nguyen, MDCanada124-BHearing Preservation Evolution in Cochlear Implant RecipientsCristina Sierra, MDSpain125-BLong-Term Audiological and Surgical Outcomes after COODACS Implantation ProcedurePiotr Skarzyski, MD, PhDPoland126-BEffects of Different Cochlear Implant Electrode Types on Intracochlear PressureIngo Todt, MDGermany127-BAuditory Brainstem Implant by Retrolabyrinthine ApproachRicardo Bento, MD, PhDBrazil128-BSurgical Outcomes in Laser-Assisted Cochlear Implantation with the Round Window ApproachJin-Woong Choi, MD, PhDKorea, Republic of129-BLarge-Scale Multi-Centre Experience with a Novel Minimally Invasive Approach for Installation of Bone Anchored Hearing SystemMartin Johansson, MScSweden130-BCochlear Implantation in Patients with Chronic Otitis Media and Radical Mastoidectomy: A Single-Stage ProcedureSally Nguyen, MDCanada

131-BLow Frequency Hearing Preservation and Outcomes Following Electro-Acoustic Stimulation Cochlear Implantation with a Modified Soft Surgical TechniqueAndrew Redmann, MDUnited States132-BA Multi-Center Randomized Controlled Trial of Soft Tissue Preservation Using a Hydroxyapatite-Coated Abutement in Percutaneous Bone Conduction Hearing Implant Surgery: 1 Year Clinical OutcomesRobert Stokroos, MD, PhDNetherlands133-BA Multi-Center Randomized Controlled Trial: Minimally Invasive Surgical Technique for Bone Conduction Hearing ImplantsRobert Stokroos, MD, PhDNetherlands134-BThe Outcomes of Cochlear Implantation in Incomplete Partition Type IYun Suk An, MD, PhdKorea, Republic of135-BHearing, Language and Balance Outcome After Cochlear Implantation in Patients with EVA and IP2 MalformationsÅsa Bonnard, MD, Phd CandidateSweden136-BCochlear Implant Outcomes in Patients with Normal and Malformed Inner EarZhaobing Qin, PhDChina137-BCochlear Implantation in Deaf Children with Narrow Internal Auditory CanalHaibo Wang, Dr.China138-BCochlear Impants’ Complications in KidsFouad Hadj Allal, MDAlgeria139-BTwenty Years of Hearing Function with a Misplaced Cochlear Implant ElectrodeRichard Liu, MDCanada140-BSeven Cases Major Complications in Cochlear Implants and their ManagementZhaobing Qin, PhDChina141-BCochlear Implant Device Failure and Reimplantation in ChildrenJun Ikeya, PhD, MDJapan142-BRevision Cochlear Implant SurgeryAtsushi Kawano, PhD, MDJapan143-BRevision Surgery in Cochlear ImplantationShankar Medikeri, MBBS, MS(ENT), DORL, DNB, FICSIndia144-BFirst Bonebridge Device Implanted in a Teenage Patient After an Initial BAHA ImplantationMarian Stamate, MD, PhD, MHARomania

