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Hear More. Do More. Live More. When you choose Advanced Bionics, you’re choosing a hearing partner for life. Our team of experienced specialists are here to guide and support you every step of the way on your hearing journey. From your first questions to enjoying the world of sound with your AB cochlear implant (CI), we make the process clear, simple, and personal.
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Peer & Community Connection
Connect with peers in the cochlear implant community who understand life with hearing loss.
Find a Clinic Near You
A hearing care professional can help determine the best solution for your hearing loss. Use this tool to find a hearing clinic and the AB representative closest to you.
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Take the first step toward connection by joining the Hearing Journey Forum. Here, you will join thousands of people who have found confidence, support, and community with Advanced Bionics.
Read Powerful Stories on Hearing Loss
Read stories written by CI experts, CI recipients, or parents of children with CIs. Read about their hearing journey along with helpful articles on hearing loss and cochlear implant technology.
"Having had a cochlear implant since I was thirteen months old, hearing and living with one is all I know."
Emmy Cartwright
"My Advanced Bionics cochlear implants have truly given me a new life, allowing me to experience sound in ways I never imagined possible."
Sato Shinji
"Now, I can participate in dinner table conversations, enjoy time in crowded family rooms, and hear clearly in noisy restaurants."
Erika Anderson Beale
"To be able to hear conversations and understand speech using cochlear implants is astonishing."
Shirley Parrish
FAQ
Common Questions About Cochlear Hearing Implants
A cochlear implant (CI) is considered the next step in hearing technology when hearing aids are no longer providing the sound support someone needs. Hearing aids go on the outside of the body and work like a speaker, making sound louder. Cochlear implants go under the skin and work with an external processor to send sound waves directly to your hearing nerve for clearer understanding.
Cochlear implants let you hear in a different way from those without hearing loss. A cochlear implant sends tiny electrical signals directly to the hearing nerves and onto the brain to be interpreted as sound. For hundreds of thousands of people around the world, cochlear implants help them carry on conversations, use the phone, and enjoy music. For young children, cochlear implants can help them learn speech and language.
We hear best with two ears. Hearing with both ears helps us know where sounds are coming from, and understand speech better in noisy places.
Depending on their hearing care professional’s advice and healthcare coverage, people with hearing loss sometimes get both ears implanted at the same time. Others decide to get one implant first before getting another one later.
Compared to many other surgeries, cochlear implant surgery is simple and minimally invasive. The surgery itself typically takes two to four hours. Because it’s done with general anesthesia, you will also spend additional time in the preparation and recovery areas.
Cochlear implants are often covered by Medicare and many private insurance plans. Your exact coverage and any out-of-pocket costs depend on your insurance.
For details, contact the Advanced Bionics support team hear@advancedbionics.com
or read this helpful blog: How to Determine the Cost of a Cochlear Implant for You
Do you have more questions about cochlear implants?
Please visit our more extensive FAQs for Adults and Children below.
Real Stories of Confidence and Connection
Meet your Cochlear Implant Community
See what happens when young Percy hears his own story for the very first time straight from the sound of his father’s voice.
See the moment when Imani hears how her courage and tenacity to achieve has made hearing, "I'm so proud of you," a part of every day.
See how the gift of connection through sound allowed Jack to savor precious moments again at noisy Sunday dinners.
Trusted by Thousands Worldwide
For more than 30 years, Advanced Bionics has been helping adults and children with severe to profound hearing loss rediscover sound and connection.
Advanced Bionics (AB) is a Sonova company and sister brand of Phonak. We are a global manufacturer of cochlear implant technology, helping people of all ages hear better and live connected lives.
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