Rechargeable Batteries for Med-El Sonnet Audio Processors

MED-EL has launched rechargeable battery options for the Sonnet Audio Processor.  These will be available as part of the standard switch-on or upgrade kit for those patients newly implanted or upgraded. MED-EL is also generously providing all existing Sonnet users with a set of 3 standard size rechargeable batteries, an adapter, and a recharging unit…

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Visiting Service Planned for Taranaki Patients

The Southern Cochlear Implant Programme (SCIP) is planning a new visiting service in Taranaki for existing cochlear implant patients. The programme has approximately 35 children and adults in its care who are based in the Taranaki region. Patients travel to our Wellington clinic for their ongoing care after assessment and surgery in our Christchurch facility.…

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North Island CI users to benefit from Hearing Therapy collaboration

Southern Cochlear Implant Programme (SCIP) adult patients living in the North Island will no longer have to travel to Christchurch for the majority of their pre- and post-implant care, thanks to a new collaboration with Life Unlimited to have a Hearing Therapist available in its Lower Hutt clinic. From mid-October, Life Unlimited Hearing Therapist Linda…

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