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145-BManagement of Percutaneous Complications After BAHA Surgery with the Bonebridge Bone Conduction Implant: A Case ReportBarbara Stanek, Dr. med.Austria146-BImprovement of the Variability of the Insertion Axis to the Scala Tympani by a Semi-Automated Robot Based System in Cochlear ImplantationOlivier Sterkers, MD, PhDFrance147-BRobot Assisted Minimally Invasive Cochlear Implantation Stefan Weber, PhDSwitzerland148-BCochlear Implantation in a Patient with Pfeiffer Syndrome and Temporal Bone Vascular AnomaliesSamuel Barber, MSUnited States149-BDiagnostic Value of High Resolution Computed Tomography in Cochlear Implant RecipientsArash Bayat, PhDIran, Islamic Republic of150-BInfluence of CI422 Electrode Insertion Angle Depth on Hearing Performance in Patients Underwent to Cochlear Implants Francisco Cabral, MDBrazil151-BContrast-Enhanced Cone Beam CT as a Novel Tool for Imaging the CochleaKayvan Nateghifard, MDCanada152-BMRI Based Estimation of Scalar Electrode PositionIngo Todt, MDGermany153-BCone Beam Computed Tomography Validation of Electrode Array InsertionWilhelm Wimmer, MSc.Switzerland154-BElectrophysiologic Assessment of Pediatric Patients with Sequential Bilateral Cochlear ImplantsTatyana Fontenot, MDUnited States155-BOutcomes After Combination of Hearing Implant and Epithetical Reconstruction in Ear AnomaliesIngo Todt, MDGermany156-BElectrically Evoked Auditory Brainstem Response Over Round WindowNoelia Muñoz, PhDSpain157-BOsteostimulating Material for Reparation of Mastoidectomy in One Patient with Cochlear ImplantMiguel Cabarlero, MD, PhDSpain158-BCochlear Implants in Cochlear Otosclerosis: Our ResultsAbel Guzmán Calvete, Prof.Spain159-BCochlear Implant Surgery in Long-Term Single-Sided DeafnessAntje Kugler, Dr. Germany

160-BWhen a Well Conducted Audiological Assessment is Superior to an Unfavorable Imaging Sérgio de Martins, Dr. ENT.Brazil161-BDifficult Decisions in Cochlear Implantation Shankar Medikeri, MBBS, MS(ENT), DORL, DNB, FICSIndia162-BThe Role of Cochlear Implant in Tinnitus AnnoyanceCeslo Dall’Igna, PhDBrazil163-BComparing the Performance of a Bone Anchored Hearing Devices Pre-Operatively on Soft Band to Post-Operatively on AbutmentDomenico Cuda, MDItaly164-BLong-Term Results of Direct Acoustic Cochlear StimulationJef Mulder, MD, PhDNetherlands165-BPowerstapes with a Short Process of the Incus CouplerJoachim Schmutzhard, MDAustria166-BBonebridge Implantation in Treacher-Collins Syndrome: Two Years Follow-upRobert Trotic, MD, PhDCroatia167-BUtility of Mapping Electrode in Auditory Brain Stem ImplantationHinrich Staecker, MD, PhDUnited States

Miscellaneous168-BAccuracy of iPhone® 6 Sound Level Meter AppsKellie Brooke, BS, AuD StudentUnited States169-BA Tale of Two Institutions Demographic Differences of Cochlear Implant Recipients in the United States and ChinaSi Chen, MDUnited States170-BNew Application of a Non-Implantable Bone Conduction Device for Trials in Single Sided Deaf SubjectsAnnes Claes, MScBelgium171-BBefore the Implant: Using Signal-in-Noise Electrocochleography to Assess Spiral Ganglion IntegrityBrian Earl, MDUnited States172-BEvent-Related Potentials After Unilateral Acute Deafferenatiation in Patients with Resection of Vestibular Schwannoma: A 6 to 12 Month Follow-Up StudyAnnick Gilles, PhDBelgium173-BThe Role of Nursing on a Pediatric Cochlear Implant Team: Examining the Impact on Patient Care and Team FunctioningEmily Greevy, BScNCanada

174-BImpact of Bilateral, Single-Sided and Asymmetrical Hearing Loss on Cognitive Functions of Older AdultsDona Jayakody, PhDAustralia175-BLightning Strike Case Study: Long-Term Outcomes and Bone-Anchored Hearing Aid Implantation for Single-Sided DeafnessChristopher Linstrom, MD (Presented by Peter Weber, MD)United States176-BDeafness Severity According to Etiology in ChildrenLeticia Rosito, PhDBrazil177-BInformational Internet-Based Portal for Doctors and Patients Regarding Cochlear Implantation: Utility, Difficulties, Purposefulness - National Premiere ProjectMarian Stamate, MD, PhD, MHARomania178-BCochlear Implantation in Malawi, Southern AfricaDavid Strachan, FRCS (ORL)United Kingdom179-BDetecting Meniere’s Disease in Conventional MRI Scans Using RadiomicsRaymond van de Berg, MDNetherlands180-BAuditory Implant Initiative: Development of the HERMES Pediatric Cochlear Implant DatabaseMargaret Winter, MSUnited States181-BWITHDRAWN

