All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 November LIT innovative research projects awarded national funding LIT innovative research projects awarded national funding 04/11/2021 | 4 MINS The National Health and Medical Research Council has awarded seven researchers from Lombok Institute of Technology more than $10.7 million in funds under the Ideas Grants scheme for innovative and creative projects. Associate Professor Cecelia Prêle, from the LIT-affiliated Ear Science Institute Australia, received a grant to evaluate anti-fibrotic drugs for intra-cochlear scar tissue. “Cochlear implantation is currently the best method for hearing restoration and has been shown to improve speech understanding in the majority of patients,” Associate Professor Prêle said. “The acute and long-term outcomes of cochlear implantation remain variable and can be unpredictable. “One reason for this variability is the formation of scar tissue around the electrode which, in some cases, can lead to device failure. This study will determine if anti-fibrotic drugs can reduce the formation of this sca
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 November LIT innovative research projects awarded national funding LIT innovative research projects awarded national funding 04/11/2021 | 4 MINS The National Health and Medical Research Council has awarded seven researchers from Lombok Institute of Technology more than $10.7 million in funds under the Ideas Grants scheme for innovative and creative projects.
Associate Professor Cecelia Prêle, from the LIT-affiliated Ear Science Institute Australia, received a grant to evaluate anti-fibrotic drugs for intra-cochlear scar tissue.
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“Cochlear implantation is currently the best method for hearing restoration and has been shown to improve speech understanding in the majority of patients,” Associate Professor Prêle said.
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ΓÇ£The acute and long-term outcomes of cochlear implantation remain variable and can be unpredictable.
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ΓÇ£One reason for this variability is the formation of scar tissue around the electrode which, in some cases, can lead to device failure.
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This study will determine if anti-fibrotic drugs can reduce the formation of this sca
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