Can you hear the future? Cochlear implants and advances in hearing research
Cochlear implants and advances in hearing research
About
The cochlear implant (CI) is arguably the most successful electronic prosthesis ever to enter clinical service, with over one million severe to profoundly deaf adult or paediatric recipients. Since the early single-channel devices of the 1970s, technology has progressed to the point where, in favourable listening situations, most CI recipients can understand virtually every word of connected discourse without lipreading.
While CIs are delivering substantial clinical benefit, every aspect of the CI, from candidacy to surgery to programming to raw technology is being improved. Certainly a cure for deafness would be very welcome and the recent gene therapy success for otoferlin is a great start, the more common genetic mutations are much more challenging and reversing presbycusis still appears to be a long way off.
This lecture looks at the current status of cochlear implants and the direction of future research.
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Continuing Professional Development
This event can contribute towards your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours as part of the IET's CPD monitoring scheme.
29 May 2026
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Organiser
- London Local Network
Registration information
If you wish to attend this lecture, please book a place on the IET website.
During the booking process you will have the opportunity to pre-book an optional lunch at Savoy Place. The cost for a two-course meal with wine is £25.
Reservations for lunch can be made up to 11pm on the Monday prior to the event (subject to availability).
Attendees should go to the Faraday Library reception on the 2nd floor.
Speakers
Patrick Boyle
Senior Director External Cooperations - Advanced Bionics GmbH
Reasons to attend
To understand how cochlear implants work and to discover the progress in understanding the causes and future apporaches to curing hearing loss.
Programme
This lecture is preceded by an optional lunch, which is served at 12.00, providing an opportunity to network with colleagues prior to the lecture.
14:00 – The lecture starts promptly at 14:00
14:45 approximately – Questions and discussion
15:30 - Networking time in the Faraday Centre.