Other Implantable Devices182-BAuditory Brainstem Implant in Children with Cochlear Nerve Aplasia and Hiplopasia: Audiological Issues and ResultsNorma Pallares, MOAArgentina183-BSurgical Anatomical View of Lateral Recess and Its Implication on the Choice of Approach for Auditory Brainstem ImplantFarhad Pirouzmand, FRCSCCanada184-BPediatric Auditory Brainstem Implant Outcomes: Behavioral and Objective MeasuresHolly Teagle, AuDUnited States

Basic Research185-BThe Lombard Reflex and Its Influences on Speech Perception in Adult Cochlear Implant UsersJaewook Lee, MEUnited States186-BAcoustic Cue-Weighting in Lexical Tone and Speech Intonation Recognition in Children with Cochlear Implants and with Normal HearingHui-Ping Lu, MastersTaiwan187-BTowards a Physiologically Based Coding Strategy for Cochlear ImplantsSonia Tabibi, MScSwitzerland

188-BTowards Patient-Centric Sound Fitting for Cochlear Implant UsersHussnain Ali, PhDUnited States189-BUsing Vocal Production to Measure Cochlear Implant Patients’ Perception Justin Aronoff, PhDUnited States190-BSpatial Release from Masking: Effects of Microphone Location and Distracter AzimuthTimothy David, AuDUnited States191-BEffects of Transient Noise Reduction and Near-stationary Noise Reduction in Cochlear Implant UsersGertjan Dingemanse, MScNetherlands192-BIntroducing New Features for Environment Classification in Cochlear ImplantsOldooz Hazrati, PhDUnited States193-BClassification of Noise and Environmental Sounds by Auditory Impression for Cochlear Implant UsersTakeshi Murakami, PhDJapan194-BAuditory-Motor Interations in the Music Production of Adults with Cochlear ImplantsTara Vongpaisal, PhDCanada195-BSingle Channel Speech Enhancement to Improve Speech Intelligibility for Cochlear UsersDongmei Wang, MastersUnited States196-BCompensation of Vestibular Function and Plasticity Vestibular Nucleus After Unilateral CochleostomyYong-Ho Park, MD, PhDKorea, Republic of197-BModeling the Effect of Cochlear Implant Insertion on the Travelling WaveSøren Riis, PhDDenmark198-BComparison of Cochlea Size Between Males and Females: Implications for Depth of InsertionAhmet Cakir, MresUnited States199-BOto-Protective Strategies to Protect the Residual Hearing Post-ImplantationAdrien Eshraghi, MD, MSc, FACSUnited States200-BA Role of Recombinant Human Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 in the Prevention of Cochlear Damage due to Electrode Insertion Using a Guinea Pig as an Animal ModelKoji Nishimura, MD, PhDJapan201-BGenetic Background of Hearing Loss in Polish Patients with Cochlear ImplantsMonika Oldak, MD, PhDPoland202-BDistinct Clinical and Radiological Phenotype Associated with POU3F4Monika Oldak, MD, PhDPoland

203-BTMPRSS3 Mutations Among Polish Patients with Hearing Loss and Cochlear ImplantsMonika Oldak, MD, PhDPoland204-BSuccessful Cochlear Implantation in Siblings with Otoferlin Gene Mutation and ANSD: UK’s Recent Amendments to Implant Criteria for ANDSVanaja Sivapathasingam, MBBS, FRACSUnited Kingdom205-BWITHDRAWN

