What is the process like to get a cochlear implant?

Assessment: Meet with your hearing healthcare professional to determine whether a cochlear implant is a suitable option for you. Outpatient Surgery: A safe, routine procedure performed by an experienced surgeon. Activation: Your sound processor is turned on and programmed. Adjustment: Your brain adapts to your new hearing. Support for Life: AB and your audiologist continue supporting your hearing journey. Our cochlear implant experts can tell you more about the process and answer your questions.

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Introducing The NEW
Integro CI
Cochlear Implant Solution

The NEW Integro CI is a fully integrated hearing system bringing two ears together as nature intended to deliver more clarity, connections, and confidence.

It’s time to open a bright new chapter of hearing.

The New Naída CI Integro

Naída CI Integro is packed with more hearing technology than any other cochlear implant brand. It is made to help you share moments, create new memories, and unlock a richer, vibrant life filled with sound.

SoundFinder™: The first and only technology to let you know where sounds come from
AI-Powered SmartSpeech Technology: Proven and trusted technology for clear speech
Industry-Best Connectivity: Directly connect to all your Bluetooth® devices

Why Adults Choose the Naída CI Integro

More technology to improve hearing than any other cochlear implant brand
The only cochlear implant technology proven to help you know exactly where sounds come from
The only cochlear implant brand with Phonak inside
The only cochlear implant solution with universal Bluetooth® connectivity
Waterproof, durable, and comfortable design

Integro CI has more hearing technology than any other cochlear implant brand.


	AB	Cochlear & MED‑EL
	With Phonak Link hearing aid or two Integro CIs	No
	With Phonak Link hearing aid or two Integro CIs	No
	SoundFinder	No
	AI-powered with 200+ environments	Cochlear: 6 environments MED-EL: 5 environments
	Built-in RogerDirect	No
	8	5
	Real-time audio-video connection	No
	Sky CI Integro	No
	Waterproof battery (reusable) with Waterproof AquaMic	Cochlear: Must be replaced after limited use; microphone covered MED-EL: Must be replaced after one-time use
	YES	No

Note: Integro CI compared against Cochlear N8 with SCAN 2, and MED-EL SONNET 3 with Automatic Sound Management 3.0

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A Hearing Solution Designed for Your Life

Together with our award-winning HiRes Ultra 3D cochlear implant, Naída CI Integro has more technology to improve hearing than any other cochlear implant brand.

Boost Your Confidence with SoundFinder™

The first and only technology that lets you know where sounds come from.

Share in the Laughs with AI-Powered SmartSpeech

Personalised hearing with over 30 times more automated sound settings than any other CI system.

Be Your Best at Work and Leisure

With the only universal Bluetooth connectivity so you can stream audio from all your devices directly to your ears.

Take CI Appointments from Home

Meet with your audiologist for fine tuning and programming adjustments through the AB Remote Support app, no travel required.*

Two-Ear Hearing as Nature Intended

Integrated two-ear solutions create a more balanced and natural hearing experience. Connect seamlessly with Phonak hearing aids, two cochlear implants, or another hearing device.

I meet friends for lunch without anxiety and converse easily with them.

My wife is relieved to not have to repeat herself all the time, and told me the other day, ‘It’s nice to have you back!’

Vince Werner
Professional audio editor and AB cochlear implant user**

The Naída CI Integro and HiRes Ultra 3D implant Work Together to Help You Hear Your Best

The (1) microphones on the (2) sound processor pick up sounds around you. These sounds are turned into digital signals that are sent to the (3) headpiece. The headpiece sends the signals to the (4) HiRes Ultra 3D implanted under the skin. The (5) electrode array stimulates your hearing nerve. The hearing nerve send the signals to the brain, allowing you to hear your world.

Is a Cochlear Implant Right for You?

If you're struggling to hear sounds and conversations around you even with hearing aids, you're not alone. Many adults experience age-related or progressive hearing loss that makes everyday conversations exhausting.

Cochlear implants for adults are a good solution for those who:

Struggle to follow conversations in noisy environments
Feel worn out from listening throughout the day
Rely heavily on lip reading or captions
Have limited benefit from hearing aids

Learn More About Cochlear Implants

"It was like I plugged my headphones all the way in and the world came back in stereo."

Watch Pat and Jack's emotional hearing journey and how an AB cochlear implant allowed Jack to savor precious moments again at noisy Sunday dinners.**

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Adult Cochlear Implant FAQs

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Assessment: Meet with your hearing healthcare professional to determine whether a cochlear implant is a suitable option for you.
Outpatient Surgery: A safe, routine procedure performed by an experienced surgeon.
Activation: Your sound processor is turned on and programmed.
Adjustment: Your brain adapts to your new hearing.
Support for Life: AB and your audiologist continue supporting your hearing journey.

Our cochlear implant experts can tell you more about the process and answer your questions.

Learn More about the Process for Adults

Integro CI is the new hearing solution from AB which offers important features not available in any other CI system. For example, It is the only CI technology proven to help you know exactly where sounds come from, helping you stay safe. It is also the only CI solution with advanced Phonak hearing technology to help you hear well even in the most challenging situations. In fact, Integro CI has more technology to improve hearing than any other cochlear implant brand.

Yes. Advanced Bionics technology is designed to help you hear voices clearly in loud environments. By adjusting automatically to the noise level around you, your sound processor will help quiet background noise and make it easier to understand voices and pitch.

A cochlear implant (CI) is considered the next step in hearing technology when hearing aids are no longer providing the sound or support someone needs. Hearing aids go on the outside of the body and work like a speaker, making sound louder. A cochlear implant processor looks a lot like a hearing aid. It connects to a cochlear implant, which goes under the skin, and sends sound directly to your hearing nerve for clearer understanding. Cochlear implants go under the skin and send sound waves directly to your hearing nerve for clearer understanding.

Learn More about how Cochlear Implants Work

The implant procedure only takes a few hours, and most patients will go home after the surgery the same day, or the very next day. You’ll start hearing with your cochlear implant after your audiologist switches it on—usually two to four weeks after surgery. You’ll hear sounds right away, but your brain needs time to adjust, just like getting used to new glasses. Understanding speech and the sounds around you will usually improve gradually over the next few months, with most people noticing progress in about three months.

Your New Chapter of Hearing Starts Here

More conversations, more connections, and more confidence.
Learn more about the NEW Naída CI Integro.

* Remote Programming is recommended for recipients 13 years and older. An initial in-office fitting session must be performed in order to access Remote Programming capabilities.

** Photos are for illustrative purposes only and do not show real cochlear implant recipients. The views expressed in the testimonials are those of the author. Each person's situation is unique so your experience may not be the same. Testimonials are opinions from people based on their experiences with AB cochlear implants and previous generation sound processors. Talk to your hearing care provider about whether a cochlear implant is right for you.

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Introducing The NEW Integro CI Cochlear Implant Solution