Jane Opie, a Senior Research Audiologist for MED-EL, introduces the topic of aging and hearing loss to our rehab series. Here we discuss a range of issues, including the challenges of early diagnosis and intervention, the cognitive impact of hearing loss, relevant research, assessment tools, and ideas and tips for rehabilitation. Weblinks Access ou…

In the final episode, hosts Alex and Lukas from the Product Management Team meet up with specialist Natalie Teakle to explore the crucial role of digital tools in achieving optimal performance through rehabilitation. Join the discussion as they shine a light onto how these tools simplify the journey for both professionals and patients. Natalie also…

In the fourth episode, hosts Alex and Lukas from the Product Management Team talk about the new features of MAESTRO 10, focusing on patient-centric remote care and fitting solutions. Explore the latest advancements designed to facilitate remote patient support and streamline workflows for clinics, saving valuable time. Additionally, they explore th…

In the third episode, hosts Alex and Lukas from the Product Management Team sit down with expert Nikola Ivanovic to explore enhancements in the latest version of OTOPLAN. Discover how these new features streamline the planning process for individualized otological surgery, making it more accessible than ever before. Join the conversation on the pot…

In the second episode, hosts Alex and Lukas from the Product Management Team engage in a conversation with specialist Marina Martin-Ballestero about the complexities and anxieties involved in choosing a cochlear implant. Explore the invaluable role of mentoring and fostering connections, as they talk about platforms like Hearpeers. This patient-dri…

Alex and Lukas from Product Management provide an overview of MED-EL’s digital care ecosystem. They will talk about how digital tools and services can make the lives of professionals and their patients easier along the entire patient journey. From finding information on hearing solutions all the way to reaching peak performance through individualiz…

Peter Grasso and Florian Feichtner talk to Marcus Schmidt about how the clinical support they provide increases reliability: they work in multidisciplinary teams to aid clinicians along the entire patient pathway, answer questions, make expert recommendations, and provide training. Weblinks: (free professional myMED-EL login required, sign up at ht…

MED-EL’s audio processors have low average monthly repair rates, but sometimes issues do arise. Audiological scientist Katherine Wilson, Peter Konecny, and Manfred Pieber discuss design aspects that keep this number low - such as analyzing weakness in devices that do break and improving them with each new generation - and how devices are serviced r…

MRI is a very common medical procedure for both otological and non-otological reasons, so it shouldn’t have complications or be painful for hearing implant recipients. Dr. Ingo Todt and Dr. Martin Zimmerling talk to Manfred Pieber about the features of MED-EL implants that reduce or eliminate complications - such as magnet dislocation - during MRI:…

Prof. Dr. Kristen Rak and Patrick Müller talk to Marcus Schmidt about their clinical experiences with the VIBRANT SOUNDBRIDGE, the active middle ear implant that has been on the market the longest. They discuss its simplicity and flexibility, the characteristics that ensure its reliability, and the importance of considering feedback from surgeons w…

BONEBRIDGE is different from other bone conduction devices. Prof. Georg Sprinzl, Christine Mühlöcker, and Marcus Schmidt discuss how design differences allow BONEBRIDGE to provide outstanding safety and reliability to users, along with what makes it an ideal choice for pediatric patients. The BCI 602 implant has a robust transducer, a low profile, …

Speech and language therapist Pedro Brás da Silva and Joanna Shepherd talk to Manfred Pieber about the aspects of reliability that are especially important for children with cochlear implants. Receiving quality sound all day is crucial to children’s learning and development, so having a reliable audio processor and implant is therefore essential. W…

Prof. Dr. med. Sebastian Schmerber and Dr. Anandhan Dhanasingh talk to Manfred Pieber about how the design features of MED-EL’s flexible, free-fitting, straight FLEX series electrode arrays contribute to implant safety and reliability by reducing the occurrence of common problems such as tip fold-over, scalar deviation, and migration and also prese…

Comparing manufacturer reliability data can be difficult. Surgeon and researcher Sumit Agrawal and MED-EL reliability expert Manfred Pieber share their professional insights into this topic with Marcus Schmidt. Clinical studies on reliability can also provide valuable insights into implant manufacturers. Weblinks: Refer to pages 4-14 and 32 after d…

