MED-EL (http://www.medel.com/us/) has received FDA clearance for its new non-surgical bone conduction hearing device ADHEAR, designed for those with conductive hearing loss and single-sided hearing loss. To use ADHEAR, a patented adhesive adapter is placed onto the skin behind the ear, and is worn for three to seven days at a time. The lightweight audio processor can be clicked on and off the adapter each day. It picks up sound waves, converts them into vibrations and transmits them onto the bone via the adhesive adaptor. The bone then transfers the vibrations through the skull to the inner ear, where they are processed as normal sounds. ADHEAR comfortably stays in position without applying pressure onto the skin. MED-EL acquired the device’s technology from the Swedish medical device company Otorix in 2016 and further developed it. The company anticipates that ADHEAR will be available in the summer of 2018, and will provide training for hearing health professionals throughout the country.
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