Guest Articles

15 people. 11 countries. One amazing event. Last month we invited MED-EL recipients and users from around the world to our headquarters in Austria to show them the technology behind their hearing [...]

Recently we’ve been talking a lot about MRIs and cochlear implants but what if you have a BONEBRIDGE or a VIBRANT SOUNDBRIDGE? Well you’ll be pleased to hear that having an MRI with either of [...]

Have you just been told that your baby has sensorineural hearing loss? Asaph Reid was just six months old when he received his bilateral cochlear implants, and he hasn’t looked back since! We [...]

At MED-EL, we design our cochlear implants with the highest level of MRI safety. That means you can have pain-free, hassle-free MRIs, just like any other patient! But don’t only take our [...]

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 [...]

Dr. Harold Pillsbury implanted the first SYNCHRONY Cochlear Implant in the USA and says why MRI and cochlear implant safety is so important.

Rod had used hearing aids for over 40 years before getting cochlear implants a few years ago. Find out what made him make the change, and how cochlear implants have changed his hearing for the [...]

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 [...]

Meet Jodie Ounsley. She’s a cochlear implant user and international athlete. After representing her country in several sports, Jodie is now at the start of a successful career in professional [...]

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 [...]