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Corporate Information
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About MED-EL
Jan 1, 2019
MED-EL Medical Electronics, a leader in implantable hearing solutions, is driven by a mission to overcome hearing loss as a barrier to communication.
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Company Profile
Jan 1, 2019
MED-EL, headquartered in Innsbruck, Austria, is a leading provider of hearing implant systems. The privately-owned business was founded by Ingeborg and Erwin Hochmair in the 1980s. Today, MED-EL offers the widest range of implantable and non-implantable solutions for various types and degrees of hearing loss.
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Dr Ingeborg Hochmair
Jan 1, 2019
Ingeborg Hochmair is the CEO of MED-EL, an industry leader in implantable hearing solutions. She co-founded the company with her husband, Erwin Hochmair, and they hired their first employees in 1990. Today, the company is still privately run, with its global headquarters located in Innsbruck, Austria.
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MED-EL’s hearing systems
Jan 1, 2019
MED-EL is a pioneer in the field of implantable hearing solutions. In 1977, the world’s first micro-electronic multi-channel cochlear implant, developed by MED-EL’s founders, Ingeborg and Erwin Hochmair, was implanted in Vienna for the first time. This milestone was the birth of the modern cochlear implant and today, over 40 years later, the privately-owned business continues to set new standards in the provision of innovative solutions for people affected by hearing loss.
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Preserving residual hearing
Jan 1, 2019
A CI system helps to restore the sense of hearing for individuals with severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss. However, CI candidates often have some degree of measurable intact hearing. This hearing is referred to as residual hearing. Preserving residual hearing, however minimal it may be, is essential for all CI users.
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Publications
Basic Information on Hearing
Special Report 1
An overview of how the different parts of the ear work together to send sound signals to the brain, and how hearing loss affects this process.
Hearing in Older Adults
Special Report 2
Hearing loss is a common part of the aging process. This special report looks at the effect hearing loss can have on older adults.
Indications
Special Report 3
Cochlear implants can be used to treat sensorineural hearing loss. Find out more about the specific indications in this special report.
Press Releases
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MED-EL launches two new innovative products: the SONNET 2 & MAESTRO 8
Jul 4, 2019
MED-EL has again been investing and developing ways to take their hearing technology to the next level. The latest SONNET 2 audio processor and MAESTRO 8 fitting software are created in response to feedback with the user in mind.
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Young inventors meet the miracle makers which enable them to hear
Jun 14, 2019
MED-EL welcomes eight winners of the global children’s invention contest, ideas4ears, to the company’s headquarters in Innsbruck, Austria.
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Young inventors worldwide win a trip to Austria to meet MED-EL’s leading hearing technology inventors
Jan 31, 2019
Winners created one-of-a-kind inventions as part of a global children’s contest to raise awareness for hearing loss.
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MED-EL joins leading hearing association EHIMA
Jan 21, 2019
MED-EL, the European leader in implantable hearing solutions, has become a member of The European Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (EHIMA).
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EXPLORE LIFE
Introducing EXPLORE LIFE: Our brand-new digital platform offers a wide range of content including articles, interviews, videos, and more. As the motto says, there’s more to hear! Join us and start exploring the world of hearing.
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ideas4ears
The ideas4ears contest invites children aged 6-12 to showcase their ideas for creative solutions that improve the quality of life for people with hearing loss. Meet the winners from all over the world and get inspired by these child geniuses and the touching stories behind their inventions.
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