He was the first child in Germany to receive a cochlear implant. The surgery was performed by Prof. Ernst Lehnhardt in 1988. Tobias studied at the University of Applied Sciences Gießen Friedberg in Germany and has been working vor 14 years for an aerospace company as a systems engineer. He supports as a volounteer the ÖCIG
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Very personal journey into hearing – Tobias has the CI already 35 years (1st CI in 1988, 2nd CIs in 2007)
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Comments of the teacher for the deaf – Prof. Bodo Bertram (he worked in the rehabilitation center in Hanover with 1400 children with CI and saw their results in 20-25 years)
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Short videos – before surgery, therapy with Prof. Dr. Bodo Bertram (1990)
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History of the Austrian Cochlear Implant society ÖCIG
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Goals of the ÖCIG
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Social and cultural activities
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Hosting educational events and workshops
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Events in 2022 (conferences, workshops, 30th anniversary of ÖCIG, etc.)
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Events in 2023:
– a project Listen up, the output would be a campaign to raise awareness of the issue of deafness/hard of hearing.
– project “Easy Rehabilitation”. Aim of the project: To have a possible concept for such in-patient rehabilitation services. -
Services for ÖCIG Members
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Cooperation with CI and HA companies
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Interaction, exchange of experience with specialists, societies in the field of hearing
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Representing ÖCIG at the EURO-CIU (European Cochlear Implant Users Association) conference in Rotterdam in 2022
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