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- 9-1-2018
20th anniversary of the first implantation of the auditory brainstem implant in Poland
This year, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first implantation of the auditory brainstem implant in Poland, which was carried out on January 9, 1998 by prof. Henryk Skarzynski in cooperation with scientists from Austria and Germany. Poland has become the fourth country in the world in which this type of difficult and complicated treatment was carried out. The 12-hour operation was …
- 8-1-2018
The 22nd anniversary of establishing of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing
On January 9, 2018 we celebrate 22 years since the establishment of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, a leading Polish research institute with the category A + and a highly specialized hospital providing comprehensive care to people with hearing, voice, speech, balance and breathing impairment. There is no other center in Poland that would achieve such a high position in such a short …
- 27-10-2017
The first in Central and Eastern Europe cochlear implantation using HiRes Ultra device with new HiFocus SlimJ straight thin electrode.
On 24 October 2017, in the World Hearing Center of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology in Kajetany, took place the first in CEE cochlear implant surgery with the newest thin, straight electrode HiFocus SlimJ. The operating surgeon was Prof. Henryk Skarżyński, Director of the Institute and Head of the Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Surgery Clinic. Prof. H. Skarżyński is one of the …
- 1-8-2017
Hearing screening in first graders in Mazowsze region
One of the priorities of Prof. Henryk Skarżyński and the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing under his management is the program of hearing screening in children at various ages. The team of the Institute in cooperation with numerous Polish and international centers has created the foundations for screening programs – developed the methods, procedures and equipment necessary …
- 17-7-2017
The patients have beaten their own Guinness World Record
On 15th July 2017, on the occasion of 25th anniversary of the first in Poland cochlear implantation in a deaf patient that had been performed by Prof. Henryk Skarżyński, Kajetany were visited by grateful patients and their families. Altogether nearly 2 thousand guests visited the World Hearing Center on that day. The most important point in the program of this great reunion was the attempt …
- 15-7-2017
The only such concert in the world
On the occasion of the jubilee of 25th anniversary of the first in Poland cochlear implantation of a deaf patient performed by Prof. Henryk Skarżyński, in the World Hearing Center and Center of Hearing and Speech ‘Medincus’ took place Clinical Workshops and Scientific Conference under the framework of the Program ‘Music in Human Auditory Development’ on 10-14 July 2017. The author of these …
- 11-7-2017
Institute’s July Anniversaries
In July, the Institute of physiology and Pathology of Hearing is celebrating anniversaries of the most important events in its history. In 2017 we have as many as three jubilees: 15th anniversary of the first in the world surgery restoring hearing to a partially deaf person, performed by Prof. Henryk Skarżyński, 20th anniversary of the program ‘Preservation of the preoperative residual hearing’ and 25th anniversary of …
- 10-5-2017
5th Anniversary of World Hearing Center
May the 10th 2017 is the 5th anniversary of the opening of the World Hearing Center (WHC), an extremely important institution for the development of science and the search for new ways to diagnose and treat the defects of senses. The originator, creator and director of the institution is prof. Henryk Skarżyński. The WHC is located in Kajetany …
- 2-3-2017
The International Day of Hearing Protection
On March 3rd we are celebrating the International Day of Hearing Protection (known also as the International Day for Ear and Hearing), initiated by the World Health Organization. According to the WHO, more than 328 million adults and 32 million children in the world have severe to profound hearing loss. According to information collected by the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing on the …
- 23-2-2017
The International Cochlear Implant Day
February 25th, the 60th anniversary of the first in the world cochlear implantation, was the International Cochlear Implant Day. In Poland, the first surgery restoring hearing to a totally deaf person with application of a cochlear implant was performed by Prof. Henryk Skarżyński on July 16, 1992. One day later a cochlear implant, for the first time in Poland, was implanted in a deaf child. The International …
- 13-12-2016
Grzegorz Płonka „The Man without Barriers”
On 2nd December 2016 Grzegorz Płonka, patient of Prof. Henryk Skarżyński and laureate of the 1st International Music Festival for Children, Youths, and Adults with Hearing Disorders “Beats of Cochlea”, has won the Competition ‘The Man without Barriers”. This year in the competition there were 20 half-finalists, very strong and creative personalities. The ceremonial Gala of the Competition …
- 29-11-2016
„Interrupted silence” – word and music spectacle
The spectacle „Interrupted silence” with the participation of artists and patients of the Institute has finished the celebrations of two jubilees taking place in 2016: 25th anniversary of the program of treatment of deafness in Poland and 20th anniversary of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing. The spectacle, produced based on an idea and screenplay prepared …
- 14-11-2016
Active seniors take care of their hearing
On 14 November 2016 the Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland Stanisław Karczewski had invited the active and full of professional, social and physical senior citizens for the meeting ‘Active, healthy ageing’. The occasion for the meeting was the National Day of Seniors; the intent of the meeting was to formulate the conclusions relating …
- 13-9-2016
Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing on a picnic ‘Europe changes Warsaw’
On 10 and 11 September 2016 in park ‘Pole Mokotowskie’ in Warsaw took place a great family picnic ‘Europe changes Warsaw’. This has been the seventh edition of this event. Its aim is to show how EU membership has changed, and changes still, our city. The World Hearing Center (WHC) of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing had prepared …
- 9-9-2016
Debate ‘Patient as the focus of the attention – new era in healthcare?’
On 5th September 2016, in the Foksal Press Center in Warsaw took place a debate titled ‘Patient as the focus of the attention – new era in healthcare?’ addressing such issues as equalizing of access to healthcare and improving the accessibility of modern therapies. In the debate organized by the weekly journal ‘Gazeta Polska’ with such participants as Prof. Henryk Skarżyński, MD, PhD, dr h.c. (mult) panelists have …
- 2-9-2016
Hear good sounds!
It was the motto of a social awareness campaign run this summer in seaside regions by the M.Karłowicz Philharmonic Orchestra in Szczecin. As part of this campaign the Mobile Hearing Center has been conducting hearing tests in 3 seaside cities. Our aim is raising the awareness of music in our region – said Dorota Serwa, the Director of M.Karłowicz Philharmonic Orchestra. – …
- 30-8-2016
Holiday hearing screening
Legionowo, Włocławek, Tarnowo Podgórne, Pruszków, Solec Kujawski, Inowrocław, Miastko, Płońsk, Kalisz, Stegna, Ciechanów, Stalowa Wola, Augustów, Grajewo, Kutno and Otwock. These Polish cities hosted this year the ‘Lato z radiem’ (‘Summer with a radio’) – a summer holiday radio program broadcasted ‘live’ since 1971 (the program celebrated this year its 45th anniversary). This year the team of Polish …
- 15-7-2016
2nd International Music Festival for Children, Youths and Adults with Hearing Disorders “Beats of Cochlea” has come to an end
The Festival culminated in the Gala Finale that took place in the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. Around 700 guests arrived to see the concert. The organizer of the event was the World Hearing Centre of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing with the support of the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music and the Institute …