All_Ears@UoS – An active and enduring Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) group at University of Southampton Auditory Implant Service (USAIS).

We are ALL_EARS.

We are a partnership of people from all walks of life, living or have loved ones living with hearing loss or cochlear implants.

We unite researchers, patients and carers, empowering our community to change research and make a difference.

LUCIA trial

About the study LUCIA is a randomised controlled trial comparing simultaneous bilateral versus unilateral cochlear implantation in adults with post-lingual severe-profound hearing loss. The trial is funded by NIHR. All_Ears…
Meeting 21

Wednesday 17, June 2026. Online. Kate started the meeting by welcoming all members including new members to our second online meeting. The meeting objectives were to: Kate welcomed Dr Bethan…
Meeting 20

Monday 13, April 2026 Kate started the meeting by providing updates about what has happened since our last meeting. Kate reminded the group that Bethan is still recruiting people to…
Science and Engineering Festival 2026

Saturday, 14 March 2026 We were back for the fourth year in a row to raise awareness about hearing and cochlear implants. A team of 13 of us ran two…
Meeting 19

Thursday 5, February 2026 Kate started the meeting by providing updates about what has happened since our last meeting. Kate reminded the group that Bethan is still recruiting people to…
Meeting 18

Monday 1, December 2025 Kate started the meeting by welcoming all members to our first online meeting and making sure everyone was happy with using Teams and had live captions…