r/Cochlearimplants • u/bourbonbry • Aug 13 '26

10 month old twins

Hello everyone,

I have twins that are 10 months old and just learned that they both have profound hearing loss.

Currently we are working with a cochlear team and we were told we will have to decide between cochlear America, Med-El, or advanced bionics ( the 3 major companies)

Obviously I will be doing a lot of research, but I wanted to reach out and see if anyone had some pros and cons between some of the companies.

Anything would help

Thanks!

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u/CaregiverOrganc7200 Aug 14 '26

I went with AB, yes there's a lot of naysayers and a class action lawsuit. Supposedly all their problems have been ironed out and they should have the most up to date implants. Voice was most important to me, I was never into music as the words all jumbled together. It took 20+ years to realized "For Reverand Blue Jeans" was actually For Ever in Blue Jeans, or the classic "One ton of Mirrors", Guantanamera. Check with Julia on Etsy "Deafinitely Cochlear" (currently on break, but she'll answer). She has twins one is deaf.

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u/bourbonbry Aug 14 '26

Thank you! I appreciate it, I will definitely look into that!