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1. The MED-EL Corner
  
  Keep up to date with all the latest MED-EL news, information, products, and MED-EL blog posts.
  
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  - By Mary Beth, March 9
2. General Discussions
  
  Everything off topic.
  
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3. Introduce Yourself
  
  For everybody who is new to HearPeers.
  
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  - Just activated yesterday!
  - By AlexExpo, Monday at 01:44 AM
4. Current Events
  
  Hearing implant industry news and other updates.
  
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  - Optical cochlear implants in the future?!
  - By Kylie, March 10
5. ALDs and Other Hearing Technologies
  
  Technologies that can help you hear better with your hearing implant.
  
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  - Phone Headsets for NEC land line with RJ9 plug
  - By Mary Beth, Tuesday at 07:39 PM
6. Parents of Children with Hearing Loss
  
  Advice and experiences for your child with hearing loss.
  
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  - Pain in Cochlear implant after 1yr of surgery
  - By tmscarlett10, February 2
7. Teenage Hearing Implant Recipients
  
  Meet and share experiences with other teenage hearing implant users.
  
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8. Adult Hearing Implant Recipients
  
  Questions and discussions for adults with hearing implants.
  
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  - Tinnitus affecting hearing from CI
  - By Jimit, Monday at 07:59 AM
9. Single-Sided Deafness
  
  Advice, experiences and discussions about single-sided deafness.
  
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MED-EL Hearing Solutions
1. AudioStream
  
  Here's the place to discuss MED-EL's new direct streaming device, AudioStream. You can read more about AudioStream on our website
  
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  - Audiostream on Iphone 14 Pro?
  - By MichaelM, 12 hours ago
2. RONDO 3
  
  Here's the place to discuss MED-EL's latest single-unit cochlear implant audio processor, RONDO 3. You can read more about RONDO 3 on our website.
  
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  - Rondo 3 Battery
  - By Mary Beth, Tuesday at 01:43 AM
3. SONNET 2
  
  Here's the place to discuss MED-EL's latest cochlear implant audio processor, SONNET 2. You can read more about SONNET 2 here, or take our interactive quiz to see how SONNET 2 is made for you.
  
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  - Rechargeable Battery MAX charging cycles
  - By Mary Beth, Tuesday at 11:28 AM
4. RONDO 2
  
  The RONDO 2 is the latest cochlear implant audio processor from MED-EL.
  
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5. SONNET
  
  All about SONNET, the SYNCHRONY system’s behind-the-ear audio processor.
  
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  - Battery life getting worse
  - By Kylie, Wednesday at 10:46 PM
6. RONDO
  
  All about RONDO, the single-unit audio processor for cochlear implants.
  
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  - Why is the Rondo group so quiet?
  - By Mary Beth, October 12, 2022
7. OPUS 2
  
  All about OPUS 2, the MAESTRO system's behind-the-ear audio processor.
  
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  - Dringend D-Spulenkabel für OPUS 2 gesucht
  - By Mary Beth, November 24, 2022
8. ADHEAR
  
  ADHEAR is MED-EL’s revolutionary new bone conduction system. What’s different about it? There is no implant involved and instead, it simply sticks onto your skin behind the ear. ADHEAR—Stick. Click. Hear.
  
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  - Adhear questions and answers
  - By Azhar, September 25, 2022
9. Electrode Arrays
  
  Structure preservation, residual hearing, and more.
  
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  - Using a very old MRI?
  - By Dianna, January 12
10. VIBRANT SOUNDBRIDGE
  
  All about VIBRANT SOUNDBRIDGE, the middle ear implant system.
  
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  - Tipps für Hörtraining?
  - By Mary Beth, January 3
11. BONEBRIDGE
  
  All about BONEBRIDGE, the bone conduction implant system.
  
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  - Bonebridge disappointment!
  - By Tim, January 24
12. EAS
  
  The electric acoustic implant system (EAS).
  
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  - Curious
  - By Lauren, August 4, 2022
13. ABI
  
  The Auditory Brainstem Implant (ABI) designed for Neurofibromatosis Type 2
  
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  - Sonnet disposable battery life with ABI
  - By P D Kelley, October 4, 2018
14. AudioKey
  
  All about AudioKey, the new app from MED-EL that lets you change settings, locate your audio processor, and check your hearing stats directly from your phone. Find out more about AudioKey here.
  
