Implantable Hearing Devices
Have you tried hearing aids and still battle to hear? Do hearing aids give you an infection?
Cochlear Implants
Cochlear implants take advantage of the things an ear can still do after hair cells have been damaged or destroyed. It also takes advantage of how smart and flexible the human brain can be. The cochlear implant creates a new way of hearing.
Dr Kara Hoffman (Au.D) has been a co-ordinator and now member of the Durban Cochlear Implant Programme since she became additionally licensed in cochlear implantation through the University of Stellenbosch in 2008. The candidacy process is a lengthy and in-depth assessment that touches on all facets of the hearing impaired patient’s life – communication, family, surgical, emotional, financial, medical, audiological and psychological – for the most incredible outcomes that technology can offer in this day-and-age! Each company supported by the DCIP has FDA approved, internationally manufactured products with years of research and technology – many of whom have welcomed the team to their advanced training in their overseas laboratories and by their expert engineers and audiologists.
Middle Ear Implants
A middle ear implant stimulates the tiny bones in the middle ear - allowing those with conductive hearing loss to hear without conventional hearing aids.
Bonebridge
The BONEBRIDGE, the world's first active bone conduction implant system, can be an effective solution for individuals with lasting hearing loss following a middle ear operation, malformations, or generally for conductive hearing loss and mixed hearing loss. It is also an option for individuals with single-sided deafness.
Bone Anchored Hearing Aids (BAHA)
While a hearing aid tries to push sound through the damaged area, a BAHA System uses the beauty of bone conduction to send clear, crisp sound directly to your inner ear.
Vibrant Soundbridge
The SOUNDBRIDGE, a unique middle ear implant system, has opened a world of new hearing possibilities for individuals who have not experienced an improvement with conventional hearing aids or cannot use them for medical reasons.
“The change in Karlie has been phenomenal. She has picked up new words and is definitely hearing sounds more clearly. She has also stopped swopping sounds like “TH” and “K”. Karlie is in a much happier space and I can definitely see she is calmer. Thank you!”
Michelle Lourens