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MED-EL Cochlear Implant Becomes First FDA-Approved Option for Children Seven Months and Older
December 4, 2025
First and Only Cochlear Implant FDA Approved for Youngest Infant Population Read More
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MED-EL USA Invites Young Innovators to Shape the Future of Hearing: 2026 IDEASforEARS Contest Now Open
November 10, 2025
MED-EL USA today announced the launch of the 2026 IDEASforEARS children’s invention contest, inviting young visionaries aged 6 to 12 to imagine the future of hearing technology. Read More
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MED-EL and Starkey Win Hearing Technology Innovator Award for Revolutionizing Bimodal Hearing with DualSync Technology
September 26, 2025
MED-EL and Starkey Win Hearing Technology Innovator Award for Revolutionizing Bimodal Hearing with DualSync Technology Read More
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Starkey and MED-EL Announce All-New DualSync Partnership to Advance Bluetooth Connectivity for Cochlear Implant Users
June 11, 2025
Driven by a shared commitment to advancing hearing health, global hearing technology leaders Starkey and MED-EL are bringing their exclusive collaboration to life. Introducing DualSync, a bimodal stre... Read More
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MED-EL USA Presents Single-Sided Deafness, Tailored Solutions at 2025 American Cochlear Implant Association Meeting
April 23, 2025
SONNET 3 Audio Processor Launches in U.S., Offering Integrated Wireless Connectivity and a Design Optimized for Bilateral Use Read More
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The Future of Cochlear Implants: Promising Feasibility Study Results for MED-EL’s Totally Implantable Cochlear Implant (TICI)
March 3, 2025
A major milestone in the treatment of hearing loss has been reached with the publication of a feasibility study on the Totally Implantable Cochlear Implant (TICI). Read More
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MED-EL USA Announces FDA Approval of SONNET 3 Audio Processor with Built-In Direct Streaming, Compact Design and Enhanced Features
February 14, 2025
SONNET 3 offers exceptional sound quality, integrated wireless connectivity, and a design optimized for bilateral use. Read More
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MED-EL USA Offers Free One-Year Subscription to Meludia Online Music Training Program for New and Existing MED-EL Users
January 29, 2025
MED-EL hearing implant recipients can access a year of the Meludia online music training program at no cost. Read More
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MED-EL USA Invites Young Innovators to Shape the Future of Hearing Technology in the 2025 IDEASforEARS Contest
November 15, 2024
MED-EL, a pioneer in hearing implant technology, today launched the 2025 IDEASforEARS competition in celebration of World Inventors Day. Read More
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MED-EL Corporation Announces FDA Approval of Expanded Candidacy Indications and Hearing Preservation Results for the MED-EL Cochlear Implant System
November 13, 2024
MED-EL Corporation announced today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of new indications along with the first-ever approval of hearing preservation outcomes that definitively set MED... Read More
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MED-EL USA Honored with Hearing Technology Innovator Award for OTOPLAN in Cochlear Implant Category
September 11, 2024
MED-EL USA announced today that OTOPLAN, the cutting-edge surgical software solution by MED-EL, has been recognized in the fifth annual Hearing Technology Innovator Awards™. Read More
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MED-EL and Starkey Announce Collaboration to Develop New Bluetooth Experience: Global Hearing Technology Leaders Celebrate Next Step in Innovation at CI2024
July 11, 2024
Global hearing implant leader MED-EL and leading hearing innovator in technology Starkey announced today a collaboration that will enable an all-new Bluetooth listening experience for people with a ME... Read More
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MED-EL Collaborates with Microsoft to Develop New Accessible Communication Technology for People with Hearing Loss
June 17, 2024
Hearing loss is on the rise, with the World Health Organization (WHO) estimating that 1 in 5 people already live with hearing loss. Read More
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Med-El Receives Global ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Certification for Information Security, Cybersecurity, and Privacy Protection
February 26, 2024
ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification recognizes MED-EL’s commitment to information security. MED-EL is the first hearing implant manufacturer to achieve this certification according to the latest standa... Read More
MED-EL USA Launches Annual IDEASforEARS Children’s Invention Contest
November 9, 2023
In celebration of World Inventors Day, MED-EL USA, a leading global hearing implant manufacturer, today launched the 2024 IDEASforEARS competition, its annual search for future innovators. Read More
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MED-EL Revolutionizes Cochlear Implantation with Unparalleled Synchrotron Dataset of Temporal Bones
June 20, 2023
MED-EL, a leading innovator in the field of cochlear implant research and development, is proud to announce an agreement with the Western University (London, Canada) and Mitacs to gain exclusive acc... Read More
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Prestigious Global Engineering Medals Awarded to Cochlear Implant Inventors and MED-EL Founders Ingeborg and Erwin Hochmair
May 10, 2023
MED-EL USA announces that Austrian cochlear implant pioneers, Dr. Ingeborg Hochmair and Prof. Erwin Hochmair have been granted the 2023 IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal for their outstanding contribut... Read More
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MED-EL USA Invites Child Inventors to Enter International Ideas4Ears 2022 Competition
November 16, 2022
MED-EL USA announced today that entries are now being accepted for the 6th annual Ideas4Ears competition, a worldwide search for creative inventions from children designed to help people who are de... Read More
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MED-EL’s Sound Sensation Music Festival Celebrates International Artists with Hearing Loss
October 6, 2022
This year, between October 6-8, MED-EL will bring music alive at their Sound Sensation Festival. Read More
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MED-EL USA Launches 5th Annual Ideas4Ears Competition for 2021-22
November 10, 2021
MED-EL USA announced today that it is once again celebrating World Inventors Day with the launch of the 2021-22 Ideas4Ears Competition. Entries are due by midnight ET on Monday, January 17, 2022, whic... Read More
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