Eight-Year-Old Kenzi Cayton Wins MED-EL’s ‘Ideas4Ears’ Competition
MED-EL USA announced that Kenzi Cayton, 8, from Vancouver, Wash, was named the US winner of the...
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MED-EL Survey Shows 'Family Voices' Most Likely to Be Missed with Hearing Loss
The survey findings illustrate the significance of hearing on families and life events: 64% of respondents said that hearing “I love you” from a partner or family member would not be the same if they couldn’t hear; this was the most mentioned life event, according to MED-EL's survey.
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MED-EL Celebrates 20 Years of Cochlear Implantation in US with Special Reunion
In the fall of 2016, Robert Zurga, who was the third US patient to receive a MED-EL cochlear implant, returned to Duke University for a reunion with his surgeon, Debara Tucci, MD, and his CI audiologist, MED-EL North America CEO, Raymond Gamble—Zurga was the first cochlear implant that Gamble had ever programmed while on an audiology rotation at Duke.
MED-EL Ramps up Outreach Programs with Interview Series
MED-EL is launching its “Inside Story” interview series to provide consumers with an inside look at the latest cochlear implant (CI) research news. The series, premiering at CI2016 in Toronto, May 11-14, joins EXPLORE Magazine as part of MED-EL’s outreach.
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Special Video Created for World Hearing Day, March 3
March 3 was World Hearing Day, an initiative led by the World Health Organization to raise awareness about the impact of hearing loss. MED-EL, a provider of hearing implant systems, is supporting World Hearing Day with the launch of a new video, “Through the Ears of a Child,” which highlights the advantages of treating childhood hearing loss at an early age.
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MED-EL Publication Explores Range of Hearing Loss Topics
MED-EL has released a new publication called Explore Magazine, which explores hearing loss-related topics. The latest issue focuses on hearing loss and children, while earlier editions focused on Music, and Ingeborg and Erwin Hochmair, the couple behind MED-EL. Readers can sign up for a free subscription or download a free digital version on the MED-EL website.
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MED-EL’s Synchrony CI Implanted in First US Patient
The first US patient has received MED-EL’s Synchrony cochlear implant, which was FDA-approved in January 2015 for use in MRI without magnet removal.
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Synchrony CI Approved for MRI without Magnet Removal
MED-EL has received FDA approval for its new Synchrony cochlear implant (CI), which can be used for MRI without magnet removal.
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MED-EL Founders and Colleagues Receive 2015 Russ Prize
The NAE announced that MED-EL co-founders Ingeborg and Erwin Hochmair, as well as cochlear implant pioneers Blake Wilson, Graeme Clark, and Michael Merzenich, have been awarded the 2015 Russ Prize for bioengineering.
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FDA Approves MED-EL’s Sonnet Audio Processor and Software
MED-EL USA has announced the FDA approval of its new SONNET behind-the-ear audio processor for cochlear implants, which is reportedly water-resistant, lightweight, and tamper-proof.
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Hearing Loss Survey Reveals Nearly Half of Patients in UK Don’t Get Treatment
Results from a hearing loss survey undertaken in the United Kingdom between October and December 2014 reveal that 46% of British people diagnosed with hearing loss don’t receive any treatment for it.
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FDA Approves Waterproof Cover for Cochlear Implant Processor
MED-EL USA announced the FDA approval of the WaterWear waterproof cover for RONDO, the company’s cochlear implant single-unit audio processor.
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Continents & Oceans: Free Learning App to Improve Listening Skills from MED-EL
Continents & Oceans features three levels in which players listen to male and female voices as they name the continents and oceans of the world and tap the screen to verify what was said. Players are scored on how fast they respond, and a global leaderboard is shown. Different accents increase the difficulty level, and players compete with others from around the world for the best score in each level.
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New Publication: Dual-Language Learning for Children with Hearing Loss
MED-EL USA has launched its first-ever book for speech and hearing professionals and families of children with hearing loss who speak more than one language.
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MED-EL Founders Nominated for European Inventor Award 2014
The European Patent Office has officially announced the nominees for this year’s European Inventor Award. Among the three nominees of the lifetime achievement category are Ingeborg Hochmair, PhD, and Erwin Hochmair, MD, PhD.
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