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Counseling new indications and the importance of early access to sound
By Ryan Lopez, Director, Nucleus® Product Management & Marketing at Cochlear Americas For 20 years, cochlear implants have been indicated in children no younger than 12 months of age. Earlier this year, Cochlear received FDA approval to lower the age of cochlear implantation from 12 months to 9 months for children with bilateral profound sensorineural hearing loss.* This important approval ensures that […]
What is Normal Hearing? Why a simple and consistent answer is needed
By Patti Trautwein, MA, AuD, Vice President, Product Management & Marketing, Cochlear Americas Less than 25% of people get their hearing screened annually and more than 37 million (15%) Americans have hearing loss.1-2 Less than 30% of people who can benefit from hearing aids1, 2 and approximately 8% from cochlear implants have them.3 As an audiologist, this data can be frustrating. There […]
How the Lend an Ear Program can keep your pediatric Baha patients in sound
The Cochlear™ Lend an Ear Program allows clinicians to ensure their bone conduction candidates 12 years old and younger get earlier access to sound through a non-surgical bone conduction solution while waiting for insurance approval. This early access to sound helps lay the foundation for language and social development. The program is a “loan to own” concept, where a sound processor will be […]
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How upgrade technology can lead to better hearing
By Jolie Fainberg, AuD, Cochlear Implant Program Director at Atlanta Institute for ENT With 34 years of cochlear implant experience, […]
NEW AudiologyOnline course – Increasing Access to Cochlear Implants through Successful Partnerships
A new AudiologyOnline course is now open for registration, Increasing Access to Cochlear Implants through Successful Partnerships. Course Details Tuesday, […]
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule Calendar Year (CY) 2021
On December 1, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released their final rule on the Medicare Physician […]
5 valuable reads on Cochlear’s latest innovations
Professional perspectives: A closer look at remote care solutions During a recent live webinar, a panel of audiology professionals shared […]
New 2021 CPT Codes for audiology
With 2021 just around the corner, we are excited to share an audiology coding update to help you prepare for […]
Hot topic: Headmirror resource
By Dr. Matt Carlson, Neurotologist and Professor of Otolaryngology What is Headmirror? Headmirror is an independent open-access website dedicated to […]
Cochlear Conversions: Baha® Start
Lisa Vaughan, AuD, Audiology Program Manager at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas, discusses her experience with bone […]
4 ways Cochlear Care services can empower your patients
In August 2020, Cochlear Americas introduced its First Annual Service Report. Cochlear Care is a portfolio of services built on […]
Counseling new indications and the importance of early access to sound
By Ryan Lopez, Director, Nucleus® Product Management & Marketing at Cochlear Americas For 20 years, cochlear implants have been indicated […]
Q&A with Wendy Myres: Evolution of CI technology
Wendy Myres, MAT, CCC-A, reflects on her 37 years of cochlear implant experience to discuss the evolution of CI technology […]
Science Spotlight: Speech Understanding and Quality-of-Life Outcomes After Cochlear Implantation
Assessment of Speech Understanding After Cochlear Implantation in Adult Hearing Aid Users A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial Buchman CA, Herzog JA, […]
6 important adult CI hearing therapy resources
With more time spent at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, hearing therapy tools are more vital than ever to encourage […]