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The chances that you know of someone with partial hearing loss are astoundingly high, as it is estimated that 5% of the earth’s population has some form of partial hearing loss. However, hearing is the sense that has been most affected by technological breakthroughs and cochlear implants are leading the way in ensuring that everyone can have aurual experiences. Dr. Maja Švrakić is going to teach us about the main causes of hearing loss and how cochlear implants correct hearing in the impaired. We will also chat about the future of hearing devices and what signal processing and nanotechnology might provide in the next generation of auditory correction technologies.

About the speaker:
Maja Švrakić, MD, is an otolaryngologist (ENT) and professor of medicine at Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine. She has performed hundreds of cochlear implants and has performed numerous other ear surgeries throughout her career. She graduated from Columbia Medical School, completed her residency at Albert Einstein School of Medicine and finished her ENT fellowship at the NYU School of Medicine.

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