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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, 2018
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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ideas4ears: MED-EL launches global Children´s Invention Contest
Nov 23, 2018
MED-EL is inviting children aged 6-12 years from all over the world to show their creativity in a contest. In the ideas4ears contest the youngest generation of inventors is asked to come up with inventions for people with hearing loss that improve their quality of life.
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Special Report on Hearing in Older Adults launched on UN’s International Day of Older Persons
Sep 28, 2018
MED-EL report highlights why good hearing is important at any age and how treating hearing loss can save relationships.
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Deaf yet hearing – Musicians with hearing implants successful at ‘Beats of Cochlea’ Music Event
Sep 12, 2018
4th International Music Festival for Children, Youths and Adults with Hearing Disorders
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MED-EL to showcase ground-breaking technology at CI 2018
Jun 27, 2018
MED-EL will showcase two new, industry-leading technologies at this year’s CI 2018 conference – OTOPLAN, a cutting-edge surgical planning software for otological procedures; and RONDO 2, the world’s first audio processor with wireless charging.
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EXPLOREMAGAZINE
MED-EL has been striving to raise awareness of the importance of hearing in our lives for years. That's why we've published seven issues of EXPLORE Magazine, covering the topics of music, sound, kids, age, work, time, and freedom. Read them online for free now.
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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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