About
Ms. Asvitha R, presently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Audiology at MERF-ISH and Clinical
Incharge at MERF Hospital has an experience of 2+ years in the field specialized in Diagnostic test procedures in
Audiology, Implantable Hearing Devices and Management of Tinnitus. She is specialized in Electrically evoked
auditory brainstem response (EABR), Intra-operative measures, Mapping, Troubleshooting in Cochlear Implants and also
pre-operative counselling.
About
Work Experience
2024
Assistant Professor at MERF-ISH & Clinical Incharge at MERF
14.02.2024 – Till Date
● Present
2022
Lecturer & Clinical Supervisor at MERF Institute of Speech and Hearing & Clinical Incharge at MERF
14.02.2022 – 13.02.2024
Achievements / Research Papers Presented
- Relationship Between ECAP, ESRT with Behavioral MAP in Individuals with Cochlear Implants [Oral Presentation] – Daman, India
- Optimization of Frequency Band Table in Adults Using Cochlear Implants [Oral Presentation]
- The Relationship Between Tone and Speech Evoked ESRT Measures in the Ipsilateral and Contralateral Ear [E-Poster]
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Tone and Speech Evoked ESRT in Individuals with Cochlear Implants / Quality of Sound in Post-Lingual Cochlear Implantees [Oral Presentation]
3rd Prize
- Outcomes of Post Cochlear Implantation in Individuals with Chronic Otitis Media
- Application of Transtympanic EABR in Cochlear and Cochlear Nerve Anomalies [Oral Presentation]
- Speech Evoked ESRT in Ipsilateral and Contralateral Ear [E-Poster]
Conferences / Workshops Attended
6th TAN-ISHACON 2017 (CRE), Puducherry | 18–19 November 2016
16th Annual Conference of Cochlear Implant Group of India (CIGICON), Daman | 29 November – 1 December 2018
Workshop: Fitting Cochlear Implants – From Science to Practice | 9–11 January 2019
2nd Fitting Cochlear Implants Conference: From Science to Practice | 27–29 February 2020
Online CRE Program on Recent Trends in Hearing Restoration | 16 May 2020
Hearring Online Round Table Discussion: Audiology Services during COVID-19 | 26 June 2020
CIGICON 2021 (Virtual) | 14 November 2021
19th CIGICON, Delhi | 4–6 November 2022
20th CIGICON, Chennai | 30 August – 2 September 2023
Seminar on Research Writing – Dr. Prawin Kumar, 2023
Research Training by Illona Anderson – MERF-ISH, July 2023
21st National Conference of the Cochlear Implant Group of India (CIGICON), Patna | September 2024
5th Fitting Cochlear Implants: From Science to Practice | 6–8 February 2025
Hearing Solutions Training at MED-EL Headquarters | October 2025
15th Asia Pacific Symposium on Cochlear Implants & Related Sciences, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | November 2025