reConnect Institute, bringing together the actors in hearing health

The reConnect Institute is a center of excellence in hearing and speech disorders.

This Institute aims to bring together the actors in hearing health to provide the best possible response to the medical, societal and educational needs raised by hearing disorders.

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Diagram of the cochlea
Institut de l’Audition

Optogenetics Takes Center Stage at the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

October 13, 2026

This year, a key area of research at the heart of the research projects conducted by the Institute's experts...

Photo taken during the SFORL event. Luc Arnal is on stage at the podium; Keith Doelling, Paul Avan, and Clément Gauthier are also on stage.

The reConnect Institute at the 132nd SFORL Conference

October 9, 2026

From October 7 to 10, 2026, experts from the reConnect Institute will be participating in the 132nd edition of...

The IREV Kicks Off Its First Conference: From Neurons to Patients—The Future of Vestibular Otoneurology

September 29, 2026

The reConnect Institute is a partner of the inaugural conference of the Équilibre et ... Research Institute

"By bringing together all the players in the field of hearing health for the first time, the reConnect University Hospital Institute aims to accelerate the transition from compensatory medicine to reparative medicine in the field of hearing"

Anne-Lise Giraud, director of the reConnect Institute

Research

reConnect’s research is mainly represented by the work done within the Hearing Institute.

The Hearing Institute’s multidisciplinary teams, the different and complementary expertise, enable integrated research in neuroscience, dedicated to hearing.

Care

reConnect offers a complete medical and paramedical approach to the assessment and treatment of hearing disorders. 

The treatment of hearing disorders combines diagnosis expertise, targeted medical and surgical interventions, and advanced recovery solutions to ensure a comprehensive management of hearing disorders, while including a preventive and educative dimension to optimize long-term hearing health.

Support reConnect

Donating to the reConnect Institute is to participate in a better comprehensive management of hearing and speech disorders.

Billion dollars in costs associated with untreated hearing loss

Billion hearing-impaired people in the world (source WHO)

Million deaf or hearing-impaired people in Europe (source Inserm)

Of French people are dealing with tinnitus