Cochlear implants are electronic devices for adults and children who do not receive adequate benefit from conventional hearing aids. Unlike hearing aids, cochlear implants bypass the damaged hair cells in the inner ear and stimulate the hearing nerve directly.

Baha is the only bone anchored hearing system, and it utilises the body’s natural ability to conduct sound via bone. In cases where the middle ear is blocked or damaged, or when one ear does not function, Baha bypasses the obstacles, naturally stimulating the inner ear.

Cochlear’s new Hybrid System is ideal for people with severe to profound high frequency hearing loss, who maintain useful low frequency hearing. The Hybrid System seamlessly blends the industry benchmark in cochlear implant technology with a state-of-the-art digital hearing aid.

Sound is perceived naturally by way of air and bone conduction. In oder to understand how a cochlear implant works it is best to first learn how natural hearing works and to look at the measurement and type of hearing loss.