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Welcome to the Cochlear Americas Web Channel

Since launching the world's first cochlear implant system more than 25 years ago, Cochlear Limited and its U.S. headquarters have brought the miracle of sound with its entire product portfolio to more than 150,000 hearing-impaired individuals across the globe. Cochlear has remained the market leader in its field thanks to an unwavering commitment to innovation, reliability and customer support.

Cochlear's promise "Hear now. And always" reflects our philosophy of a lifetime commitment to those individuals who choose our products.



News

Cochlear™ Americas Announces Immediate Upgrade for Nucleus® Freedom™ Recipients to the New Nucleus 5 System
3/17/2010

New Chief Medical Officer Joins Cochlear, the Implantable Hearing Solutions Industry Leader, to Advance Standard of Care for Cochlear Implantation
3/5/2010

Cochlear Americas Announces FDA Approval of the Nucleus® 5 System, the Newest and Most Advanced Cochlear Implant System
9/17/2009

Cochlear Americas Announces FDA Clearance of the Cochlear™ Baha® BP100 Sound Processor, the Industry’s First Programmable Bone Conduction Hearing Solution
7/20/2009

Cochlear Americas Launches New Rehabilitation Program for Cochlear Implant Recipients
4/30/2009

»  More Cochlear Americas News


Ask the Expert

Current Guidelines for Referring Patients for Cochlear Implants
Steven A. Huart, Au.D., Cochlear Americas

CPT Codes for Cochlear Implant Repairs
Erik Tolsma, CPC

CPT Code for Changing a BAHA Abutment
Kalisha Russell, MBA

Verifying Performance with BAHA
George Cire, Au.D

Why Do Bone Conduction Hearing Aids Have an Extended Frequency Range?
George Cire, Au.D

»  More Cochlear Americas ATEs


Interviews

Interview with Chris Smith, President of Cochlear Americas, and Jace Wolfe, Director of Audiology at Hearts for Hearing
Topic: Cochlear’s Nucleus® 5
3/22/2010


Interview with John K. Niparko, M.D., Director, Division of Otology, Audiology, Neurotology, and Skull Base Surgery, Johns Hopkins; President, American Otological Society
Topic: The New Cochlear™ Baha® BP100 and an Overview of Current Issues in Bone Anchored Hearing Technology
10/5/2009


Interview with Donna Sorkin, Vice President for Consumer Affairs, Cochlear Americas
Topic: Sound and WAY Beyond™ Interactive Listening Rehabilitation Program for Adults and Teens
6/29/2009


Interview with Colin Irwin, Manager of Collaborative Studies, Cochlear Americas
Topic: The Convergence of Cochlear Implant & Hearing Aid Technology Workshop January 14 – 15, 2009 - Miami Beach, FL
12/1/2008


Interview with Dr. J. Thomas Roland, Jr., Director of Otology and Neurotology, Co-director of the New York University Cochlear Implant Center
Topic: Cochlear Implant Electrode Placement Techniques
6/23/2008


»  More Cochlear Americas Interviews


Articles

Unidentified and Underserved: Cochlear Implant Candidates in the Hearing Aid Dispensing Practice
Steven A. Huart, Au.D., Cochlear Americas
8/17/2009


Day to Day with My Cochlear Implant.
Denise M. Jansen
10/21/2002


Cochlear Implant Reimbursement: Cause for Concern
Donna L. Sorkin, Vice President, Consumer Affairs, Cochlear Americas and John McClanahan, Director of Reimbursement, Cochlear Americas
1/7/2002


»  More Cochlear Americas Articles









Live Courses

Live Cochlear Community Event: When Hearing Aids Are Not Enough, Cochlear Implants May Be a Solution
Thursday, April 08, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. (Eastern) / 4:00 p.m. (Pacific)
Chris Smith, President Cochlear Americas
Allison Biever, AuD., CCC-A, Rocky Mountain Ear Center, P.C.


Think Social: Developing Social Understanding in Children Who are Deaf (Professionals)
Monday, April 12, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. (Eastern) / 12:00 p.m. (Pacific)
Kimberly Peters, Ph.D., CCC-SLP/A, AVT, Associate Professor, Western Washington University


Music with a Cochlear Implant: Finding Your Groove (Parents, Adults, Professionals)
Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. (Eastern) / 12:00 p.m. (Pacific)
Lisa Aubert, MA, CCC-A, MBA, Director, Cochlear Implant Marketing and Laura Blair, AuD



Realistic Approaches to (Re)Habilitation for Teens and Tweens (Professionals, Parents)
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern) / 11:00 a.m. (Pacific)
Nancy Caleffe-Schenck, M.Ed., CCC-A, LSLS Cert. AVT, Auditory-Verbal Services, Inc. and Donna L. Sorkin, M.A., Cochlear Americas


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Recorded Courses

Helping Students with Cochlear Implants Prepare for Life After High School (Parents, Teens, Prof.)
Teresa A. Zwolan, Ph.D., CCC-A University of Michigan Cochlear Implant Program

Assessment: Breaking the Surface (Professionals)
Ashley Garber, M.S., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT, Listening and Language Connections

A familia e os problemas de audição: os pais com tensão emocional (Profissionais) [Families and Hearing Loss: Helping Parents with Emotional Impacts (Professionals)]
Lilian Flores-Beltran Ph.D., LSLS Cert, AVT, Fundacion Venga y Oiga

La familia y los problemas de audicin:los padres con impactos emocionales (Profesionales) [Families and Hearing Loss: Helping Parents with Emotional Impacts (Professionals)]
Lilian Flores-Beltran Ph.D., LSLS Cert, AVT, Fundacion Venga y Oiga

»  More Recorded Courses

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