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We know you might have a lot of questions about the new MED-EL SYNCHRONY Cochlear Implant System, so we’ve put together this list of questions and answers to help you learn more about the SYNCHRONY system. The SYNCHRONY Cochlear Implant System SYNCHRONY is the newest and most advanced cochlear implant system from MED-EL. It includes

Today, we’re really proud to announce the new SYNCHRONY Cochlear Implant System*. SYNCHRONY is MED-EL’s newest and most advanced cochlear implant system. The SYNCHRONY CI System features the water-resistant SONNET Audio Processor, RONDO, the only single-unit audio processor, and the SYNCHRONY Cochlear Implant so that you can enjoy hearing each and every moment. The SONNET

If you have only one hearing implant, or have a hearing loss in only one ear, have you ever thought about the benefits that you’d get from hearing with both ears? There are three main benefits to hearing with both ears, known as binaural hearing. In a previous post I showed how binaural hearing is

In an earlier post we helped answer the question “What is sound?” by showing that sound is basically lots of molecules in the air bouncing against each other. Today we’ll explore how a cochlear implant turns sound into the envelope and fine structure: information that the brain can understand.

You might know that a cochlear implant sends electrical signals to the cochlea, but have you ever wondered where they go from there? They go straight into the brain! How the Brain Hears As we’ve shown in our post showing pictures of the cochlea, the cochlea is filled with thousands of nerve cells. Each of these cells