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World Hearing Day – 3rd March 2025 – Changing Mindsets: Empowering yourself and others to make ear and hearing car a reality for all

World Hearing Day – 3rd March 2025 – Changing Mindsets: Empowering yourself and others to make ear and hearing car a reality for all
World Hearing Day in 2025 is all about 'Changing Mindsets'. Find out how you can get involved and empower yourself and others.

AICE advocates at the Spanish Parliament for Ser Oído’ (Be Heard) for better access to cochlear implants for older people with profound hearing loss

AICE advocates at the Spanish Parliament for Ser Oído’ (Be Heard) for better access to cochlear implants for older people with profound hearing loss
AICE at Spanish Parliament advocating for CI for older people. Foundation AICE with 200 delegates including over 100 CI users attended the Spanish House of Deputies to make the case for hearing care, including CI for the older population. Read about their campaign.

CIICA AT THE WORLD CONGRESS OF AUDIOLOGY, PARIS, SEPTEMBER 2024

CIICA AT THE WORLD CONGRESS OF AUDIOLOGY, PARIS, SEPTEMBER 2024
CIICA's Leo De Raeve and Sue Archbold present at the 36th World Congress of Hearing in Paris. CIICA played an important role at the conference, presenting on the Living Guidelines and Ethics an Economics.

2024 Update of Lancet Commission on dementia strengthens case for addressing hearing loss

2024 Update of Lancet Commission on dementia strengthens case for addressing hearing loss
The 2024 update of the Lancet Commission on dementia, published on the 31st of July, has provided further support that addressing hearing loss in midlife can decrease the risk of dementia. This provides important additional support of the importance of addressing hearing loss early to improve cognitive health. The report has completed “a new meta-analyses […]

Launch of Living Guidelines Version 3

Launch of Living Guidelines Version 3
The Living Guidelines for adult cochlear implantation were developed to encourage access to and improved services for adults. Version 3 was launched on July 2 2024, and you can download it here.

CIICA AT HEAL: HEARING ACROSS THE LIFESPAN

CIICA AT HEAL: HEARING ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
CIICA attended the HEAL conference at COMO; Hearing across the Lifespan, hosted by Professor Grandori - presenting CIICA research and resources.

Insights from Delegates: CI Advocacy in Action in Brussels 2024

Insights from Delegates: CI Advocacy in Action in Brussels 2024
CI ADVOCACY IN ACTION, our first live conference brought together 100 amazing people from 27 countries, including 38 CI users! This was an amazing event set to change the future of CI advocacy.

WORLD HEARING DAY 2024: CHANGING MINDSETS

WORLD HEARING DAY 2024: CHANGING MINDSETS
WORLD HEARING DAY 2024: CHANGING MINDSETS. CIICA Conversation How do Parent Groups Change Mindsets?

Young Adults with CI Matter: CIICA’s New Report to Share!

Young Adults with CI Matter: CIICA’s New Report to Share!
Hear what young adults implanted with CIs as children have to say in our report: 'Young People with CI Matter.' Download the report now and watch the video...

CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL CI DAY AND CIICA’S THIRD BIRTHDAY

CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL CI DAY AND CIICA’S THIRD BIRTHDAY
Celebrating International CI DAY - 25 February 2024 United by a passion to hear... see what EUROCIU have to say and see the press release for you to use on 25 February. Images to come.

CIICA AT THE WORLD HEARING FORUM, WHO, GENEVA

CIICA AT THE WORLD HEARING FORUM, WHO, GENEVA
CIICA is delighted to be a member of the World Hearing Forum and several of the Board and many of our network members were able recently to be at the second World Hearing Forum, WHO, Geneva.

Report from our Global consultation with adult CI users: CI SERVICES MATTER

Report from our Global consultation with adult CI users: CI SERVICES MATTER
Adults with CI tell us that they are very satisfied with their technology and rely on them for communication in everyday life. but....funded lifelong services must be provided. 32% report not enough rehabilitation.

Cochlear Implants and Deafness: A Global Case Study to increase policy awareness and action on an under-resourced health issue.

Cochlear Implants and Deafness: A Global Case Study to increase policy awareness and action on an under-resourced health issue.
A new peer reviewed paper on the development of CIICA is published in IJA! Read about the research to establish CIICA as a global health network to increase advocacy for CI.

LAUNCH OF THE ADULT LIVING GUIDELINES!

LAUNCH OF THE ADULT LIVING GUIDELINES!
The Living Guidelines for Adult Cochlear Implantation were launched on July 14, 2023. See here for more details and CIICA's summary.

NEW EHIMA INFORMATION PORTAL: EUROTRAK SURVEYS 2022: EVIDENCE OF LOW AWARENESS OF CI GLOBALLY

NEW EHIMA INFORMATION PORTAL: EUROTRAK SURVEYS 2022: EVIDENCE OF LOW AWARENESS OF CI GLOBALLY
The new EHIMA Information Portal makes it easier than ever to access their great information and reports. See the information on the low awareness of CI in across the globe. What are we doing about this?