What are Assistive Listening Devices? The answer is easy: it’s a device that helps a hearing implant recipient to hear certain sounds by connecting directly with the audio processor as opposed to using the built-in microphone. Find out more about assistive listening devices in this article.
Here at The MED-EL Blog we’ve talked a lot about cochlear implants, but there’s far more to hearing implants than just CIs. Another type of hearing implant is a middle ear implant–but what’s a middle ear implant all about, and how does it work? The Middle Ear As the name suggests, a middle ear implant is implanted
We’ve just released the newest accessory for MED-EL audio processors, the MED-EL Sports Headband. Have a question? Check out our FAQ below: What is the MED-EL Sports Headband? It’s just like the name says: the sports headband is a headband designed so that you can use your MED-EL audio processor during sports and other activities.
Sound is all around us, but do you really know the answer: what is sound? As Melissa Waller showed in her 5 Amazing Facts About the Cochlea post, sound and hearing aren’t the same. Hearing is the way that your body interprets sound, and without ears and brains there would be no such thing as
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