CIGICON 2014, Papers selected for free paper presentation

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Title
1.
Telepractice: a new perspective and application
for Indian culture

Author (s)
Ritu Nakra (Asha Speech and
Hearing clinic , New Delhi )

2.

Do deeper insertion of electrode array result in

better rehabilitation outcomes?

Gyanaranjan Nayak, NK
Panda (Post graduate Institute
Of Medical Education And
Research , Chandigarh )

3.

Satellite habilitation centres following cochlear

implantation are they the way ahead in
improving outcomes in developing countries?

Senthil Vadivu Arumugam

(Madras ENT Research
Foundation , Chennai)

4.

A Questionnaire based study in Children with

cochlear implants in mainstream schools.

Rashmi Deshpande
(Medikeris Superciality ENT
Centre , Bangalore)

5.

Evaluating benefits of FM systems with Cochlear

Implants

Shivani Arora (Asha Speech

and Hearing , New Delhi)

6.

Effect of training in children with cochlear

implants on speech perception in noise

Prawin Kumar (All India

Institute For Speech and
Hearing, Mysore )

7.

Cochlear Implant Program in Bangabandhu

Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Bangladesh A
performance update

Jesmin Ara (Bangabandhu

Sheikh Mujib Medical
University, Dhaka)

8.

Outcomes of cochlear implantation in children

with cochleovestibular anomalies and hypoplastic
auditory nerves when compared to those with
normal inner ear anatomy

N Narayan, G Gupta, A
Kishore (SpHear speech and
hearing clinic, New Delhi )

9.

Outcomes of cochlear implantation in children

with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder as
compared to sensorineural hearing loss

P Kumar ,N Narayan,
G.Gupta , A Kishore
(SpHear speech and hearing
clinic , New Delhi)

10.

Roadmap to multilingualism in children with

Rupali Mathur, Chandrakant

cochlear implants : Indian scenario

Vishwakarma, Leena
Vishwakarma, Rajesh
Vishwakarma (SHABDABRAHMA Speech & Hearing
Clinic, Ahmedabad)

11.

Music perception in cochlear implant users

Sindhushree (Medikeris
Superspeciality ENT Centre ,
Bangalore)

12.

Normalization of voice acoustics in paediatric

cochlear implantees

Jeena Vinay Joy (KEM Pune)

13.

The analysis of the scalar position and hearing

preservation potential of the HiFocus Mid Scala
electrode based on MRI and Cone Beam CT
fusion

Dzemal Gazibegovic,
Advanced Bionics Europe
,Robert J. Stokroos, Guido
Dees, Marc van Hoof,
(Maastricht University
Medical Centre)

14.

Do cortical responses serve as an indicator for

usefulness of bimodal mode?

Priyanka Jaisinghani,
Manjula P (All India Institute
Of Speech and Hearing,
Ajmer)

15.

Speech Rhythm in Telugu Speaking children with

Cochlear Implant

Lalsa Shilpa Prepa

(Mothinagar Telangana)

16.

Mastoidectomy using a Bone-Attached Robot

Ramya Balachandran, Neal P

Dillon, J Michael Fitzpatrick,
Michael A Siebold, Robert F
Labadie, George B Wanna,
Thomas J Withrow, Robert J
Webster III (Vanderbilt
University, Nashville,
Tennessee, USA)

17.

User feedback on Sound Success, an online

speech reading and speech perception resource to
support Hearing Rehabilitation for Adolescents &
Adults, through an e-rehabilitation approach

Christine Rocca (Mary Hare),

Anne Grant (Oxford cochlear
implant team) ,Sandra Driver
,Emma Stark (Guys and St
Thomas), Frances Harris
(Emmeline Centre for hearing
implants, Cambridge)

18.

Function

preservation

in

cochlear

implant Shuchita Singh (All India

surgery Intra-cochlear steroids Do they help ?

Institute Of Medical
Sciences, New Delhi)

19.

Cochlear duct length: are we giving it adequate Sidharth Nirwan (Sawai

Mansingh Medical College,
importance?
Jaipur)

20.

Measuring outcomes using standardized tests pre Kanchan Mandar Chavan

(Save The Children India,
and post cochlear implant
Dhvani Early Intervention
Centre, Mumbai)

21.

Electrically evoked auditory brainstem response

in complete cochlear coverage

Nandini.M, L.Sri Ram,

Sharmila, Narendra Kumar,
Ranjith.R, Mohan
Kameshwaran
(Madras ENT Research
Foundation, Chennai)

22.

