Please note: although BCIG supports research in the area of auditory implants, the surveys listed here are not endorsed by BCIG and are undertaken at your own discretion.
If you wish to list a survey or research study on this page, please submit details and evidence of ethical approval to info@bcig.org
Objective auditory discrimination testing Survey
Request from Wayne Ellis:
Wayne Ellis, Clinical Scientist in Audiology and doctoral student at University College London Hospital (UCLH), is inviting UK cochlear implant clinicians to participate in a brief (5-10 minute) online questionnaire. The study aims to explore perspectives on objective auditory discrimination testing and its potential role in clinical practice.
The research aims to gather valuable insights into the clinical utility, feasibility, and value of these tests for improving patient outcomes and supporting cochlear implant programming decisions.
All professionals working with cochlear implant recipients are encouraged to complete the questionnaire and contribute to this important research.
Your responses will remain anonymous and confidential. The study has been approved by the University of Manchester Faculty Research Ethics Committee.
Please click here or scan the QR code below to complete the questionnaire.
Thank you for your time and valuable input.
USAIS Surveys: Should D/deaf adults in the UK be offered one or two cochlear implant/s?
The University of Southampton Auditory Implant Centre (USAIS) is requesting help with two national online surveys: Should D/deaf adults in the UK be offered one or two cochlear implants?
They are inviting all adult cochlear implant users and CI professionals across the UK to take part in the surveys. Please download further information here.
There is one survey for adult CI users and one for CI professionals. Each should take 10-15 minutes to complete, The surveys are anonymous and cannot be tracked back to any individual.
Survey for CI Professionals Survey for adult CI Users
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Isabel McGauley i.mcgauley@soton.ac.uk or Prof Nicci Campbell n.g.campbell@soton.ac.uk for more information.
Online survey for CI audiologists working with adults
Helen Cullington is supervising Sajitha Sardar Sheriff - an MSc Audiology student at the University of Southampton. She is doing research on the use of remote care for managing adults with cochlear implants in the UK.
She is interested in understanding the barriers faced by audiologists in adopting remote care. Would you please consider completing her survey; it should take approximately 5-10 minutes.
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=-XhTSvQpPk2-iWadA62p2CFGcubOITVOpFwD64ziL8NUNldDQUowUjRYT1FHV1Y4NTlCVVc5WjVMTy4u
The insights gathered may help improve the adoption of remote care. Responses will be anonymous and kept confidential. This study was approved by the University of Southampton Faculty Research Ethics Committee (FREC) at the University of Southampton (ERGO 96234).
Poster available here: 
A content validation study of a cochlear implant candidacy decision tool for highly complex paediatric cases
Are you a professional working in the paediatric cochlear implant field? If so, your help is requested:
My name is Winnie Wing Heen Ng, and I am currently undertaking my dissertation project as part of my MSc at Aston University under the supervision of Dr Amanda Hall.
The aim of my project is to investigate the validity of the content of a cochlear implant candidacy decision tool for highly complex paediatric cases using an expert panel, which will be formed by a group of professionals who have had experience in the field of paediatric cochlear implant. These individuals would be invaluable contributors and play a crucial role in evaluating the decision tool.
You will be part of an expert panel and complete a questionnaire to evaluate the tool. This will take you around 90 minutes. Then you will return the completed questionnaire to the research team via email.
Please click here for the flyer about the project
If you have any questions, feel free to contact Winnie Wing Heen Ng, via email (210267343@aston.ac.uk).
This study has the approriate ethics approval from Aston University.