Technology206-BComparison Between Middle Ear Reconstruction Surgery Results and Direct Acoustical Cochlear StimulationHannes Maier, PhDGermany207-BPlanned Obsolescence and the 0.02%Julibeth Jones, AuDUnited States208-BHearing in Noise Benefit Using the Cochlear™ Mini Microphone 2+ with Nucleus®6 Sound ProcessorsMarian Jones, MOAAustralia209-BThe Beneftis of Microphone Directionality in Speech Recognition in Noise for Three Commercial Cochlear Implant SystemsVille Sivonen, PhDFinland210-BA Cross Over Trial Comparing the Fine Structure Coding Strategy FS4 High Rate to FSP in Cochlear Implants: Preliminary ResultsDominik Riss, MDAustria211-BBenefit of Directional Microphones on Speech Perception in Noise of Cochlear Implant UsersKristina Anton, MScGermany212-BEvaluation of a Cochlear Implant Sound Coding Strategey with an Output Stage Compression and Noise Reduction SystemDarren Whelan, BSc, MScUnited Kingdom213-BInitial Experience with the NaidaCI EAS ProcessorRolf Battmer, Prof. of AudiologyGermany214-BPerformance of the SONNET EAS Audio Processor in Experienced Electric-Acoustic Stimulation UsersTobias Weissgerber, Dipl.-Ing.Germany215-BThe New Method of Cochlear Implant Fixation: An Evaluation of Safety and Device StabilityVladislav Kuzovkov, Prof.Russian Federation

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The ACI Alliance would like to thank the following companies for exhibiting at CI2016. Please gratefully acknowledge their support by visiting their booth.

PlatinumAdvanced BionicsCochlear AmericasMED-EL

GoldOticon Medical

RubyATMOS MedizinTechnik & GmbH & Co. KGKurz Medical NurotronMedtronic PHACON GmbH Spiggle & Theis Medizintechnik GmbH RayovacZiehm Imaging

SilverAudigy MedicalBioSpeech, Inc. CaptionCall Grace Medical J. Morita USA, Inc.Login CanadaOtotronix Plural Publishing, Inc. ReSoundRochester Institute of Technology / National

Technical Institute for the DeafTaylor & Francis Group

Non-ProfitAuditory Implant InitiativeInstitute for Cochlear Implant Training

ADVANCED BIONICSAdvanced Bionics, a global leader in the field of cochlear implants, improves lives by developing high-performance hearing solutions.(866) 844-HEAR • hear@advancedbionics.comwww.advancedbionics.com

ATMOS – SAFE & INTUITIVE!For more than a century ATMOS MedizinTechnik develops, produces and sells worldwide innovative products in ENT/GYNE and Medical Suction Systems. ATMOS MedizinTechnik is a family-run, medium-sized enterprise with headquarter in Lenzkirch/Germany. With about 300 employees, 5 customer centres in Germany, 13 subsidiaries worldwide and approx. 80 national representatives we are operating worldwide.cschmitz@atmosmed.com • 610-351-7221 x225www.atmosmed.de

AUDIGY MEDICALAudigy Medical is the industry’s preeminent , data-driven ENT and otology business-management group. We focus on creating the processes and efficiencies for ENT and otology practices that increase desired outcomes and drive growth, while understanding that the patient is at the core of the practice.membershipdevelopment@audigymedical.com 855-404-0977 • www.audigymedical.com

AUDITORY IMPLANT INITIATIVEThe Auditory Implant Initiative is a non-profit dedicated to improving cochlear implant care by focusing on research, collaboration, and outreach. Our care management software, HERMES, helps connect providers and allows them to track their patients all while contributing to an ever-growing body of data that can be used for research. 513-497-3998 • info@aii-hermes.orgwww.aii-hermes.org

BIOSPEECH, INC.BioSpeech is an innovative research and development company with deep expertise in speech technology. BioSpeech’s aim: produce sophisticated solutions to diagnose and rehabilitate people with communication challenges. BioSpeech is a subsidiary of the Oregon Health & Science University medical school. Since 2009, the NIH has invested $3.4 million in BioSpeech.503.756.1502 • pamconnors@biospeech.comwww.thehearapp.com

CAPTIONCALL Life is calling. CaptionCall is a revolutionary telephone for anyone who has difficulty hearing on the phone. CaptionCall offers smooth scrolling captions of what callers say on a large, easy-to-read screen along with exceptional audio quality.1-877-557-2227 • ccevents@captioncall.comwww.captioncall.com