Predicting electrode placement using cortical

auditory evoked potentials in children with
auditory brainstem implant

R Ranjith, Anna Jose,

Sunanda N (Madras ENT
Research Foundation ,
Chennai)

23.

When to implant in Auditory Neuropathy Ruchika Mittal (Army R & R

Hospital, New Delhi)
spectrum disorders?

24.

Novel methods to acquire and detect ABR signals

in noisy environments

Nitin Sisodia (Sohum

innovation lab , Bangalore)

CIGICON 2014- Selected papers for oral poster

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Author (s)

1.

Well design to minimize long term implant

failures

M P Manoj (Dr Manojs ENT

Superspeciality Institute And
research Centre , Calicut)

2.

A Study to evaluate the effect of cochlear

implantation on vestibular function in children
using Static Posturography

Atul Gupta (Army R & R

Hospital, New Delhi)

3.

Awareness about Cochlear Implant in Allahabad

among General Physicians and Pediatrician

Sankalp Kumar , Shashank

Ojha , M. Atta

4.

Performance of children using Hearing Aids and

Cochlear Implants on the Hindi Test of Speech
Perception

Richa Arya (Guru Gobind

Singh Medical College ,
Faridkot )

5.

Facial Nerve in Cochlear Implants

Kashmira Prakash Chavan

(Dr. L.H.Hiranandani
Hospital, Powai, Mumbai),
Milind Kirtane (P.D. Hinduja
National Hospital & Medical
Research Center, Mumbai)

6.

To establish normative data on the size of basal

turn of cochlea and total cochlear length using
resolution CT of temporal bone in Indian
population

Asish K. Lahiri, Satinder

Singh,Iram Khan,Punit Sethi
and Harsh Mahajan (Ganga
Ram Hospital , New Delhi)

7.

A study of Quality of life in individuals with

Cochlear Implants

Rashmi Deshpande
(Medikeris Superspeciality

ENT Centre, Bangalore )

8.

The application of apps in therapy sessions for

children with cochlear implant- our experience

Samiksha Gupta (Asha Center,

New Delhi)

9.

Post Cochlear Implant Maintenance Costs

Amit Keshri (Sanjay Gandhi

Post Graduate Institute Of
Medical Sciences , Lucknow )

10.

Effect of number of channels and simulated

cochlear-implant processing on speech perception

Prawin Kumar , All India

Institute Of Speech And
Hearing , Mysore

11.

Comparison of emotion perception in speech and

music by individuals using cochlear implants

Sindhushree (Medikeris
Superspeciality ENT Centre ,
Bangalore)

12.

Phonatory Stability in Children with Cochlear

Implant: As a Function of Auditory Experience

Pranjali A Ujawane, S. B.
Rathna Kumar & Sandhya K
Varudhani (Ali Yavar Jung
National Institute For Hearing
Handicapped, Mumbai)

13.

Quality of life benefit from cochlear implantation

in the elderly

Sana Fatima ,E.C.Vinay

Kumar, K.Ram
Babu,Jaswinder Singh Saluja,
G. Srinivas, I.Srikanth
,T.Raju, G.Bhavani
(Apollo Hospitals ,
Hyderabad )

14.

Articulatory changes with the short term

deactivation of the cochlear implant of
prelingually deafened children

Sana Fatima ,E.C.Vinay

Kumar, K.Ram
Babu,Jaswinder Singh Saluja,
G. Srinivas, I.Srikanth
,T.Raju, G.Bhavani
(Apollo Hospitals,
Hyderabad)

15.

Outcomes with auditory brainstem implants

P Kumar(SpHear Speech and

Hearing Clinic, New Delhi,
India), N Narayan (SpHear
Speech and Hearing Clinic,
New Delhi, India); A Kishore
(Apollo Hospital, New Delhi,
India),P Kumar (Apollo

Hospital, New Delhi, India )

16.

Speech perception with speech from the non

implanted side with and without noise: Do
bimodal and bilateral implants show increased
benefit?

P Kumar(SpHear Speech and

Hearing Clinic, New Delhi,
India), N Narayan (SpHear
Speech and Hearing Clinic,
New Delhi, India); A Kishore
(Apollo Hospital, New Delhi,
India)

17.

. "Hearing Health of our Nation--the Needs and

Deeds" with reference to Cochler Implantation

Rajesh Y Vishwakarma (Sir

Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Medical
College , Ahmedabad)

18.

