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Our PGY-2s spent a day at the Duke Emergency Skills Course building confidence in airway management, ultrasound, and soft tissue repair. They were also joined by Drs. James, DeMason, Lumley, and current fellow Eric Lee.

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What happens in Vegas? AAFPRS 2026!

This past weekend, Vice-Chair of the Department, Sofia Lyford-Pike, MD, presented her expertise in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery in a few panels at the 2026 @aafprs Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, NV.

#facialplastics #expertise #lasvegas #aafprs #otolaryngology

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$𝘉𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩: New research from Carolina shows that cochlear implants can significantly improve hearing and quality of life for older adults with partial hearing loss — a group not currently covered by Medicare for this treatment. The study followed adults 65+ with hearing loss in one ear and found meaningful improvements in how they hear, communicate, and navigate the world around them. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: 👂 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 Participants experienced major gains in speech understanding, from recognizing just a small fraction of words before implantation to understanding about half after. They also became better at identifying where sounds were coming from and understanding speech in noisy environments, like conversations in crowded rooms. 👵 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘴 Adults age 65 and older are one of the fastest-growing populations in the United States, and hearing loss is increasingly common with age. Research like this helps ensure that as the population grows older, more people have access to treatments that support communication, independence, and quality of life. 🏥 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦-𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 The Cochlear Implant Clinical Research Lab at UNC Health is one of the nation’s largest and most established programs of its kind, providing care for hundreds of patients each year. With more than 30 years of experience and over 400 procedures annually, the program combines clinical expertise with research to improve outcomes and expand access to life-changing hearing technology. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: The findings add to growing evidence that cochlear implants can benefit older adults with this type of hearing loss and could help inform future decisions about expanding Medicare coverage to make this technology more accessible.$

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