News

08. December 2021

ERCD researchers finalists in AiF Otto von Guericke Award 2021

Biomimetic Long-Term Resorbable Tympanic Membrane Implant - ERCD research team among top 3 finalist nominees at the 25th Otto von Guericke Award of the AiF 2021Read More

06. January 2022

Bio-Compatible Sensor for Middle Ear Pressure Monitoring on a Bio-Degradable Substrate

PITROS applies the highly promising, novel technology of resorbable organic sensors to the pressing medical issue of hearing disorders due to unregulated pressure in the middle ear. In a recently published paper, scientists from ERCD and the Institute of Applied Physics (IAP) at ...Read More

29. March 2022

ORL researcher participate in a robotic workshop in Paris

28. April 2022

ERCD scientists Prof. Zahnert and Prof. Neudert join international expert panel in consensus statement on active implants for hearing loss

The new Consensus Statement on Bone Conduction Devices and Active Middle Ear Implants in Conductive and Mixed Hearing Loss takes into account the positions and experience of ENT specialists, audiologists, health-policy scientists, and hearing tech companies. For the first time, ...Read More

14. October 2022

A new validation range for temporal bone experiments

ERCD-led international research team publishes unified database and methods for evaluating sound transmission in temporal bone experimentsRead More

31. January 2022

ERCD recommends: Systematic review and meta-analysis of audiological and patient-reported outcomes with the VIBRANT SOUNDBRIDGE active middle ear implant

New Whitepaper covers extensive research on the of the world's most successful active middle ear implantRead More

21. February 2023

Kick-Off-Meeting ‚Pitch Pins‘ [EKFZ] - Multiple electrode array for cochlea implants

ERCD teams up with ITM researchers to develop textile-based next generation multi-electrode arrays for cochlear implants, two year proof-of-concept project funded by Else Kröner-Fresenius-Center for Digital Health (EKFZ).Read More

16. May 2023

ERCD is project partner in the BMBF's SEMECO future cluster

07. November 2023

Prof. Zahnert Referent bei HNOLive-Sendung zum Thema „Ohrchirurgie Quo Vadis“

05. December 2023

Auditory thresholds compatible with optimal speech reception likely evolved before the human-chimpanzee split

In a new study published in Nature Scientific Reports, researchers from Dresden, Jena and South Kensington systematically measure and compare sound transmission characteristics of humans and chimpanzees.Read More

18. March 2024

New Study Sheds Light on Ear Mechanics: The Role of Inner Ear Impedance

Our laboratory's recent publication offers insights into how changes in inner ear impedance affect middle ear sound transfer, particularly at higher frequencies.Read More

19. March 2024

World Hearing Day 2024: Educational Event at University Hospital Dresden

Dresden, March 15, 2024 – As part of a global initiative by the WHO, ERCD and the ENT-HNS clinic recently hosted an event to mark World Hearing Day, focusing on the theme "Changing mindsets: Let’s make ear and hearing care a reality for all".Read More

26. March 2024