Maturation of auditory evoked potentials in

cochlear implant recipients

Deeksha Rayapati (Shravya

Speech and Hearing Center,
Hyderabad)

19.

Music perception and listening with Electric

Hearing

Sree Vidya Sherla (Hellen

Keller Centre , Secundrabad)

20.

Parental Perspectives of Cochlear Implantation in

Children

Shankar. A., Gladys Prathiba

Dawson, Jayashree.S,
Ravikumar.A.
(Sri Ramachandra University,
Chennai)

21.

Anaesthesia for auditory implants (ai) trials,

tribulations and triumphs

Satyabhama Pari (Madras

ENT Research Foundation,
Chennai)

22.

Facial palsy in pediatric cochlear implantation - a

critical appraisal

Sanjeev Mohanty (Sri

Ramachandra University,
Chennai)

23.

Bilateral Cochlear Implantation:How Early Is

Early?

Nishita Mohandas,Milind
Kirtane,Binu Thomas,Rajesh
Patadia (Hinduja Hospital,
Mumbai)

24.

Cochlear rotation: Preoperative radiological

evaluation and significance

Bansal D, Grover M, Singh

S.N., Sharma M.P. (Sawai
Mansingh Medical College
,Jaipur)

25.

Electrical Auditory Steady State Responses in Apurv Kumar (Ashadeep ENT

Cochlear Implant Fitting

Center , Bangalore)

26.

. Comparison of the speech performance in noise Shruti Gulvadi (MedEl)

with change in speech processing strategy

27.

Cochlear implantation in children with Syndrome Prateek Sharma, Smriti Panda,

Shuchita Singh (All India
Associated Deafness management Strategies
Institute Of Medical Sciences,
New Delhi)

28.

Blind sac closure in cochlear implantation- our YVVSS Vinay kumar , EC

Vinaya kumar ,K Rambabu
experience
,Jaswinder Singh Saluja
,Ganji Srinivas ,Indlamuri
Srikanth (Apollo Hospitals ,
Hyderabad)

29.

Image-Guided Surgical Approach for Cochlear Ramya Balachandran

(Vanderbilt University,
Implantation in India
Nashville, Tennessee, USA)

30.

Vestibular function in children with cochlear Das. D., Namboothiri. H.,

Kumar.
A.,
Gunalan.
implant- A pilot study
S.,Prathana. S.
(Madras
ENT
Research
Foundation , Chennai)

31.

Effects of temporal variation on vowel

identification skills in children using cochlear
implants and typically developing children

S.Powlin Arokia
Catherine,Stephy Antony,
Aswin.A, Aswini.V (Madras
ENT Research Foundation ,
Chennai)

32.

Vowel perception and production in children with

cochlear implant

Krithika Krithivasan,
Jayachandran. G (Madras
ENT Research Foundation ,
Chennai)

CIGICON 2014- Selected papers for Posters

1

Prevalence of occupational noise

induced hearing loss (onihl) in
industrial workers

Rupender Ranga (Bharat ENT Hospital

Bhiwani)

The impact of hearing loss in the

life of adults - a comparison
between congenital VS late onset
hearing loss

Swapna Sebastian , Thileeban Kumar, Anjali

Lepcha, ,John Mathew, Achamma Balraj
(Christian Medical College , Vellore)

Ease of learning cochlear implant Kranti Bhavna (All India Institute Of Medical
surgery by Trans Canal Veria Sciences , Patna)
Technique

Quality of life in adults with

cochlear implants

Sameer Pootheri (Govt Medical College,

Calicut )

Bilateral cochlear implantation in

cochlea-vestibular malformation
with CSF fistula

Kamran Asif Syed ( Christian Medical

College, Vellore)

eSRT in mapping of cochlear

implants in a paediatric
population

Amit Sood ( Army R & R Hospital , New

delhi)

Difficulties and challenges

encountered in old aged Cochlear
Implantee with long sound
deprivation period-A case study.

Sanjay Munjal, NK Panda (Post graduate

Institute Of Medical Education & Research,
Chandigarh)

Speech perception and speech

intelligibility development in
children using cochlear implant

Praveen H Rayanagoudar (Amplifon India/

Columbia Asia , Mysore)

Satisfaction of Parents of Cochlear Rabindra Bhakta Pradhananga ( Madrsa ENT

Research Foundation , Chennai)
Implantees towards Services at
Habilitation Centre and its Effect
on Outcomes.