Hearing implant reliability starts with the design process. Dominik Hammerer and Bernhard Jamnig talk to Manfred Pieber about new device development and steps in the manufacturing process that contribute to reliability, including feasibility, hermeticity, impact, environmental, and vibration testing that ensure all requirements are met. Results fro…

Since reliability is an important topic for hearing implant recipients and surgeons, MED-EL publishes reliability reports regularly. But there is more to reliability than high cumulative survival rates. Manfred Pieber and Marcus Schmidt discuss the aspects of design and technology that contribute to implant and audio processor safety and reliabilit…

From his research outcomes and clinical experience, Dr. Michael Canfarotta shares what the minimal angular of insertion of a CI electrode should be in order to optimize hearing outcomes.Door MED-EL

For us to understand how the brain can adapt to a cochlear implant, Prof. Michael Dorman, PhD, explains the complex topics of tonotopicity and brain plasticity in simple words. He also describes how we can support the brain so there is a greater chance to optimize the hearing outcome.Door MED-EL

Dr. Michael Canfarotta explains how, in the majority of cases, the cochlear implant program in his clinic can perform full electrode insertion with the longest commercial CI electrode in the field when the individualized measurement for each cochlear duct length was accounted for.Door MED-EL

In this episode, Prof. Van de Heyning shares 3 harmful results which could occur when an electrode is inserted into the cochlea and how we can prevent it. He also discusses why straight electrodes are a suitable and preferable choice for robotic and CI surgery.Door MED-EL

The differences between the two main types of cochlear implant electrode arrays are explained in this episode by Dr. Hans Thomeer. Specifically, how these two electrode designs and surgical approaches can affect translocation after the electrode insertion, and what might be a better option.Door MED-EL

Prof. Dr. Assen Koitschev shares his experiences with the MED-EL’s BONEBRIDGE in children with single-sided deafness. Indications, surgical considerations, and outcomes are discussed.Door MED-EL

Prof. Piotr Henryk Skarżyński, M.D., Ph.D., MSc. shares his experiences with the MED-EL’s BONEBRIDGE in children with mixed hearing loss. Indications, surgical considerations, and outcomes are covered during this episode.Door MED-EL

Joke Veltman, a professional pianist and CI recipient, shares her CI journey and encourages others with tips to bring music back into their lives after implantation. For more recipient stories, visit our YouTube channel.Door MED-EL

Roy Smith, an amateur musician and bilateral CI recipient, describes his road back to music following implantation and shares a message for those who are newly activated.Door MED-EL

Johanna Boyer, MED-EL’s resident musicologist, introduces Meludia, our online music training program, and shares additional rehabilitation resources for professionals, recipients, and their families. Links: Register on myMED-EL for a two-week free trial of Meludia. Download MED-EL’s music resources from our website. Visit our blog for helpful posts…

Ritva Torppa, a University Lecturer of Logopedics and post-doctoral fellow at the University of Helsinki, shares the benefits of musical experience for spoken language development in cochlear implant recipients and offers ideas about musical activities for children.Door MED-EL

Daniel Hofer, Advanced Research Engineer, and Melissa Waller, audiologist in Education & Training, discuss how the unique features MED-EL’s cochlear implant technology supports music perception for CI recipients. Learn more about MED-EL’s Complete Cochlear Coverage and FineHearing™ here.Door MED-EL

Aneesha Pretto, Advanced Rehabilitation Manager at MED-EL, reviews some key considerations for counselling and developing a rehabilitation program for hearing implant recipients with SSD. View the Single-Sided Deafness & Cochlear Implant Rehabilitation course on the MED-EL Academy with a myMED-EL account. Visit Our MED-EL Blog to find out more abou…

Aneesha Pretto, Advanced Rehabilitation Manager at MED-EL, discusses why rehabilitation for individuals with SSD is important and shares some useful resources for professionals. View the Single-Sided Deafness & Cochlear Implant Rehabilitation course on the MED-EL Academy with a myMED-EL account. Visit Our MED-EL Blog to find out more about Rehabili…

Aneesha Pretto, Advanced Rehabilitation Manager, introduced the Adult Rehabilitation Kits that professionals can use to get started with adult rehabilitation for hearing implant recipients. Find the Adult Rehabilitation Kits on our MED-EL Professionals Blog.Door MED-EL

In this episode, Melissa Waller and Nikola Ivanovic discuss how OTOPLAN contributes to individualized solutions for MED-EL hearing implant users.Door MED-EL

