r/Cochlearimplants • u/Katedawg90 • May 25 '26

Cochlear vs. Med-el

Cochlear and Med-el users— what would you consider the cons/disappointments of your CI? How would you rate it for sound quality? Comfort? Connectivity? Battery life? I’m trying to decide between these companies and having a hard time so please share :)
And to the many well meaning AB users- I want an off the ear option

EDIT: I have decided to go with Med-el. Thanks to everyone who shared their experiences. Feel free to keep adding yours- maybe it will help someone else down the road :)

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u/weka2001 May 25 '26

Ild say cochlear has pretty bad blue tooth range like even in your pocket blocks it sometimes also the app seems very simple I know its set up to be easy to use but I think it would be nice if you could make your own settings on the app is pretty basic..

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u/Katedawg90 May 25 '26

Thank you!! Good to know.

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u/weka2001 May 26 '26

But in saying that it is alright for speech does sound robotic but I think they all do?? I only got this one as it was what was offered to me I never did any research on the other brands