The Southern Hearing Charitable Trust (SHCT) has among its objects a desire to increase the attainability of cochlear implants for members of the general public who would benefit from the same, and to provide the opportunity for each individual to reach their full potential particularly in respect of their auditory-verbal skills. The SHCT has a…
DetailsWe would like to advise of upcoming staffing changes in our Wellington Habilitation service that will affect some families living in the North Island. Karen Watson, Habilitationist, is taking maternity leave from 26 May 2017 for a period of 12 months. In conjunction with the programme, van Asch Deaf Education Centre (VADEC) has appointed Helen…
DetailsThe Southern Cochlear Implant Programme (SCIP) is planning a new visiting service in Nelson-Marlborough for existing cochlear implant patients. The information presented here is for patients and families in Nelson-Marlborough who visit
DetailsEighteen-year-old Jack Dixon has been awarded the 2016 Southern Hearing Charitable Trust scholarship to assist him financially as he embarks on his university career. Having received a cochlear implant at the age of 11, the young Darfield man fashioned an impressive leadership, academic and sporting record during his five years
Do you find travelling to the clinic difficult or expensive? Would you prefer to have your reMAP done at home? If you are a Cochlear Limited recipient and use an N5 or an N6 speech processor and the possibility of home-based
Brian Moore is Emeritus Professor of Auditory Perception in the University of Cambridge. His research focuses on the perception of sound by people with normal and impaired hearing, and on the design and fitting of hearing aids. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, the Academy of Medical Sciences, and the Acoustical Society of…
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