Michele
Michele lost her hearing suddenly.
With strength, positivity, and her CI,
she has returned to work and her
family life is back to normal.
Cochlear Implants
The MAESTRO Cochlear Implant System
If you or someone you care about is affected by severe to profound hearing loss, a cochlear implant system from MED-EL may be an effective solution. A cochlear implant system is a medical option for individuals with severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss. For individuals with this type of hearing loss, hearing aids provide little or no benefit.
Users choose the MAESTRO Cochlear Implant System because it offers a superior hearing experience in real-life situations. The system contains features optimised for the appreciation of music and for listening in challenging situations.
MAESTRO consists of both an internal cochlear implant and an externally worn audio processor.
Watch how a cochlear implant works
RONDO
The World's First CI
Single-Unit Audio Processor
- Compact and Fully Integrated
- Convenient and Off the Ear
- Proven Performance for Everyday Life
RONDO integrates the control unit, battery pack and coil into a single unit. Because it is worn off the ear, it is especially comfortable for individuals who regularly wear glasses of any kind. The processor disappears easily under longer hair and comes in four colours designed to match the hair colour of the wearer.
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OPUS 2
The World's Thinnest and Lightest Behind-the-Ear Audio Processor
- Easy-to-Use Modular Design
- Easily Connect with other Audio Devices
- Proven Performance for Everyday Life
The OPUS 2 is the ideal choice for children and adults. It is the world's thinnest and lightest behind-the-ear (BTE) audio processor, making it especially suitable for little ears and all ears. The right fit for your active lifestyle with multiple wearing options, colours and optional assistive listening devices.
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The Implant
CONCERTO
CONCERTO is reliable and powerful, relaying information to the electrode contacts in the cochlea at high speed and with great accuracy. Engineered according to the strictest safety standards and built for longevity, CONCERTO is the world's smallest and lightest titanium cochlear implant.
Best Hearing Now and in the Future
The electrode array is the interface between the implantable technology and nerve fibres in the inner ear. MED-EL's uniquely soft and flexible electrode arrays are designed for gentle insertion so that the delicate structures of the cochlea remain intact.
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Triformance
Our goal is to deliver the best possible hearing to the recipients of our cochlear implants. With MED-EL's Triformance advantage, three unique benefits work together to provide optimal hearing performance.
Complete
Cochlear Coverage
For a full spectrum of sound, Complete Cochlear Coverage stimulates the whole cochlea to provide a more natural hearing experience.
Structure Preservation
To ensure a hearing future, Structure Preservation protects the delicate structures in the cochlea enabling our recipients to reach their fullest hearing potential, both now and in the future.
FineHearing™
For a richer hearing experience, FineHearing delivers 250 unique pitches of sound with fine structure sound processing to provide an enhanced perception of tone and pitch in all frequencies.
Triformance represents the powerful synergy between Structure Preservation, Complete Cochlear Coverage, and FineHearing.
These elements work together to provide optimal hearing performance. Structure Preservation techniques allow a flexible electrode array to be gently inserted fully into the cochlea, thereby achieving Complete Cochlear Coverage while preserving delicate neural structures. Complete Cochlear Coverage provides FineHearing technology to the entire cochlea, which enables the perception of natural pitches throughout the full range of sound frequencies. FineHearing technology provides the optimal benefit only when the delicate cochlea has been protected through Structure Preservation.
While individually these features each provide a distinct benefit, it is the synergy of these technologies together that provides the best possible hearing performance for our cochlear implant recipients.
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Implant IdentificationTake the Next Step
If you would like to learn more about receiving a cochlear implant you can read the four steps of receiving a cochlear implant. To be referred to a cochlear implant center, or for more information about cochlear implant systems from MED-EL, please contact us directly.
Anaesthesia and CIs
The second step in receiving a cochlear implant is implantation, a straightforward surgery performed under general anaesthesia. Do you have any questions about anaesthesia and cochlear implants? Learn more from expert Anaesthesiologist Dr. Roman German.
- Speech Perception with Cochlear Implants as Measured Using a Roving-Level Adaptive Test Method
Haumann S;Lenarz T;Buchner A, ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec , 72(6), 2010 Sep 15, p. 312-318 - Speech Discrimination Scores Using the Latest Generation of Speech Processors
Brough J;Walker A;Mawman D, Cochlear Implants Int, 11 (Suppl. 2), 2010 Sep, p. 119-124
