
As one of MED-EL’s first three employees back in 1990, Ali has overseen the manufacturing of every cochlear implant that has ever carried the MED-EL name. Here, we’ve taken the chance to sit down with him and learn from his wealth of experience in hand-making our cochlear implants. MED-EL Blog: Thanks for sitting down
Early and meaningful exposure to sounds is the best way to help a child develop their listening and spoken communication skills. Here’s why. Hearing Develops Early in Life If you’ve ever experienced pregnancy, you might know that a child can respond to sounds even before they’re born. That’s because their hearing system starts to form
Claude Jolly is MED-EL’s director of cochlear implant electrode array development, leading the research and design of our flexible electrode arrays. Since joining MED-EL in 1998, Claude has authored or co-authored over 45 scientific publications, and his name is on over 80 United States Patents. Here, the MED-EL Blog got the chance to sit down with
So what is a cochlear implant? How does it work? MED-EL has been handmaking cochlear implants for over 25 years, so we know exactly what it takes to do it right. Now, you get the chance to see a break-down of the precision components and high-tech engineering which go into creating a cochlear implant.