Home Professionals Research We have several exciting research projects currently on-going at the Scottish Cochlear Implant Programme. BEARS BEARS (Both EARS) is a project looking at improving the outcomes for children age 8-16 with bilateral implants. Contact us if you would like to know more about taking part. Click here to read more. COACH COACH (Comparing cochlear implants with hearing aids in adults with severe hearing loss) is a project is looking for adults who are close to, but do not meet the current NHS criteria. More information can be found here or please contact us to discuss. Conference Presentations Members of the Scottish Cochlear Implant Team regularly present their research at National and International conferences. Read more. Conference Presentations International Congress on Deafness, Hearing Impairment and Deafblindness: Advances, Challenges and the Future. Tenerife, Spain Jane Gallacher and Brogan Thomson presented on "Rehabilitation of children with bilateral cochlear implants: The Scottish experience". It was fascinating to compare experiences and resources across an international communitiy of rehabilitationists. Other highlights included learning some Spanish sign language and apprearing live on Tenerife radio! British Cochlear Implant Group Conference 2025. London, UK At the BCIG conference (2025) three members of the team presented posters outlining their current research: Shared Decision Making Tool For Cochlear Implants Robbie Evans, Clinical Scientist, presented his work on developing a new tool to help prospective cochlear implant users understand whether an implant would help them. Co-production: South Asian Community Jane, Head of Service, presented her work looking at increasing access to hearing healthcare in underserved populations (Co-production with the South Asian Community to increase engagement). Same Day Discharge For Cochlear Implants Lyndsay, Consultant ENT surgeon, presented her study looking at the efficacy of same day discharges following Cochlear Implant surgery. Current cochlear implant research If you are interested in cochlear implant research you may find the links below interesting. Access Professional barriers to adult cochlear implantation: a systematic review of literature Socioeconomic and ethnic disparities associated with access to cochlear implantation for severe-to-profound hearing loss: A multicentre observational study of UK adults Rehabilitation Evaluation of the 3-year AVT course 2017-2021 Use of auditory training and its influence on early cochlear implant outcomes in adults Devices and Programming Early activation after cochlear implantation: a systematic review Comparison of behind-the-ear vs. off-the-ear speech processors in cochlear implants: A systematic review and narrative synthesis New Therapies DB-OTO Gene Therapy for Inherited Deafness