Take the next step on your journey towards better hearing.
Contact a hearing specialist from Advanced Bionics to learn more about cochlear implants.
BACK TO BEING YOU
A audição desempenha um papel essencial para uma vida feliz e saudável. The reality today is that more people face hearing loss than ever before—466 million people, nearly 5% of the world’s population. Caso não seja tratada, ela pode representar uma dificuldade para o indivíduo se conectar plenamente com a sua família, com os seus amigos e com o mundo ao seu redor.
The good news is that addressing your hearing loss is one of the best ways to get back on the road to feeling confident and at ease in daily situations. Improving your hearing can help you feel more connected to the people and the world around you, as well as helping your brain stay sharp and engaged. Hearing solutions, including cochlear implants, may enable you to enjoy the sounds and people you love and let you simply be and express yourself once again.
CAN A COCHLEAR IMPLANT HELP YOU?
If you continue to have challenges hearing even when using some of the latest and most powerful hearing aids, a cochlear implant from Advanced Bionics may be the solution you've been waiting for.
Cochlear implants work differently than hearing aids. Hearing aids help by making sounds louder; however, cochlear implants can be a more effective option for both adults and children with more significant hearing loss.
THE BENEFITS OF A COCHLEAR IMPLANT
Decades of research and experience demonstrate that cochlear implants help improve:
- Speech understanding 1, 2, 5, 6
- Hearing in noise 1, 6
- Verbal and memory functions 2, 4
- General quality of life 1, 3, 6
- Overall health 4, 5
TAKE OUR COCHLEAR IMPLANT QUIZ
If you are wearing appropriately fitted hearing aids and can identify with several of the statements below, we recommend you contact a hearing care professional for a discussion about cochlear implants.
| ✓ | I feel stressed or tired from trying to hear what people say. | |
| ✓ | I find it easier to understand someone when I can see their face. | |
| ✓ | I often avoid social situations and activities that I used to enjoy. | |
| ✓ | I experience troubles hearing on the phone. | |
| ✓ | I am no longer enjoying music. | |
| ✓ | I need captions when watching TV. | |
| ✓ | I feel embarrassed about misunderstanding what people say. | |
| ✓ | I feel anxiety about being in social environments because I may not be able to hear people. | |
| ✓ | I feel stressed or nervous when moving around outside as I don’t hear traffic or other environmental sounds before I see them. |
TAKE OUR COCHLEAR IMPLANT QUIZ
Cochlear implants are often covered by Medicare and many private insurance companies*.
Contact your insurance company or AB's Insurance Reimbursement Services Team at 877.779.0229 or insurance@advancedbionics.com to determine your specific coverage. The cost of a cochlear implant will vary based on your personal health plan.
* Cochlear implants are covered for Medicare beneficiaries who meet the CMS criteria for coverage and coverage for adult Medicaid recipients varies according to state specific guidelines
HOW DOES A COCHLEAR IMPLANT WORK?
A cochlear implant system includes several pieces of technology that work together to bypass the damaged parts of your hearing organ—restoring hearing by sending sound directly to the hearing nerve. A primeira peça é o componente interno (o implante e o feixe de eletrodos) que é implantado por um cirurgião. A segunda é uma série de componentes externos que são usados no ouvido e se conectam ao implante (a antena e o processador).
Ouça com os dois ouvidos
Depending on your hearing loss, you may benefit from a cochlear implant in one ear and a hearing aid in the other.
Hearing with both ears offers a clear advantage, especially when it comes to making it easier to understand speech and experience where sounds are coming from - even in noisy environments.
This is commonly referred to as bimodal hearing. Advanced Bionics works closely with Phonak, our sister company, and global leader in hearing aid technology, to offer the only cochlear implant systems designed to work together with hearing aids as an integrated pair. These bimodal solutions allow you to enjoy synchronized sound from both ears, remote control, Bluetooth streaming, and hands-free calling to both ears.
THE NEXT STEPS TOWARDS BETTER HEARING MIGHT BE EASIER THAN YOU THINK
| 1 | Professional hearing evaluation Contact your current hearing care professional or find one here for a hearing test and evaluation to determine if a cochlear implant is the right solution for you. Find a professional here. | |
| 2 | Insurance approval If you are a cochlear implant candidate, your hearing implant center will work with your insurance company to determine your eligibility for coverage. | |
| 3 | Outpatient surgery Today, cochlear implant surgery is a routine outpatient procedure that usually takes 2 – 3 hours under general anesthesia. | |
| 4 | Activation You will meet your audiologist 2 – 4 weeks after surgery to activate your cochlear implant. This is an important day when you will begin to hear sound through your cochlear implant. The first experience will vary depending on your degree and duration of hearing loss. | |
| 5 | Ongoing rehabilitation As with other medical procedures, rehabilitation will help you get the most out of your cochlear implant. Your brain needs to learn, understand, and interpret sounds again. Your audiologist or rehab professional will meet with you over the first months to help you. They can also make adjustments and fine tune your sound processor to help ensure the best possible hearing experience. You can get started on your own using the free resources at HearingSuccess.com. |
WHY CHOOSE ADVANCED BIONICS
Advanced Bionics is proud to be the only U.S.–based manufacturer of cochlear implants. While our products are sold around the world, our manufacturing is done in the technology hub of Southern California, a region that is known for breakthroughs and innovations.
Por mais de 25 anos, desenvolvemos inovações auditivas importantes que ajudam as pessoas a ouvir novamente ou pela primeira vez. Nossa parceria com a Phonak nos permite fornecer soluções ainda mais avançadas para a perda auditiva através da nossa integração com os aparelhos auditivos convencionais mais avançados e confiáveis do mundo.
Como a maior e mais inovadora provedora de soluções do mundo para pacientes com todos os tipos e graus de perda auditiva, estamos conduzindo uma abordagem totalmente integrada que está ampliando os limites do que é possível, de uma forma que nunca foi feita por outra empresa de audiologia.
Dê o próximo passo!
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Cochlear implants in single-sided deafness - clinical results of a Swiss multicentre study - PubMed (nih.gov)
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Cognitive Functions in Adults Receiving Cochlear Implants: Predictors of Speech Recognition and Changes After Implantation - PubMed (nih.gov)
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The impact of cochlear implantation on quality of life: the role of audiologic performance and variables - PubMed (nih.gov)
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(PDF) The Effect of Cochlear Implants on Cognitive Function in Older Adults: Initial Baseline and 18-Month Follow Up Results for a Prospective International Longitudinal Study (researchgate.net)
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WHO, 9789240020481-eng.pdf
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Health-Related Quality of Life in Adult Cochlear Implant Users: A Descriptive Observational Study - FullText - Audiology and Neurotology 2016, Vol. 21, Suppl. 1 - Karger Publishers
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