Exhibitors

Thank you to our Partners

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COCHLEAR AMERICASCochlear is the global leader in implantable hearing solutions. Visit us and learn about Baha® 4 Attract System, Nucleus® Hybrid Implant System, and Cochlear True Wireless. www.cochlear.com/us cochlearamericas@cochlear.com

GRACE MEDICALGrace Medical provides innovative product solutions for the ENT surgeon, including Titanium and HA adjustable implants, Nitinol Stapes and Malleus Pistons, Ventilation Tubes and Instrumentation.(901) 386-0990info@gracemedical.com www.gracemedical.com

INSTITUTE FOR COCHLEAR IMPLANT TRAININGThe Institute for Cochlear Implant Training (ICIT) was designed to promote excellence in cochlear implantation through education and training opportunities for surgeons. The Advanced Surgeon Training Course is an advanced certificate program offering practicing surgeons, Fellows, and Senior Residents an opportunity to focus on cochlear implantation as an area of expertise.720.285.2105info@CochlearImplantTraining.com CochlearImplantTraining.com

J. MORITA USA, INC.J. Morita USA services North American on behalf of one of the world’s largest manufacturers/distributors, J. Morita Corporation. Products include the 3D Accuitomo 170, a high resolution, low dose CBCT X-ray unit excellent for otolaryngology.949-383-6258crasmussen@jmoritausa.com www.morita.com/usa

KURZ MEDICAL, INC.KURZ provides passive middle ear prostheses in Titanium and Nitinol. With inventive products including CliP® and Ball Joint designs KURZ sets new standards in micro-engineering. Dedication to research and development, combined with understanding of middle ear mechanics and clinical evidence makes KURZ® one of the most advanced Middle Ear reconstruction systems worldwide.770-349-6330 • mclifford@kurzmed.dewww.kurzmed.com

LOGIN CANADALogin Canada represents the finest publishers in the Medical Book profession. Please stop by our booth #24 to see the latest publications in this field from Thieme Medical Publishers and Springer Nature as well as many others.www.lb.ca • Orders@lb.ca1-800-665-1148 (Canada only)204-837-2987

MED-ELMED-EL is a leading provider of hearing implant systems worldwide and one of the pioneers in the industry offering the widest range of implantable solutions to treat various degrees of hearing loss: Cochlea, Middle Ear and Bone Conduction Implant Systems, combined Electric Acoustic Stimulation and Auditory Brainstem Implants. MED-EL’s mission is to overcome hearing loss as a barrier to communication.+43 (0)512 28 88 89 • office@medel.comwww.medel.com

MEDTRONICMedtronic ENT is a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of products for use by ENT specialists, Otolaryngologists, and Head & Neck surgeons.(800) 633-8766 • www.medtronic.com

NUROTRON The Nurotron® Venus Cochlear Implant System is a safe, proven design and effective solution for adults and children suffering from severe to profound hearing loss. From a global leader in implantable device technology, the Venus system incorporates advanced U.S.- engineered technology to deliver hearing performance in many different hearing environments.(862) 290-4909tianchen@nurotron.com http://en.nurotron.com

OTICON MEDICALOticon Medical is a global company in implantable hearing solutions, dedicated to bringing the world of sound to our patients. Part of one of the world’s largest groups of hearing health care companies, our competencies span more than a century in sound processing innovation and decades of pioneering experience in hearing implant technology.+45 39 17 71 00info@oticonmedical.com www.oticonmedical.com

OTOTRONIXChanging the way people hear is our passion. From the minimally invasive implantable hearing solutions to our advanced diagnostic technologies, Ototronix is empowering practices and enhancing the lives of patients around the world.855-686-8766support@ototronix.comwww.ototronix.com

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PHACON GMBHPHACON Training Systems are significant benefits for young and advanced surgeons. Excellent tools for medical education, surgery planning and to demonstrate how to implant e.g. electrode insertion into the Cochlea. Unique systems, artificial but realistic products. We develop artificial but very realistic temporal bones of different anatomies and pathologies, based on real patients CT-data. Newest development is the artificial temporal bone of a one year old child anatomy. The temporal bones are used for the training of mastoidectomy and CI-Implant insertion. Also the placing of middle ear implants is possible.+49 (0) 341-47839732felix.antenbrink@phacon.dewww.phacon.de/index.php/de/

