House Ear Institute

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The House Ear Institute (HEI) was founded in 1946 by Howard P. House, M.D. with the help of a generous grant from Dean Witter.

Since 1946, the House Ear Institute has led the way in defining the causes of hearing and balance, disorders improving medical/surgical procedures, and prosthetic devices. The Institute's discoveries have helped millions of people receive successful treatments.

In 1969, William F. House, M.D.—brother of Howard—implanted the first three patients with the cochlear implant at HEI. Since then, the Los Angeles-based HEI has grown into the world's foremost private research institute for otology and hearing science[1]. Today, scientists at HEI are exploring the molecular development of the ear, and the auditory centers of the brain.