At MED-EL, we design our cochlear implants with outstanding MRI safety.** That means you can have hassle-free MRIs, just like any other patient! But don’t only take our word for it—Kim, from Australia, needs frequent MRI scans of her head, and recently had her first one since getting her implant. She sat down to tell
There are not many people with the skills and talent to become a music teacher. There are even fewer who also have bilateral cochlear implants. Laima’s love of music started at a very young age. But when she lost her hearing due to encephalitis, her doctors told her she would never play piano again. In
Harold Pillsbury, MD, Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine performed the first SYNCHRONY cochlear implant surgery in the USA in 2015. Read what he thinks about a main feature of that implant: its exceptional MRI safety. Over your career you have performed more than
After seven cholesteatoma operations, Robert didn’t want to have surgery ever again. So when he discovered ADHEAR—a bone conduction hearing device he could use without having any more surgery—he knew it was the right decision. Find out how ADHEAR has revolutionized Robert’s hearing, and his life. I’m Robert, I’m 35 years young, and I
Did you know that meningitis is one of the biggest causes of hearing loss? Bacterial meningitis attacks the nerve cells in the inner ear, and can cause total deafness almost overnight. If this happens, cochlear implants are often the best way to get back your hearing. Meet Kadu, a young cochlear implant user from Brazil.
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