PLURAL PUBLISHING, INC.Plural Publishing produces leading academic, scientific and clinical publications in the fields of speech-language pathology, audiology, and otolaryngology.858-492-1555 marketing@pluralpublishing www.pluralpublishing.com

RAYOVACthe largest manufacturer of hearing aid batteries, has dedicated team of experts around the globe that are committed to advancing the power of hearing. Through continuous innovation in all segments of the business, Rayovac is able to deliver exceptional products with exceptional service. This results in top performance for your office and your patients. Visit us at Booth #10 to learn more!608-275-4551ann.rule@spectrumbrands.comwww.thepowerofhearing.com

RESOUNDReSound helps people rediscover hearing with hearing solutions that emulate the function Of the natural ear. ReSound provides excellent sound by offering innovative hearing solutions that combine original thinking and design with solid technology – all based on deep audiological insight and understanding of hearing aid users. 1-888-737-6863smiller@gnresound.comwww.resound.com

ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY / NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAFMore than 1,200 deaf and hard-of-hearing students find a home with more than 14,000 hearing undergraduate students at RIT, a world leader in providing outstanding access and support, including audiology and speech services. 585-475-6700 (voice), 585-743-1366 (videophone), 1-866-644-6843 (toll free), www.rit.edu/NTID

SPIGGLE & THEIS MEDIZINTECHNIK GMBHSpiggle & Theis is an international company specializing in otolaryngology since more than 22 years. We offer 3500+ individual products for ENT surgery, all with top quality and many with innovative designs. These include a full range of instruments all manufactured completely in Germany and a wide choice of disposables.+49 2206 9081 0export@spiggle-theis.comwww.spiggle-theis.com

TAYLOR & FRANCIS GROUPFind the right journal for your research with Taylor & FrancisTaylor & Francis publishes more than 250 peer-reviewed journals spanning the complete spectrum of medicine – from bench to bedside and beyond. If you are looking to submit research, then we have a publication to match. Explore our key title Cochlear Implants International, an Interdisciplinary Journal. Or, visit www.tandfonline.com for more information about our titles. You can also drop by the Taylor & Francis stand at any time during the conference.elaine.roberts@tandf.co.uk020 7017 6000www.tandfonline.com

ZIEHM IMAGING Founded in 1972, Ziehm Imaging has stood for the development, manufacturing and worldwide marketing of mobile X-ray-based imaging solutions for more than 40 years. Employing more than 400 people worldwide, the company is the recognized innovation leader in the mobile C-arm industry and a market leader in Germany and other European countries.+49 (0)911 21 72-0info@ziehm-eu.com www.ziehm.com

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Housing & Travel InformationVENUE AND HOUSING INFORMATION

Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel (Headquarters)123 Queen Street West Toronto, Ontario M5H 2M9Phone: 416-361-100www.sheratontoronto.com

Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel525 Bay StreetToronto, Ontario M5G 2L2Phone: (416) 597-9200www.marriotteatoncentre.com

DoubleTree by Hilton Toronto Downtown 108 Chestnut StreetToronto, ON M5G 1R3Phone: 416-977-5000www.torontodowntown.doubletree.com

Fairmont Royal York100 Front Street WestToronto, ON M5J 1E3Phone: 416-368-2511http://www.fairmont.com/royal-york-toronto/

TAXI SERVICEThere is taxi stand located in the hotel’s main entrance – guests may ask Valet staff to assist them.Beck Taxi: 416 -751-5555Royal Taxi: 416-777-9222City Taxi: 416-740-2222Co-Op Taxi: 416-504-2667Crown Taxi: 416-750-7878Diamond Taxicab: 416-366-6868Maple Leaf Tax: 416-465-5555

PARKING

Valet parking - $50 overnight (Hotel only offers Valet parking)Self-Parking is available opposite the hotel at the Nathan Phillips

