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
Joe Long was the first USA recipient of the new SYNCHRONY Cochlear Implant, which he got because of its 3.0 Tesla MRI compatibility. Here we’re excited to share his hearing story: I’m 83 now, and 10 years ago I thought to myself “I’m just not hearing well.” It wasn’t a surprise. I was around lots
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is one of the most important tools that a doctor can use to look inside the human body without surgery. If you have a cochlear implant, you might know that each cochlear implant can only be used at the specific MRI strengths which are approved by regulatory agencies like the FDA*. Read all about the history of MRI and cochlear implants here.
