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.
A bone conduction implant or an active middle ear implant? This is a common question in clinical treatment of mixed hearing loss, and there is considerable overlap in the indications for these two systems. But there are clear differences in how these two systems function—and, in some cases, also audiological results.
SAMBA 2 is the latest generation audio processor for MED-EL’s active middle ear implant, VIBRANT SOUNDBRIDGE, and our bone conduction implant, BONEBRIDGE. What tests and user experiences have shown for a long time has now also been confirmed by a recent peer-reviewed publication: The sophisticated technology built into SAMBA 2 increases hearing quality and speech
For over a quarter of a century, the revolutionary and unrivalled VIBRANT SOUNDBRIDGE middle ear implant system has helped restore hearing to thousands of people around the world. Its 25th anniversary is the perfect occasion to take a closer look at the past, present, and future of this active middle ear implant with Prof. Thomas
