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Tuesday 23 June
Room: Islas Canarias	Structured Session - SS4
COCHLEAR IMPLANTS AND OTHER AUDITORY IMPLANTS
Time: 08:00 -10:00
Moderator: G. O'Donoghue & Thomas Lenarz
Signal processing for speech and music		SS401
Norbert Dillier
Laboratory of Experimental Audiology, ENT Department, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
Quality assurance in a growing cochlear implant programme		SS402
J. Müller-Deile
HNO-Klinik, Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel, Germany
Complications and follow-up in cochlear implantation		SS403
Angel Ramos Macias
Hospital Universitario Insular De Gran Canaria, Spain
Hybrid Implants and new modes of stimulation of the cochlear		SS404
Thomas Lenarz
Medical University of Hannover, Department of Otolaryngology, Hannover, Germany
Quality of life and cost-benefit issues in cochlear implantation		SS405
G. O'Donoghue
10:00 -10:30 COFFEE AND EXHIBITION
Room: Islas Canarias	Structured Session - SS6
ACTIVE MIDDLE EAR IMPLANTS IN CONDUCTIVE AND MIXED HEARING LOSS
Time: 10:30 -11:30
Moderator: Ad Snik
First results with the DACS (direct acoustic cochlear stimulation) implantable hearing system		SS601
M. Kompis (1) C. Stieger (1), H. Bernhard (2) and  R. Haeusler (1).
(1) Department of ENT, Head, Neck Surgery, University of Berne, Switzerland; (2) Helbling Technik Bern AG, Liebefeld, Switzerland.
Vibroplasty surgery, surgical aspects and audiological results		SS602
Colletti V
ENT Department, University of Verona, Italy.
Incus vibroplasty versus round window vibroplasty; Hannover results		SS603
Lenarz T
Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical University of Hannover, Germany.
Cochlear windows positioning of the Vibrant Soundbridge: results from Meran		SS604
Giarbini N, Costanzo S, Streitberger C
ENT and Head-Neck Surgery Department, Hospital of Meran, Italy.
Otologics fully implantable hearing device phase II clinical trials		SS605
Jenkins HA, Lupo V, Claycomb S
University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, USA.
Room: Islas Canarias	Free papers
COCHLEAR IMPLANTS II
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Chairman: Dillier N
Secretary: Mora R
Binaural hearing with BAHAS. Re-evaluation of Nijmegen data		FP-43
Snik A, Mylanus E, Bosman A, Cremers C.
ENT department, University Medical Centre St Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Privileges and limitations of implantable hearing aids in an audiological long term surveillance		FP-44
Mojallal H, Hinze A, Stöver T, Schwab B, Lenarz T.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical University of Hannover.
A new signal enhancement algorithm for cochlear implant users with hires120: results of a pilot study		FP-45
Saalfeld H (1), Brendel M (1,2), Litvak L (3), Frohne-Buechner C (1,2), Lenarz T (1), Buechner A (1)
(1) Medical University of Hannover, Department of Otolaryngology, Hannover, Germany; (2) Advanced Bionics GmbH, Hannover, Germany; (3) Advanced Bionics LLC, Valencia, USA.
Preference and performance with hires and hires 120 during the first three months after first fitting		FP-46
Saalfeld H (1), Lenarz T (1), Lesinski-Schiedat A (1), Frohne-Buechner C (1,2), Buechner A (1)
(1) Medical University of Hannover, Department of Otolaryngology, Hannover, Germany; (2) Advanced Bionics GmbH, Hannover, Germany.
Cross-over study for evaluation of the strategy HIRES 120 in new users		FP-47
Brendel M (1,2), Buechner A (1), Saalfeld H (1), Frohne-Buechner C (1,2), Lenarz T (1)
(1) Medical University of Hannover, Department of Otolaryngology, Hannover, Germany; (2) Advanced Bionics GmbH, Hannover, Germany.
The new BTE processor for Advanced Bionics’ first generation cochlear implant: the C1 Harmony		FP-48
Brendel M (1,2), Rottmann T (1), Buechner A (1), Frohne-Buechner C (1,2) Lenarz T (1)
(1) Medical University of Hannover, Department of Otolaryngology, Hannover, Germany; (2) Advanced Bionics GmbH, Hannover, Germany.
13:00-14:00 LUNCH
14:00-14:30 POSTER SESSION II & SHORT COMPANY PRESENTATIONS
Room: Islas Canarias	Invited Speakers and Free Papers
COCHLEAR IMPLANTS III
Time: 14:30 - 16:30
Chairman: Lenarz T
Secretary: Mora J
Controversies in cochlear implantation		IS-03
Sainz M
Granada University
A 3D force measurement system: application in the development of a minimally traumatic electrode array		FP-49
Lenarz T
Medical University of Hannover, Department of Otolaryngology, Hannover, Germany
Resistance changes in the CI electrode array channels during the first year of rehabilitation		FP-50
Tavartkiladze GA, Kruglov AV.
National Research Centre for Audiology and Hearing Rehabilitation. Moscow, Russia.
