anderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center for Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences Archive — Page 1 of 1

An older woman wearing a pilot headset smiles inside an aircraft cockpit.
October 26, 2021

Lydia Gross is 100. She just piloted a plane for the first time — and she heard every sound because of her cochlear implants.

Performing an elective procedure on an older patient initially raised concerns for her doctor, David Haynes — but the results have been a resounding success