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  - My Stats giving incorrect data?
  - By Tim, February 1
15. AudioLink
  
  Forum about AudioLink, the new connectivity device from MED-EL. Find out more about AudioLink here.
  
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  - Connecting tv to Audiolink
  - By Mary Beth, March 3
16. Bimodal hearing (using a CI with a hearing aid)
  
  Here's the place to discuss bimodal hearing with MED-EL cochlear implants.
  
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  - Phonak compilot2 connection failure
  - By Coaster, January 9
Living with a Hearing Implant
1. Rehab
  
  Tips and tricks to improve listening and hearing.
  
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  - Favorite labels for organizing the gear!
  - By Dianna, March 4
2. Before and After Surgery
  
  Discussions about implantation and activation.
  
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  - One year later…..And Round 2!
  - By R.J., January 18
3. "WOW" Moments
  
  The hearing journey can be full of amazing "wow" experiences, sounds, or memories. Share your special hearing moments with us all!
  
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  - Dinner at a restaurant
  - By Mary Beth, February 19
4. Music
  
  All about enjoying and getting the most out of music with your hearing implant.
  
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  - Meludia question
  - By Michi, March 15
Miscellaneous
1. Forum Feedback and Suggestions
  
  Tell us what you think, and what you’d like and not like to see
  
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2. How to use the HearPeers forum
  
  Questions for how to use HearPeers.
  
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  - Sonnet 2 and Audiolink interaction
  - By M Dodge, July 9, 2022

Topics
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  Are you an adult CI user with Sonnet, Sonnet 2 or Rondo 3 processors? Think about asking for a program using omni mic setting
  
  By Mary Beth
  Started March 15
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  Audiostream on Iphone 14 Pro?
  
  By MichaelM
  Started Monday at 10:04 PM
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  Battery life getting worse
  
  By Kylie
  Started Tuesday at 12:44 AM
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  Issues experienced after a year with the Sonnet 2
  
  By Juan P
  Started Wednesday at 05:59 PM
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  About replacing Battery on Artone 3 Max
  
  By Valentin
  Started Wednesday at 05:37 PM
Posts
- Are you an adult CI user with Sonnet, Sonnet 2 or Rondo 3 processors? Think about asking for a program using omni mic setting
  
  By Mary Beth · Posted 9 hours ago
  
  @Juan P program 1 says it is in an automatic mic setting so this is most likely one of the adaptive intelligence options (mild would be my guess) program 2 is always in adaptive mic setting (which differs from adaptive intelligence) and has ambient noise reduction / transient noise reduction / windblock always set to strong since you have 2 empty program slots you can definitely choose to try two other types of programs if you wish
- Are you an adult CI user with Sonnet, Sonnet 2 or Rondo 3 processors? Think about asking for a program using omni mic setting
  
  By Juan P · Posted 9 hours ago
  
  The last report was 6 months after activation. All I can see is below. I will check with my audi and explore the ommni and AI programming suggested in your message. Thanks. THR were measured successfully on E1 - 11. In live mode, patient confirmed loud but comfortable volume and reported an improvement in clarity as compared to before programming adjustments. In live mode, a phoneme perception task was completed in absence of visual cues and patient scored 100% correct. This was saved as MAP 9. A strong noise reduction program was created with adaptive microphone directionality, and settings for ambient noise reduction, transient noise reduction and wind noise reduction set to "strong". MAPs were saved to patient's processors and he went to the street to listen to external sounds, and reported an improvement in noise reduction with use of P2. Sonnet 2 main and backup processors are programmed as follows: LEFT Sonnet 2 EAS (EAS disabled) Processing Strategy FS4-P, Maplaw at 500 Program 1 MAP 9 (default noise reduction; automatic directionality) Program 2 MAP 9 (strong noise reduction; adaptive directionality) Program 3 EMPTY Program 4 EMPTY Private alerts enabled. DL Coil autopower off; indicator lights disabled. FineTuner Echo enabled. Volume is set at 100% in each program, with a range of 80 - 100%.
- Audiostream on Iphone 14 Pro?
  
  By MichaelM · Posted 12 hours ago
  
  Awesome! Thanks so much for the confirmation😃
- Are you an adult CI user with Sonnet, Sonnet 2 or Rondo 3 processors? Think about asking for a program using omni mic setting
  
  By Mary Beth · Posted 21 hours ago
  
  @Juan P Maybe ask your audiologist to print out your programming report. It will tell you the settings and mic directionality for each program. