{"id":5007,"date":"2019-08-20T10:43:04","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T14:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/?p=5007"},"modified":"2020-04-23T16:49:33","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T20:49:33","slug":"margaret-meg-dillon-09-featured-on-wral-for-cochlear-implant-research-for-one-sided-hearing-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/2019\/08\/margaret-meg-dillon-09-featured-on-wral-for-cochlear-implant-research-for-one-sided-hearing-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Margaret &#8220;Meg&#8221; Dillon (&#8217;09 AuD) Featured on WRAL for Cochlear Implant Research for One-Sided Hearing Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WRAL-TV recently featured <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/about-us\/research-faculty-1\/margaret-t-dillon-aud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Margaret &#8220;Meg&#8221; Dillon<\/a> &#8217;05 (&#8217;09 AuD) for her research in one-sided hearing loss and the effectiveness of cochlear implants. 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