Tag: Cochlear Implants
How we do it with the loss of hearing…
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Last Friday, I found the following in my inbox on Facebook from a very dear friend who we affectionately call Bee: Hi there, I hope your recovery is going well with your ankle. You will be back out there before…
Advanced Bionics approved for Clearvoice…FINALLY!
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Advanced Bionics is thrilled to announce that we have received FDA approval today for ClearVoice! Built on AB’s proprietary HiRes Fidelity 120™* technology for high-performance hearing, ClearVoice has been designed to automatically analyze and adapt to each listening situation encountered…
A FUNNY moment…
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Ok, we’ve had our WOW moments – those times that truly take our breath away because we never ever heard certain sounds in a certain way before. How about a FUNNY moment? I was driving alone on the Thruway on…
I heard that??????
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A WOW moment worth mentioning…. At a funeral service in church this past weekend, we were still near the back of the church. There were three candles up front waiting to be lit. The person lighting them had one of…
Honorable mentioning…
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A very good couple friends of mine were endowed with being the feature article in the January/February 2012 issue of Hearing Loss Magazine. I met Tina and Tom at the HLAA convention in Washington DC last summer. They took a…
FDA approves the first completely waterproof CI ever (and it’s an AB!)
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As reprinted… Advanced Bionics is thrilled to announce that the NEPTUNE™ sound processor has received FDA approval in the United States!! Today is a momentous day for us all!! Now AB recipients and candidates have the choice of a Neptune…
Back in business!
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As reprinted from the Sonova website…need I say more??? Sonova announces FDA approval for U.S. market re-entry of the Advanced Bionics HiRes 90K cochlear implant 13.09.2011 Stäfa (Switzerland), 13.09.2011 – Sonova is pleased to announce the immediate market re-entry of…
Cochlear America issues a recall
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Cochlear America has issued a recall of their Nucleus 5 cochlear implant. Read here for more information and their official press release.
First and last hearing aids
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I was cleaning out my desk and I found the first and last hearing aids I ever wore. The one on the left is a Zenith Super R body aid. On the back of it, it is inscribed, the royalty…