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MED-EL Contest Aims to Inspire Young Hearing Health Innovators

MED-EL’s 2025 IDEASforEARS competition invites children aged 6-12 worldwide to design innovative solutions for hearing loss.

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MED-EL ‘Sound Sensation Festival’ to Take Place October 6-8

This year, between October 6-8, MED-EL announced that it will bring music alive at the MED-EL Sound Sensation Festival. Singers and musicians from around the world who are deaf and hard of hearing and rely on MED-EL technology to hear will perform alongside artists that will include a Vienna Philharmonic ensemble, violinist Yury Revich, and Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst.

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MED-EL Named ‘Innovator of the Year’ at HHTM Hearing Technology Innovator Awards

Through the annual awards program, HHTM recognizes technological innovation and achievement in the hearing industry. This year’s awards program saw dozens of innovative technologies, submitted from companies across the globe.

MED-EL’s First BONEBRIDGE Hearing Implant System Surgically Implanted

by Stefani Kim | Dec 4, 2018 | Bone-Conduction Solutions, Implants & Bone Conduction | 3

Otolaryngologist Yi-Chun Carol Liu, MD, performed the surgery on an 18-year old, and the device was successfully activated on November 13, 2018.

MED-EL to Participate in Ideas4Ears Children’s Invention Contest

by Stefani Kim | Nov 16, 2018 | Events, People, Videos | 0

Open to children aged 6-12 years old, the Ideas4Ears contest encourages the youngest generation of inventors to share ideas designed to improve the quality of life for people with hearing loss.

MED-EL Announces FDA Approval of RONDO 2 Cochlear Implant Audio Processor

by Stefani Kim | May 18, 2018 | Cochlear Implants, Pediatric Care | 8

Along with its wireless charging capabilities, RONDO 2 is designed with one simple on/off button and automatic volume control. It connects to cell phones and televisions using intelligent wireless accessories, and connects to Bluetooth neckloops and hearing induction loops, even across a busy room.

HLAA Announces Launch of 2018 Walk4Hearing Program

by Stefani Kim | Apr 26, 2018 | Assistive Devices, Events, Organizations | 0

Walk4Hearing raises awareness of hearing loss and provides strategies and information on topics such as hearing loss prevention, the importance of getting your hearing screened, treatment of hearing loss, and maintaining good hearing health.

MED-EL Announces Winners of Ideas4Ears Children’s Invention Contest

by Stefani Kim | Dec 12, 2017 | Behind the Ear, People | 0

The competition challenged children to create a piece of artwork showcasing their invention to improve the quality of life of people living with hearing loss.

MED-EL Releases Survey Results Showing Changing Attitudes Toward Hearing Loss

by Stefani Kim | Aug 30, 2017 | Cochlear Implants, Pediatric Care, Sensorineural, Surveys & Statistics | 0

The new survey found that nearly half of Americans—46%—know someone with hearing loss or difficulty hearing, and 64% have had a conversation with that person about it.

Management Considerations for Cochlear Implant Recipients in Their 80s and 90s

by Stefani Kim | Jul 25, 2017 | Bone-Conduction Solutions, Implants & Bone Conduction | 0

Cochlear implants can lead to life-altering improvements in hearing and quality of life. If an older adult candidate questions, “I’m too old for a cochlear implant. What if I only live one more year?” our response is, “What do you wish to do with this last year of your life?”

MED-EL Sponsors Hunter Taylor in Deaflympics

by Stefani Kim | Jul 25, 2017 | Cochlear Implants, Events, Hearing Products, Pediatric Care, People | 0

As one of the country’s first eligible pediatric patients, Taylor also became one of the first children in the United States to receive a MED-EL cochlear implant in 1998.

MED-EL Launches June Issue of ‘EXPLOREMAGAZINE’

by Stefani Kim | May 26, 2017 | Cochlear Implants | 0

In this edition, called EXPLORETIME, readers will discover the crucial role that time plays in our lives, and how it affects our decisions and structures our day. This is a great, FREE resource for hearing health professionals and their patients alike.

HLAA2017 to Take Place in Salt Lake City, Utah, June 22-25

by Stefani Kim | May 18, 2017 | Cochlear Implants, Events, Expert Insight, Organizations, Over the Counter | 0

Consumers are invited to HLAA2017, a communication-accessible educational program and trade show for people with hearing loss, hosted by the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), the organization announced.

HLAA Announces 2017 Walk4Hearing Events

by Stefani Kim | May 12, 2017 | Events, Organizations | 0

The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA)—an organization dedicated to educating, advocating, and supporting individuals with hearing loss—is thrilled to announce its 20 Walk4Hearing events across the nation this year, including two new locations in Buffalo, NY and Louisville, KY.

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