10

Study of anomalies of cochlea and

cochlear nerve in sever to
profound deafness in Indian
population

Geetha Nair (Madras

Foundation , Chennai)

ENT

Research

11

Cochlear implants lessons learnt

from unusual situations

Parag Datta Sawant, Milind Kirtane ( P D

Hinduja Hospital ,Mumbai)

12

Significance of secondary
prevention in hearing impairment

Sree Vidya Sherla (Helen Keller Centre,

Secundrabad )

13

Effectiveness of parental guidance

in auditory verbal therapy
programme

Neha Sharma (Meenakshi Speech and Hearing

Clinic , New Delhi )

14

Acoustical analysis of standard

passage read by children with
cochlear implant

Ranganathan Mathivanan (Helen Keller Centre

, Secundrabad)

15

A Data Base in a Cochlear

Implant Program-an Indian
Model

John K Thomas (Madras ENT Research

Foundation , Chennai )

16

Banumathy N (Postgraduate Institute Of

Rehabilitation outcomes in a post
Medical education & Research ,Chandigarh)
lingual adult with significant
auditory deprivation of twenty five
years.

17

Plural Concept in Children with

Cochlear Implant

18

Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis:

Association with Sensorineural
hearing loss & Perioperative
Management for Cochlear
Implant A Case Report

19

Importance of Free Group Play in

Cochlear Implant Recipients

Anju Kochhar (Asha Speech and Hearing

clinic , New Delhi )

20

Evaluation of the speech

intelligibity in adults using clear
voice strategy

Sana Fatima (Apollo Hospitals Hyderabad )

21

Outcome with first bilateral

electroacoustic stimulation
through CI422 implant with N6
processor in hybrid mode

Neevita Narayan (SpHear speech and hearing

clinic , New Delhi)

22

The effects of age of implantation

Neevita Narayan (SpHear speech and hearing

Pooja Bharat Thawani (Shabda Brahma

Speech and Hearing Clinic, Cochlear Implant
and Research Centre, Ahmedabad )
Saurin Rasendu Shah (Sanjay Gandhi
Postgraduate Institute , Lucknow)

on the development of language

skills

clinic, New Delhi)

23

The short message service (sms) as

a communication mode

Sree Vidya Sherla (Hellen Keller Institute,

Secunderabad)

24

RONDO Use : Patient's

Perspective.

Chandrakant
Vishwakarma
(SHABDABRAHMA Speech & Hearing Clinic,
Ahmedabad)

25

Performance benefit between N6

(CP 900) & CP 810 in CI 422
postlingual BICI : A case study

Chandrakant
Vishwakarma
(SHABDABRAHMA Speech & Hearing Clinic,
Ahmedabad)

26

Effect of Cochlear Implantation in

Development of Intelligence
Quotient

Kalyani S Salve (Big Ears, KEM Pune)

27

Long Term Challenges in children

with Cochlear Implants:Parental
Perspective in Indian Context

Mani Bansal (Priority hearing, CR Park , New

Delhi)

28

Auditory deprivation: affects or

does not affect in monoaural
hearing - our experience

Shweta S Deshpande (Big Ears Center, KEM ,

Pune)

29

What to expect from bilateral

cochlear implantation?-the art of
parent counseling

Konika Kakar (Swar Clinic ,Pitampura, New

Delhi)

30

Speech perception and speech

intelligibility development in
children using cochlear implant.

Praveen H Rayanagoudar (Amplifon India/

Columbia Asia Mysore)

31

Speech perception outcomes in

cochlear implanted children with
hypoplastic/aplastic
cochlearvestibular nerve

Ashutosh K Dubey (Big Ears, KEM , Pune)

32

Risk factors to predict postnatal

hearing impairment in infants

Heramba Ganapathy, Kalyani Mandke (Sri

Ramachandra University, Chennai)

33

Experience with challenging cases

of cochlear implantation at a new
implant centre

Venkata Krishna ,Mohan Nittala (Medica ENT

institute, Kolkata)

34

Phonatory Stability in Children

with Cochlear Implant: As a
Function of Auditory Experience

Pranjali A Ujawane, S. B. Rathna Kumar &

Sandhya K Varudhani (Ali Yavar Jung
National Institute For Hearing Handicapped,
Mumbai)

35

Surgical challenges in cochlear

implantation our experience
Multicentre evaluation about the
Nada CI Q70 sound processor
experience

Sarankumar Thirugnanam (Madras

Research Foundation, Chennai)
Ajimsha KM (Advanced Bionics India)

37

Factors influencing attendance for

AVT in Cochlear Implantees

Sheelu Srinivas (Dr Sheelus ENT Center

,Bangalore)

38

Cochlear Implant and Complex

needs in India- A survey

Shabnam Fathima (MedEl)

36

39

ENT

Sanajeet K Singh (Armed Forces Medical

College ,Pune)

Cochlear Implantation: A
Beginners Perspective
40

My experience with advance

bionics implants in different age
groups --Mid Scala vs 1 J
electrode

41

Infections As A Cause Of Deafness Smriti Panda (All India Institute Of Medical

sciences, New Delhi)
- Menace Still Rampant

42

Cochlear implants in postlungual

adults: a learning curve.

