René H. Gifford, Vanderbilt University (IMAGE)

Vanderbilt University

René H. Gifford, Vanderbilt University

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From left: René H. Gifford, audiologist and assistant professor of hearing and speech sciences, adjusts the external sound processor worn by patient and study subject Ally Sisler-Dinwiddie. Sisler-Dinwiddie says that having her cochlear implant remapped using Vanderbilt's new process has made a huge difference in her quality of life.

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<p>John Russell, Vanderbilt University </p>

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