OPUS 1 and OPUS 2 for children

	::	Option of two processor designs
	::	Special wearing options for children
	::	Exceptionally long battery life of 3-5 days
	::	Automatic Sound Management: clear hearing in all listening situations
	::	Safe and secure
	::	Special wearing options for children

In order for a child to make the most out of a cochlear implant, consistent use and a long daily wearing time are imperative. Clinical experience has shown that longer wearing time provides greater opportunity for improvements in speech understanding and communication skills, leading to better results more quickly. MED-EL speech processors are extremely thin and lightweight, making them comfortable to wear, even for infants and toddlers. The small profile and lightweight design ensures that the processor does not bend or irritate babies’ small ears.



BabyBTE

As more and more infants and young children are receiving cochlear implants, MED-EL’s BabyBTE wearing configuration has been developed to address their special needs. The entire processor is worn on the baby’s clothing, with no equipment worn on the ear. The BabyBTE is tamperproof and features a Status Light to allow parents to easily check that the processor is functioning correctly.

Children’s Battery Pack

The Children’s Battery Pack wearing option is ideal for small children, because only the small, ultralight (2 g) control unit is worn on the ear. The battery pack is worn securely on the collar or other clothing. This design provides additional security: if the control unit is brushed off the ear while a child is playing, the attached battery pack ensures that the processor will not fall to the ground.

Colours

You can choose from six different colours for your child’s OPUS 1 or OPUS 2. You can also customise the speech processor with creative stickers to make them even more fun to wear!

Exceptionally long battery life

MED-EL’s patented power-efficient technology provides an exceptionally long battery life – without sacrificing performance (mapping levels, stimulation rate, speech coding strategy). Most users enjoy 3 - 5 days of use with a single set of batteries, making the OPUS speech processors both cost-effective and convenient.

Clear hearing in all listening situations: Automatic Sound Management

In today’s busy world, your child is surrounded by a lot of background noise, which may distract him or her from important speech cues. The OPUS 1 and OPUS 2 automatically adapt to changing listening environments to help your child hear the sounds that are most important. Features such as the Automatic Gain Control, wide Input Dynamic Range and Automatic Sound Management reduce background noise and emphasize important speech cues. In contrast to other cochlear implant systems, these functions are performed automatically, without requiring special settings or the use of a switch. This is particularly beneficial for children who are too young to change speech processor settings to adapt to different listening environments.

The omnidirectional microphone of the OPUS speech processors picks up sound from all directions, much like the normally functioning ear, so your child does not need to be facing a speaker to understand speech.

Safe and secure

We put a lot of effort into making our products safe and secure for our youngest users. MED-EL speech processors are equipped with a variety of safety features specially geared to children’s needs:

• Tamper-resistant battery packs and lockable parts
• SoundGuard
• Status Light
• OPUS 2: One characteristic feature of the OPUS 2 Speech Processor is the FineTuner, a remote control unit that permits the OPUS 2 to be designed without any switches. Unintended changes of speech processor settings by children are, therefore, prevented.