February 2018 saw the wide release in Australia of the first in the world ‘MFi‘ (Made For iPhone/iPad/iPod) cochlear implant speech processor – the ‘N7′ (Nucleus 7).  Cochlear’s N7 device can stream phone calls, videos, music and entertainment from a compatible Apple device – without the need to carry additional accessories.  The additional benefits compared … Read more

In January 2018 we saw a number of people who wanted a small, invisible hearing aid that fitted into the ear canal.  Therefore the most popular hearing aid we fitted in January 2018 in our Sydney offices was the Phonak Virto Titanium.  This completely-in-the-canal (CIC) hearing aid protects the electronics inside with a very thin but strong outer … Read more

December 2017 was a busy month as people wanted to ensure they could hear friends and family during the festive season.  The most popular hearing aid we fitted this month in our Sydney offices was the Oticon Opn 1.  This is a premium hearing aid that streams phone calls and audio directly from an iPhone.  … Read more

In September the collaboration between Apple and Cochlear recently launched a big step up in the world of hearing implant / hearing aid technology. The Nucleus 7 has a sound processor which connects your iPhone to your hearing implant. As part of the standard Apple Accessibility features it can then run with any Apple device … Read more