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Misdiagnosed as autistic, Grzegorz Płonka spent most of his childhood in a school for children with mental disabilities and was unable to speak. This changed when he got diagnosed with profound [...]

Due to a cholesteatoma, Jonas' hearing was severely limited in one ear. In today's guest article, the passionate singer and medical student talks about his journey to a middle ear implant, why [...]

When John from Australia started to lose his hearing, communication became more difficult, and he was afraid of losing his job in the music industry. In today’s guest article the music lover [...]

Music has played an important role in Marcus Zoitl's life since childhood. At the age of 16, the passionate pianist trained as an organ builder.

Nine out of ten MED-EL recipients surveyed said that music sounds pleasant through their cochlear implant*. This is partly down to the design of our cochlear implants, which closely mimic natural [...]

Stefanie from Berlin, Germany, has been a radio host for many years. Her other big passion is traveling. For a year she has used a VIBRANT SOUNDBRIDGE. In today's guest article Stefanie shares [...]

For many years, Jannette from Germany was ashamed of her hearing loss and withdrew further and further from life. Until she decided to change something and went for cochlear implants. In today's [...]

What do Katy Perry’s “Roar”, The Beatles’ “Here Comes the Sun”, Wham’s “Last Christmas” and Beethoven’s “Für Elise” have in common? They all made it to a MED-EL Spotify playlist! The MED-EL [...]

Our new AudioStream cover is here, making direct streaming easy for all SONNET and SONNET 2 series users. After setting it up for the first time, all you need to do is slide the AudioStream cover [...]

Heinz and Walter are two amateur musicians from Austria. The two of them don't only share a love for music. They also both use cochlear implants, and thanks to their hearing devices they can [...]