Sylvia is a cochlear implant and hearing aid user. Having access to sound enables her to travel the world and connect with people, providing her with inspiration for her work: She designs and makes women’s clothing.
If you have severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss, a cochlear implant may be able to provide you with access to sound. But which audio processor—and cochlear implant—should you choose?
Hearing aids and cochlear implants are both solutions for hearing loss. But there are some important differences, from how they work to what level of hearing loss they treat. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at both types of devices.
In 2024, there are more ways than ever to stream sound to your MED-EL audio processor. We’ve got AudioStream, the AudioStream Adapter, and AudioLink for our cochlear implant users, and SAMBA 2 GO for BONEBRIDGE and VIBRANT SOUNDBRIDGE recipients. But with so many choices, it can sometimes be tricky knowing which one to go for. With that in mind, we’ve put together a guide to the best streaming options for everything from hearing aids to phone calls.
Ever wondered how we make such reliable hearing implants? Or how bone conduction implants work? Or how hearings aids and cochlear implants can work together?
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