Outstanding results

Clinical studies consistently report highly successful restoration of hearing with the MED-EL EAS™ Hearing System that combines amplified natural hearing with cochlear implant stimulation.[1]

Results of international studies reveal a highly synergistic effect between acoustic amplification and cochlear implant technology, particularly evident in speech understanding in noise. In addition, EAS™ users report higher sound quality and improved melody recognition when listening to music.[2]

The graph below presents results from a study in which participants were asked to repeat monosyllables heard in quiet. When using hearing aids alone, 13% of the monosyllables were repeated correctly. With cochlear implant use alone, 61% correct responses were achieved. With EAS™, performance increased to 75% correct responses; a result that is more than five times better compared to that of a hearing aid alone.[3]

[1] Electric acoustic stimulation of the auditory system: results of a multi-centre investigation
Gstoettner WK;Van de HP;O'Connor AF;Morera C;Sainz M;Vermeire K;McDonald S;Cavalle L;Helbig S;Valdecasas JG;Anderson I;Adunka OF
Acta Otolaryngol , 2008 Mar 12, p. 1-8

[2] Mu.S.I.C test battery -musical stimuli - a composer's perspective
Searle O;Brockmeier S.;Fitzgerald D;Fitzgerald H
Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift, 156(Suppl 19), 2006, p. 101-101

[3] Ipsilateral electric acoustic stimulation of the auditory system: results of long-term hearing
preservation.
Gstoettner WK, Helbig S, Maier N, Kiefer J, Radeloff A, Adunka OF.
Audiol Neurootol. 2006;11 Suppl 1:49-56. Epub 2006 Oct 6.