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MED-EL has focused decades of research on residual hearing preservation. Here are the results, along with some of the secrets to our success.

Today we are looking at an exciting case study from MED-EL’s comprehensive surgical video library. An 11-year-old with unilateral conductive hearing loss receives a VIBRANT SOUNDBRIDGE with a Stapes-SH-Coupler.

Professor Mario Zernotti, our guest author, shares insights gained from nearly four decades of experience helping children with conductive hearing loss due to microtia and congenital aural atresia, which occurs most commonly in Andes Mountains of South America.

A cochlear implant electrode serves not only as a crucial bridge between technology and nature that connects recipients to sound. The electrode array can significantly impact hearing outcomes. For instance, there is now growing consensus among researchers that stimulating more of the cochlea is associated with better speech perception and music appreciation. Here is the latest research you need to know to ensure each of your patients can benefit the most from their cochlear implant.

We just revealed our latest innovations at CI2024 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. There we unveiled new tools to enable clinicians to provide follow-up fitting care remotely to MED-EL cochlear implant users without an appointment. We also offered a sneak peek into what’s coming soon for cochlear implantation and RONDO 3 users.

After receiving several hearing solutions that had no lasting success, a 13-year-old from Spain received bilateral active, transcutaneous BONEBRIDGE implants. In this case report, surgeons Dr. Estefanía Berrocal and Dr. Francisco Javier Aguilar explain the challenges associated with replacing an old implant and why the BONEBRIDGE implant is their "first choice for children."