Project Grant 90SFGE0078

This Project Grant award of $187,510 from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173), aims to investigate the mechanisms and clinical impact of neo-ossification (new bone formation) following cochlear implantation. The key objectives are to: 1) leverage advanced imaging techniques to assess in-vivo cochlear neo-ossification in human and mouse cochlear implant recipients, 2)...

This federal Project Grant award for $682,911.00 was provided by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173). The grant aims to study the perceptual adaptation process that occurs in cochlear implant (CI) users after initial device activation, with the goal of improving speech perception and sound quality outcomes. The key research objectives include: Longitudinally...

This federal Project Grant award, funded by the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research), is focused on understanding the effectiveness of cochlear implants and hearing aids in real-world settings for older adults with age-related hearing loss (ARHL), both with and without mild cognitive impairment or dementia. The $1,495,307 award, which runs from September 1, 2024 to June 30, 2029, will collect real-world data via a smartphone ecological momentary assessment (EMA) system to...

The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173), awarded a $306,073 Project Grant to Iotamotion, Inc. to develop a navigation-based cochlear implant insertion system that optimizes trajectory while enabling slow and consistent electrode array insertions. The goal is to improve short and long-term hearing outcomes for cochlear implant patients by enhancing structural preservation...

This Project Grant award of $670,525, provided by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) under CFDA 93.173 "Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders", aims to develop objective clinical tools for managing children with Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder (ANSD). The key objectives are to: 1) establish electrocochleography as a noninvasive method to evaluate cochlear nerve function, 2) validate onset cortical auditory evoked...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173), provides $586,022 to the University of Texas at Austin to conduct research on the functional consequences of early childhood otitis media (OM). The overarching goal is to understand the residual effects of early childhood OM on the development of functional listening skills. The research will...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), under the federal Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173), provides $147,486 to Emory University to study the neural mechanisms underlying recovery of sound localization after unilateral hearing loss in mice. The research aims to determine how changes in neural activity in the auditory cortex and inferior colliculus drive behavioral recovery of...

This Project Grant award of $2,042,038 from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 Aging Research) supports research to characterize the effects of cochlear implant (CI) use on social network structure and interpersonal processes among middle-aged and older adult CI users. The key objectives are to: Assess how CI use impacts social network structure and interpersonal processes before and after 12 months of CI use, as well as compare CI users' social networks to normal-hearing peers....

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), under the federal Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders Program (CFDA 93.173), will support the development and assessment of shape-adaptive cochlear implant (CI) electrode arrays. The $277,057 award to Qualia Oto, Inc. aims to address the long-standing challenge of achieving both atraumatic insertion and optimal electrode positioning during cochlear implantation. The...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), under the federal Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173), provides $304,723 to Qualia Oto, Inc. to assess the viability of robotic-assisted, shape-conforming cochlear implant (CI) electrode arrays. The goal is to develop a new CI technology that can achieve atraumatic cochlear implantation and optimal electrode positioning simultaneously,...