Digital implementation of a fast response acoustic impedance meter for the fitting of speech processors in patients supplied with CI		FP-51
Stephan K, Lanziner-Furtenbach R.
Department for Hearing, Speech and Voice Disorders. Innsbruck Medical University. Innsbruck, Austria
Intracorporeal cortical telemetry: the cochlear implant as EEG device?		FP-52
Beynon AJ, Luijten BL, Snik AFM.
Auditory Evoked Potential Lab.Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre. Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour. The Netherlands.
Electrophysiological measurement of the perceptual distance of neighbouring electrodes in cochlear implant systems		FP-53
Hoppe U (1), Wohlberedt T (1), Danilkina G (1),  Lerahn J (1),  Hessel H (2).
(1) University of Erlangen, Dept. of Audiology, Waldstr. 1, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany; (2) Cochlear GmbH, Hannover, Germany.
Factor analysis of hearing preservation after cochlear implantation		FP-54
Piotrowska A, Lorens A, Jedrzejczak WW, Skarzynski H.
Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, Warsaw, Poland.
Long term and short term results of partial deafness cochlear implantation (PDCI)		FP-55
Skarzynski H, Lorens A , Podskarbi-Fayette R, Piotrowska A.
Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, Warsaw, Poland
Design considerations and initial clinical experience with a prototype totally implantable cochlear implant research device		FP-56
Cowan RSC (1, 3), Briggs R (1, 3), Plant KL (1, 2),  Eder HC (1, 2), Seligman PM (1, 2), Dalton J (1, 2) , Money DK (1, 2), Patrick JF (1, 2)
(1)  The HEARing CRC, Melbourne, Australia; (2)   Cochlear Limited, Melbourne, Australia; (3)  The Department of Otolaryngology, University of Melbourne, Australia.
Sparse processing for Cochlear Implants		FP-57
Lutman ME, Li G
Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, UK
Simulated interaural place mismatch of cochlear implant electrodes leads to breakdown of the ability to suppress reflections		FP-58
Seeber BU.
MRC Institute of Hearing Research, Nottingham, UK.
Results of the European adult multi-centre HIRES ® 120 study		FP-59
Buechner A (1), Lenarz T (1), Boermans PP (2), Frijns J (2), Mancini P (3), Filipo R (3), Fielden C (4), Cooper H (4), Eklof M (5), Freijd A (5), Lombaard S (6), Meerton L (6), Pickerill M (7), Vanat Z (7), Wesarg T (8), Aschendorff A (8), Kienast B (9), Arnold L (9), Boyle P (9), Meyer B (10), Sterkers O (11), Mueller-Deile J (12), Ambrosch P (12), Helbig S (13) , Frachet B (14), Gallego S (15), Truy E (15), Jeffs E (16), Morant A (17), Marco J (17)
(1) Medical University of Hannover, Germany; (2) Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum. The Netherlands; (3) University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy; (4) Birmingham Adult Cochlear Implant Programme, UK; (5) Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden; (6)RNTNE Cochlear Implant Programme London, UK; (7) The Emmeline Centre, UK; (8) Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany; (9) Advanced Bionics, France; (10) St Antoine, France; (11) Beaujon Clichy, France; (12) Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany; (13) Klinikum d J W Goethe Universität, Frankfurt, Germany; (14) Avicenne, France; (15) Hopital Edouard Herriot, France; (16) Nottingham Cochlear Implant Program, UK; (17) Hospital Clinico Universitario, Spain.
16:30 -17:00 COFFEE
Room: Islas Canarias	Free Papers
COCHLEAR IMPLANTS IV
Time: 17:00-18:00
Chairman: Sainz M
Secretary: Angulo A
Speech perception scores and self-assessment of sound perception after cochlear implantation		FP-60
Hast A, Wohlberedt T, Digeser F, Hoppe U.
Department of Audiology, ENT clinic, University Hospital Erlangen, Medical School, Waldstraße 1, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.
Language perception of infants with cochlear implants		FP-61
Gerrits E.
Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands.
What can we expect of spoken language development after infant cochlear implantation?		FP-62
Gerrits E.
Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands.
Adult cochlear implant users’ vowel confusions during four years of CI use		FP-63
Välimaa T (1),Sorri M (2) , Laitakari J (2), Sivonen V (2,3)
(1) Faculty of Humanities/Logopedics;(2)  Department of Clinical Medicine/Otorhinolaryngology, University of Oulu, Finland;(3) Department of A&S Psychology, University of Louisville, USA.
Speech based optimization of cochlear implants		FP-64
Krause L (1), Holmes AE (2), Shrivastav R (3), Siburt H (4)
(1) Audigence Inc; (2,3,4) University of Florida.
Methodological aspects of evaluation of frequency discrimination in cochlear implant listeners		FP-65
Digeser FM (1) , Pogorzelski J (1), Hast A (1), Hessel H (2), Hoppe U (1).
(1) Department of Audiology, ENT Clinic, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany; (2) Cochlear GmbH, Hannover, Germany.
20:00 GALA DINNER