Nishita Mohandas (P D Hinduja Hospital,

Mumbai)

43

Are the new HiFocus Mid Scala

Electrode and insertion tools
fulfilling surgeons individual
preferences: a surgical survey

Dzemal Gazibegovic
Switzerland)

44

Variation
in
Impedance Pradeep VR (Vikram
Measurement in Cochlear Implant Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu)
children

45

Status Report On Comprehensive Rajalakshmi Ramamoorthy (Madras

Cochlear Implant Scheme- A Research Foundation, Chennai)
MERF Study

46

ESRT

in

CI

recipients

Sumit Mrig (Primus hospital, New Delhi)

(Advanced

ENT

Bionics,

Hospital

ENT

with Pratik Agarwala (Dr. S. R. Chandrasekhar

Cochlear nerve deficiency and Institute of speech and hearing, Bangalore)

Normal Auditory nerve
47

Perception
of
environmental Mohammed Roshan (Dr. S. R. Chandrasekhar
sounds in pre lingual hearing Institute of speech and hearing, Bangalore)
impaired
cochlear
implant
recipients

48

A comparative study on the Pradeep VR

differences between NRT and Coimbatore)
Behavioral Mapping in Cochlear
Implant A single case study

49

Practices in habilitation of Prerna Sohni (MedEl)

pediatric recipients of cochlear
implants in India : A survey

50

Influence of music on the Mithila Poonacha (Advanced Bionics)

development of early listening,
language & communication: a
preliminary study

51

Attitudes of would-be Audiologists Sankalp Kumar (Allahabad, India)

towards the use of telepractice

52

Our experience with Nucleus N5 Vinay Kumar (Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad)

CI500 series implant failures

53

How important is a deep bed to Shomeshwar Singh (Saket City Hospital,

receive the cochlear implant Delhi)
package? A prospective double
blind study.

54

Cochlear implant in Waardenburg Neha Shakrawal (Sawai ManSingh Medical

College, Jaipur)
Syndrome

55

Cochlear implant outcomes in

children with auditory dyssynchrony

(Vikram

ENT

hospital,

Hely Shah (Madras ENT Research Foundation

, Chennai)

56

Phonological awareness skills in

children with Cochlear
Implantation

Shanmuga V (Madras
Foundation, Chennai)

ENT

research

57

Effect of auditory deprivation on

auditory visual integration in

Sangeetha G (Madras
Foundation , Chennai)

ENT

research

cochlear implant users

58

Correlation between behaviuoral Keerthana M (Madras

pta thresholds and caep thresholds Foundation , Chennai)

59

Acoustic voice analysis in children

with cochlear implant and
typically developing children

Harshita Sampat (Madras

Foundation , Chennai

60

Use of FORM electrode in Cochlear

Implantation of a child with
Common Cavity

Sunil Narayan Dutt (Apollo International

Hospital , Bangalore

61

Cochlear implant program in low

socio-economic background

Nidhi Sonkhya (SawaiMan Singh Medical

College & Hospital , jaipur)

ENT

ENT

research

research

62

Parental perspectives on pediatric

cochlear implant rehabilitation
services a pilot study

Pascal Brigetta (Apollo International Hospitals

, Bangalore)

63

Do children with Hearing Loss and

comorbid autism spectrum disorders
benefit with cochleae implants? -a
study at Vydehi cochlear Implant
Centre,Vydehi Hospital,Bangalore

J M Hans, Komal Kalra, Janani D (Vyedehi

Institute Of Medical Sciences and Research
Centre ,Bangalore )

64

Effects of non-linear frequency

Varshnay R., Sapra S., Department of

translation

Paediatrics, AIIMS, New Delhi

technology on speech

recognition scores in individuals

with sloping hearing loss

Nagaraju C., Guduru H., Shravya Speech and

hearing clinic Hyderabad