After many months of deliberation, we have finally settled on Cochlear America for Sophie's implants. We think that all of the big 3 (Cochlear, Advanced Bionics, and Med-el) offer wonderful features but for us it came down to the electrode. We figure that Sophie may need to be re-implanted at some point in her life so we want to do as much as we can to preserve the physical structures of her ears. This means choosing a brand with an atraumatic electrode that can be inserted via the round window vs. a cochleostomy. This left us with Cochlear America and Med-el. AB is about to release theirs but we opted not to wait for FDA approval as that timeline was uncertain. From there, Cochlear won out based on their share of the market which meant company stability for us.
Sophie's big day is just a week away so its nice to bring brand choice to a close!
How exciting! Thanks for keeping us updated. :)
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