Square Green P Garage.Self-Parking Available: Monday-FridayDay Maximum (7am - 6pm):$15.00Night Maximum (6pm - 7am):$6.00Address: 110 Queen Street West (Nathan Phillips Square Garage)

Meeting Facilities M Carleton 2 Churchill Foyer 2 Churchill 2 City Hall 2 Civic Ballroom 2 Civic Foyer M Maple West M Maple East M Linden M Cedar 4 Davenport 2 Dominion Ballroom 2 Dominion Foyer 2 Dufferin 2 Elgin M Birchwood Ballroom M Birchwood Foyer 4 Forest Hill LC Grand Ballroom LC Grand Ballroom Foyer 2 Huron 2 Kenora 4 Kensington 2 Kent 4 Leaside 2 Mackenzie M Norfolk L Office LC Osgoode Ballroom LC Osgoode Foyer M Oxford M Peel 2 Provincial Ballroom 2 Roosevelt 4 Rosedale LC Sheraton Hall A–F 2 Simcoe M Spruce North M Spruce South 4 Yorkville East 4 Yorkville West C Vide C VIP Room 2&M Waterfall Garden 2 Wenthworth M Willow East M Willow Centre M Willow West M Pine East M Pine West M York

Hotel Services L Arrival Court C ATM L Baggage Room L Bell Desk L FedEx Business Centre C Convention Registration C Currency Exchange C Food Court L Front Desk L Quinn’s Steakhouse L Link @ Sheraton L Lobby Cafe C Parking (City Hall Underground Lot) C PATH Underground Network C PSAV Audio Visual Services LC Receiving/Loading Dock C Security L&C Sheraton Shops L SPG/Club Reception L BnB (Breakfast ‘n’ Bistro) L Tour Desk L Valet Parking LC Vide Office C VIP Room 2&M Waterfall Garden