In this episode, Melissa Waller and Nikola Ivanovic talk about how audiologists the data obtained from OTOPLAN.Door MED-EL

In this episode, Nikola Ivanovic (Clincial Specialist in R&D at MED-EL) discusses how OTOPLAN is used in surgical planning and post-operative programming.Door MED-EL

After identifying a patient as a candidate for Electric Acoustic Stimulation (EAS) and successful implantation, the post-op process begins. In this episode, Melissa Waller talks with Prem Ranjan (former Advanced Product Manager at MED-EL HQ, now Senior Product Manager) about fitting considerations in EAS users.…

In this podcast, Prem Ranjan (former Advanced Product Manager at MED-EL HQ, now Senior Product Manager) discusses the EAS intra-operative process and tools available to monitor the preservation of residual hearing.Door MED-EL

In this podcast, Prem Ranjan (former Advanced Product Manager at MED-EL HQ, now Senior Product Manager) discusses what Electric Acoustic Stimulation (EAS) is and candidacy criteria.Door MED-EL

Here is another episode with essential CI fitting tips, this time for children. Alex Burtscher, MED-EL Product Manager for Clincial Software, shares tips based on practical experiences for finding a simple fitting strategy for pediatric cochlear implant users.Door MED-EL

Listen to this podcast episode and learn from Alex Burtscher (Product Manager for Clinical Software at MED-EL HQ) about default parameters in the MAESTRO software and how they are determined. Alex shares advice for commonly experienced situations when programming a MED-EL implant user.Door MED-EL

This episode is about basic fitting of a MED-EL Cochlear Implant. Alex Burtscher, Product Manager for Clinical Software at MED-EL HQ shares practical programming guidelines for fitting a patient with the MAESTRO software.Door MED-EL

The audio processor SAMBA 2 has many features and benefits. But are those also designed in such way that it can keep up with the everyday life of a child? Peter Grasso (Head of Clinical Support, VIBRANT) explains in this fifth podcast episode of the series BONEBRIDGE IN CHILDREN, how children benefit everyday from the SAMBA 2 audio processor and ac…

SYMFIT 8, the software for bone conduction solutions, supports a straight forward fitting process for patients and allows individual adaptions for the best possible programming. Annette Schweig (Clinical Support Specialist) talks with Peter Grasso who is Head of Clinical Support at MEDEL's business unit VIBRANT about this in the fourth episode of t…

How are children benefiting from the features and functionalities of the SAMBA 2 audio processor? Product Manager Marina Brunnhofer shares in this third episode of the BONEBRIDGE IN CHILDREN series these advantages of the SAMBA 2 and introduces also accessories of the audio processor.Door MED-EL

In this episode, Christine Mühlöcker explains how the BONEBRIDGE Implant System works and why this is a good bone conduction solution for children. Annette Schweig (Clinical Support Specialist) is joined by Christine who is a Senior Product Manager at MED-EL BU VIBRANT for this second episode of the podcast series BONEBRIDGE in Children.…

In this first episode of the podcast series "BB in Children", Christine Mühlöcker shares the success stories of the first BB implants in adults and children in her talk with Annette Schweig (Clinical Support Specialist). Christine has many years of experience as Senior Product Manager for BB at MED-EL HQ and explains also how a patients benefit fro…

Martin Zimmerling, the Head of Implant Development at MED-EL, shares in this podcast episode the clinical experiences of diametric magnet design that has been available since 2014.Door MED-EL

What is important to consider, when MRI scans are planned for patients with MED-EL Hearing implants? In this episode, Melissa Waller (Head of Education & Training) and Martin Zimmerling (Head of Implant Development) discuss important information for CI surgeons and radiologists, when planning an MRI for MED-EL hearing implant users.…

In this episode, Martin Zimmerling, Head of Implant Development at MED-EL, explains how magnets in MED-EL hearing implants are designed, so they provide maximum safety* to patients undergoing MRI scans. *MED-EL cochlear implants since 1994 are MR Conditional. Recipients with a MED-EL cochlear implant may be safely MRI scanned following the conditio…

In the final episode, Melissa Waller and Anil Ayvaz discuss how wireless streaming and the AudioKey 2 app complete the RONDO 3 experience.Door MED-EL

In this episode, Anil Ayvaz and Melissa Waller look at how RONDO 3's design, charging options, and water-resistance make it an easy-to-use audio processor.Door MED-EL