{"id":2779,"date":"2018-06-26T14:36:18","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T18:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/earandhearing\/?page_id=2779"},"modified":"2025-08-26T10:21:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T14:21:59","slug":"home-2-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/earandhearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<script>\n\n    (function($) {\n        $(\"body, html\").addClass(\"heels_full_width_overflow\");\n    })(jQuery);\n\n   <\/script>\n   <div style=\"background-color:#222; background-image: url(https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/earandhearing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/754\/2018\/06\/LandingGraphic_OldWell_01.jpeg);\" data-speed=\"18\" id=\"parallax-section\" data-type=\"background\" class=\"full-width-contained whitebackground \">\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-9 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">#soliloquy-container-2784 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class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">For patient referrals, email <a href=\"mailto:pedsCIprogram@unchealth.unc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pedsCIprogram@unchealth.unc.edu<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2\n\t         id=\"thumbs-up\"\n\t         class=\"icon center fa-thumbs-up\">Why Choose UNC Health?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<p class=\"lead\">With over 2,000 implants completed, we are one of the largest pediatric cochlear implant programs in the world. For over 30 years, UNC Health has been the trusted choice for patients with hearing loss seeking a cochlear implant. The UNC cochlear implant team performs over 300 adult and pediatric <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/earandhearing\/listening\/numbers\/\">cochlear implant procedures<\/a> per year and conducts cutting edge research aimed at improving patient outcomes. Click below to learn more about our pediatric cochlear implant program:<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/earandhearing\/communicating\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4424\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/earandhearing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/754\/2021\/06\/speech-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Speech Therapy at UNC Health in North Carolina\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/earandhearing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/754\/2021\/06\/speech-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/earandhearing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/754\/2021\/06\/speech-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/earandhearing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/754\/2021\/06\/speech-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/earandhearing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/754\/2021\/06\/speech-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/earandhearing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/754\/2021\/06\/speech-1.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/earandhearing\/listening\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/earandhearing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/754\/2021\/06\/Audiology-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Audiology at UNC Health in North Carolina\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/earandhearing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/754\/2021\/06\/Audiology-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/earandhearing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/754\/2021\/06\/Audiology-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/earandhearing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/754\/2021\/06\/Audiology-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/earandhearing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/754\/2021\/06\/Audiology-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/earandhearing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/754\/2021\/06\/Audiology-1.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/earandhearing\/learning\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/earandhearing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/754\/2021\/06\/Coaching-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program - 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