Service Symbols ATM

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6 MINUTE WALK OR LESS

Little Anthonys(416) 368-2223121 Richmond St. WItalian•Casual

Volos(416) 861-1211133 Richmond St. WGreek•Casual

Bannock(416) 861-6996401 Bay St.Canadian•Casual

Keg York St.(416) 703-1773165 York St.Steakhouse•Casual

Drake 150(416) 363-6150150 York St.Canadian•Upscale

Cactus Club(647) 748-2025100 King St. WCanadian•Casual

Earl’s Kitchen and Bar(416) 916-0227150 King St. WWest Coast Casual•Casual

Momofuku Noodle Bar(647) 253-6225190 University Ave.Asian•Casual

Nota Bene(416) 977-6400180 Queen St. WInternational•Upscale

Pizzeria Libretto(416) 551-0433155 University Ave.Pizza•Casual

Queen Mother Café(416) 598-4719206 Queen St. WAsianFusion•Casual

Richmond Station(647) 748-14441 Richmond St. WCanadian•Upscale

Lai Wah Heen(416) 977-9899108 Chestnut St.Chinese•FineDining

8-12 MINUTE WALK

Chase Fish & Oyster(647) 348-700010 Temperance St.Seafood•Upscale

Bareburger(647) 345-2273111 Dundas St. WOrganic Burgers•Casual

Canoe(416) 364-005466 Wellington St. WCanadianFine Dining

Joey(647) 352-5639Eaton CentreNorth American•UpscaleCasual

Pai(416) 901-472418 Duncan StThai•Casual

Jump(416) 363-340018 Wellington St. WCandian/InternationalUpscale

Terroni Adelaide(416) 203-309357 Adelaide St. EPizza•Casual

Bar Hop Brewco(647) 352-7476137 Peter St.BrewPub•Casual

George(416) 863-6006111 Queen St. ECanadian•FineDining

BY TAXI

Los Colibris(416) 979-7717220 King St. WMexican•Upscale*

Elm Tree(416) 901-733943 Elm St.Modern Mediterranean•Upscale

Canyon Creek(416) 596-2240156 Front St. WSteakhouse•Casual

Origin(416) 603-8009107 King St. ETapas•Upscale

E11even(416) 815-111115 York St.North American•Upscale

Real Sports Bar & Grill(416) 815-732515 York St.North American•Casual

Vegetarian Haven(416) 621-363617 Baldwin St.Vegan Asian•Casual

Bar Raval(647) 344-8001505 College St.Spanish•Upscale

Amsterdam Brewhouse(416) 504-1020245 Queens Quay WBrewPub•Casual

Baju Barbecue(416) 531-583312 Clinton St.Barbeque•Casual*

Dandylion(647) 464-91001198 Queen St. WNorth AmericanUpscale**Openfordinneronly

Upcoming ACI Alliance Sponsored MeetingsJULY 27-29, 2017 / SAN FRANCISCO, CA

15th Symposium on Cochlear Implants in ChildrenSponsors: American Cochlear Implant Alliance, Stanford University School of Medicine, and University of California San FranciscoScientific Program Chairs: Dr. Nikolas Blevins, Dr. Charles Limb

SPRING 2018 / WASHINGTON DC

CI2018 Emerging Issues in Cochlear Implantation Symposium

SPRING 2019 / MIAMI, FL

16th Symposium on Cochlear Implants in ChildrenScientific Program Chairs: University of Miami

Dining OptionsThere are many great dining options in close proximity to the Sheraton Centre Toronto, as illustrated below. For attendees short on time, there are grab-and-go stations in the hotel (Link Café) or in the PATH, accessible via the Concourse. Please see the hotel concierge for directions to any of the restaurants listed below. Additional Points of Interest and Dining/Entertainment Maps are also available at the Registration desk.

Thank you for attending!

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Schedule at a Glance

WEDNESDAY MAY 11, 2016

01:00 PM – 05:00 PM Industry Events and Training Sessions

THURSDAY MAY 12, 2016

07:30 AM – 08:30 AM Industry Symposium with Breakfast08:30 AM – 09:00 AM Opening Ceremonies and Citations09:00 AM – 09:30 AM Keynote Speaker: Michael Dorman (USA) “The Sound of a Cochlear Implant: Insights from Studies of Patients

with Single Sided Deafness”09:30 AM – 10:00 AM Keynote Speaker: Charles Limb (USA) “Music for Deaf Ears: Cochlear Implant Mediated Perception of Music”10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Coffee Break with Exhibitors10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Concurrent Sessions and Panels11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Lunch with Exhibitors12:30 PM – 02:30 PM Concurrent Sessions and Panels02:30 PM – 03:00 PM Coffee Break with Exhibitors03:00 PM – 04:30 PM Concurrent Sessions and Panels, Basic Science Symposium04:30 PM – 05:30 PM ACI Alliance Member Meeting and John Niparko Remembrance05:30 PM – 07:30 PM Welcome Reception and Poster Viewing - Poster Group A

FRIDAY MAY 13, 2016

07:30 AM – 08:30 AM Industry Symposium with Breakfast08:30 AM – 09:00 AM Keynote Speaker: Steve Lomber (Canada) “Auditory Cortex Plasticity Following Deafness and Cochlear

Implantation”09:00 AM – 09:30 AM Coffee Break with Exhibitors09:30 AM – 11:30 AM Concurrent Sessions and Panels11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Lunch with Exhibitors12:30 PM – 02:30 PM Concurrent Sessions and Panels, Keynote Speaker: Sandra Black (Canada): “Linking Dementia and

Deafness: Challenges and Opportunities”02:30 PM – 03:00 PM Coffee Break with Exhibitors03:00 PM – 05:30 PM Concurrent Sessions05:30 PM – 07:00 PM Poster Viewing - Poster Group B

SATURDAY MAY 14, 2016

07:30 AM – 08:30 AM Industry Symposium with Breakfast08:30 AM – 09:00 AM Keynote Speaker: Warren Estabrooks (Canada) “Listening for Life: Rehabilitation for Adults Following

Cochlear Implantation”09:00 AM – 09:30 AM Coffee Break with Exhibitors09:30 AM – 12:30 PM Concurrent Sessions12:30 PM - 1:15 PM Concurrent Sessions and Closing Ceremonies