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by Michaela Coon

TECH Talk: How Cochlear’s Baha® 5 System Features Transform, Empower and Innovate to Improve Patient Outcomes

July 16, 2019
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TECH Talk Baha 5 to Improve Patient Outcomes

Rom Mendel, President of Cochlear Acoustics, reaffirms Cochlear’s promise to help patients hear now and always.

Highlighting Baha 5® System features, Cochlear continues to transform, empower and innovate through redesigned external sound processors, innovative implant technology and simplified surgical procedures.

Further, the Mini Microphone, Phone Clip and TV Streamer, which are Bluetooth compatible, afford patient access to ultimate wireless connectivity.

Mendel emphasizes how preference and personalization are readily available to each patient through Baha’s single implant, two-system setup. Patients can choose from a wide range of discreet sound processors or opt for non-surgical opportunities such as Baha® Softband and SoundArc.

Mendel concludes with potential benefits of bilateral Baha usage including reduced listening fatigue, improved directionality and improved overall quality of life.

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In our new Cochlear Conversations series, Lisa Vaughan, AuD and Audiology Program Manager at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas, discusses her experience with bone conduction devices, highlighting Baha® Start considerations.

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How does your clinic decide when to use Baha Start? How do you decide between bone conduction and other solutions for SSD?

Do you have any tips & tricks on counseling parents of pediatric patients and increasing use over time?

For more information on bone conduction solutions, subscribe to Cochlear ProNews or check out these AudiologyOnline resources.

Cochlear Baha® bone conduction implants are covered by many insurance plans including Medicare and typically Medicaid. Coverage for adult Medicaid recipients varies according to state specific guidelines. Contact your insurance provider or hearing implant specialist to determine your eligibility for coverage.

In the United States and Canada, the placement of a bone-anchored implant is contraindicated in children below the age of 5

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5 online bone conduction solutions resources

June 23, 2020

On-demand Osia® System webinar

This one-hour webinar provides an overview of the new Cochlear™ Osia® System, including topics such as candidacy, design features and surgical/audiological overviews. Also, hear from guest speaker Dr. Michael Oldenburg who shares his experience implanting this innovative system.

Fitting a Baha® SoundArc™ System videos

The SoundArc, part of the Baha® System, is a modern and discreet non-surgical option for children and adults struggling with conductive hearing loss, mixed hearing loss or single-sided deafness (SSD).  It can be fit quickly and easily and can be used with any of the Baha 5 series of processors.  Want more help fitting the SoundArc? These videos give clinicians the tools to correctly fit a SoundArc to maximize patients’ hearing performance:

Osia System Q&A

Dr. Abraham Jacob, Medical Director of Ear & Hearing at Center for Neurosciences in Tucson, Arizona, discusses the world’s first and only Active Osseointegrated Steady-State Implant (OSI). One of the initial surgeons to implant the Osia System, he uses 13 years of surgical cochlear implant/bone conduction experience to review his initial experience  with the system.

Non-surgical Baha considerations

Lisa Christensen, AuD, is the Audiology Program Manager at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas and former President of the American Academy of Audiology (AAA).  Read her discussion on use of bone conduction solutions and non-surgical Baha options as part of her clinical practice.

Osia System resource guide

Osia System

The Osia System is a first-of-its-kind hearing implant system for people with single-sided deafness (SSD), conductive or mixed hearing loss. Learn seven key facts to expand your knowledge about the new hearing loss solution and its technology.

For more information, subscribe to Cochlear ProNews or check out these AudiologyOnline resources.

In the United States, the Osia 2 System is indicated in children 12 and older.

In the United States and Canada, the placement of a bone conduction implant is contraindicated in Children under the age of 5.

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