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Margaret Dillon, AuD, Associate Professor, Director of Cochlear Implant Clinical Research

July 24, 2019

FDA Approves Cochlear Implantation for Single-Sided Deafness and Asymmetric Hearing Loss

MED-EL USA announced the FDA approval for the use of their cochlear implants for single-sided deafness and asymmetric hearing loss for patients 5 years of age and older on July, 22, 2019. The data from the clinical trial on cochlear implantation in cases of single-sided deafness and asymmetric hearing loss conducted by Margaret Dillon, AuD, and the UNC Cochlear Implant Clinical Research lab was instrumental in the FDA approval.