title: Advancing Binaural Cochlear Implant Technology.
abstract: This special issue contains a collection of 13 papers highlighting the collaborative research and engineering project entitled Advancing Binaural Cochlear Implant Technology-ABCIT-as well as research spin-offs from the project. In this introductory editorial, a brief history of the project is provided, alongside an overview of the studies.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Physik, Universität Oldenburg and Cluster of Excellence "Hearing4all", Germany mathias.dietz@uni-oldenburg.de.
authors.forename: Mathias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dietz
authors.affiliation: UCL Ear Institute, London, UK.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McAlpine
mesh_terms: D020811:Biomedical Technology / Q000639:trends*; D019929:Cochlear Implantation / Q000379:methods; D003054:Cochlear Implants / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D032921:Consensus; D005544:Forecasting; D006312:Hearing Loss, Bilateral / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D036301:Qualitative Research
keywords: bilateral; binaural; cochlear implant