MED-EL Podcast

After identifying a patient as a candidate for Electric Acoustic Stimulation (EAS) and successful implantation, the post-op process begins. In this episode, Melissa Waller talks with Prem Ranjan (former Advanced Product Manager at MED-EL HQ, now Senior Product Manager) about fitting considerations in EAS users.

In this podcast, Prem Ranjan (former Advanced Product Manager at MED-EL HQ, now Senior Product Manager) discusses the EAS intra-operative process and tools available to monitor the preservation of residual hearing.

In this podcast, Prem Ranjan (former Advanced Product Manager at MED-EL HQ, now Senior Product Manager) discusses what Electric Acoustic Stimulation (EAS) is and candidacy criteria.

Here is another episode with essential CI fitting tips, this time for children. Alex Burtscher, MED-EL Product Manager for Clincial Software, shares tips based on practical experiences for finding a simple fitting strategy for pediatric cochlear implant users.

Listen to this podcast episode and learn from Alex Burtscher (Product Manager for Clinical Software at MED-EL HQ) about default parameters in the MAESTRO software and how they are determined. Alex shares advice for commonly experienced situations when programming a MED-EL implant user.

This episode is about basic fitting of a MED-EL Cochlear Implant. Alex Burtscher, Product Manager for Clinical Software at MED-EL HQ shares practical programming guidelines for fitting a patient with the MAESTRO software.

The audio processor SAMBA 2 has many features and benefits. But are those also designed in such way that it can keep up with the everyday life of a child? Peter Grasso (Head of Clinical Support, VIBRANT) explains in this fifth podcast episode of the series BONEBRIDGE IN CHILDREN, how children benefit everyday from the SAMBA 2 audio processor and accessories.

SYMFIT 8, the software for bone conduction solutions, supports a straight forward fitting process for patients and allows individual adaptions for the best possible programming. Annette Schweig (Clinical Support Specialist) talks with Peter Grasso who is Head of Clinical Support at MEDEL's business unit VIBRANT about this in the fourth episode of the podcast series BONEBRIDGE in Children.

How are children benefiting from the features and functionalities of the SAMBA 2 audio processor? Product Manager Marina Brunnhofer shares in this third episode of the BONEBRIDGE IN CHILDREN series these advantages of the SAMBA 2 and introduces also accessories of the audio processor.

In this episode, Christine Mühlöcker explains how the BONEBRIDGE Implant System works and why this is a good bone conduction solution for children. Annette Schweig (Clinical Support Specialist) is joined by Christine who is a Senior Product Manager at MED-EL BU VIBRANT for this second episode of the podcast series BONEBRIDGE in Children.

In this first episode of the podcast series "BB in Children", Christine Mühlöcker shares the success stories of the first BB implants in adults and children in her talk with Annette Schweig (Clinical Support Specialist). Christine has many years of experience as Senior Product Manager for BB at MED-EL HQ and explains also how a patients benefit from the reliability of the BONEBRIDGE, also with the...

Martin Zimmerling, the Head of Implant Development at MED-EL, shares in this podcast episode the clinical experiences of diametric magnet design that has been available since 2014.

What is important to consider, when MRI scans are planned for patients with MED-EL Hearing implants? In this episode, Melissa Waller (Head of Education & Training) and Martin Zimmerling (Head of Implant Development) discuss important information for CI surgeons and radiologists, when planning an MRI for MED-EL hearing implant users.

In this episode, Martin Zimmerling, Head of Implant Development at MED-EL, explains how magnets in MED-EL hearing implants are designed, so they provide maximum safety* to patients undergoing MRI scans. * MED-EL cochlear implants since 1994 are MR Conditional. Recipients with a MED-EL cochlear implant may be safely MRI scanned following the conditions detailed in the Medical Procedures Manual.

In the final episode, Melissa Waller and Anil Ayvaz discuss how wireless streaming and the AudioKey 2 app complete the RONDO 3 experience.

In this episode, Anil Ayvaz and Melissa Waller look at how RONDO 3's design, charging options, and water-resistance make it an easy-to-use audio processor.

RONDO 3 Product Manager Anil Ayvaz takes a closer look at the hearing technology behind the audio processor, including Automatic Sound Management 3.0 and microphone directionality.

In this episode, Product Manager Anil Ayvaz introduces RONDO 3—the latest audio processor from MED-EL. Listen to find out how it combines superior hearing performance with a simple design, new connectivity options and a personalized look.

In this final podcast episode, Kevin Vukovich, an Audiologist from the USA, tells us his experience as a SAMBA 2 user and BCI 602 implant recipient. Kevin shares his story— what led him to choose the BONEBRIDGE System, and how this choice has impacted his life.

This episode will introduce the latest audio processor for the VIBRANT SOUNDBRIDGE and BONEBRIDGE, the SAMBA 2. Marina Brunnhofer, Product Manager at MED-EL, will talk about the philosophy behind SAMBA 2, the new features of the device and what clinicians and users can look forward to.

In this episode Dr. Henning Frenzel from Germany, shares with us his experience as a surgeon using the BONEBRIGE System. He also shares his take on the differences between the BCI 601 and BCI 602 and why he chooses the BONEBRIDGE System for his patients.

In this episode, Christine Muehloecker, a Senior Product Manager responsible for the BONEBRIDGE System at MED-EL talks about the new bone conduction implant, the BCI 602. She shares the new features of the implant and how it compares to the BCI 601.

In this first episode of the series: "BONEBRIDGE – Inspiring Technology, Proven Concept, Continuous Innovation," Alexander Hofer, Head of Product Management at MED-EL, shares an overview of the BONEBRIDGE System and its history. You will hear how the BONEBRIDGE developed over the years and how the ground-breaking technology behind it works.

In this final podcast episode, Christian Wirtz, Research Engineer at MED-EL, and Peter Schleich, Science & Technology Communication Project Manager, give an overview of the technological aspects of bilateral cochlear implants. They analyse the technologically challenging parts of cochlear implants for bilateral hearing and explain how the MED-EL's CI technology offers the closest to natural hearin...

In this podcast episode, Christian Wirtz, Research Engineer at MED-EL, and Peter Schleich, Science & Technology Communication Project Manager, share their insights on the history of bilateral implantation. The time duration between implantations is discussed in detail along with the associated successes and challenges.