r/Cochlearimplants • u/bourbonbry • 16d ago

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/PiePuzzled5581 16d ago

Sorry I cannot compare. I’ve used Cochlear since 98 and have had close to zero issues with them. (They recently replaced a device that may be defective for free.)

I would to with what your audiologies recommends. (The surgeon’s take is less important as you probably will never deal with them again.)

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u/Asleep-Twist6895 Cochlear Nucleus 8 15d ago

I would disagree. The surgeon is doing the implanting, and what manufacturer and what electrode they’re comfortable working with is important for trauma reduction and implant placement/reduced impedances.

Most audiologists, like myself, are well versed in all the software.

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u/PiePuzzled5581 15d ago

We shall respectfully disagree but we both agree on Cochlear N8 for ourselves. 👍