Indications
- Severe to profound hearing loss
- Unilateral, bilateral
- Hearing threshold 65 dB across all frequencies for air and bone conduction. See chart
- Intact, functioning auditory nerve
- Where appropriate, prior use of optimally fitted hearing aid
- Minimal or no benefit from acoustic amplification
- Realistic expectations
- Willingness to do rehabilitation
Key features of the SYNCHRONY Cochlear Implant System
Choice of audio processors
**SYNCHRONY cochlear implants are MR conditional. Recipients with a SYNCHRONY Cochlear Implant may be safely MRI scanned at 0.2, 1.0, 1.5, and 3.0 Tesla following the conditions detailed in the instructions for use.
**Unless required for diagnostic reasons.
Sam
Experience with the Cochlear Implant
Sam’s hearing progressively deteriorated in his teenage years, and he started wearing hearing aids. After some years, however, he did not derive enough benefit from them and stopped using them altogether for five years.
After five years of relying on lip-reading, Sam realized that his hearing was too poor for his professional life. After extensive research, he decided to get a cochlear implant.
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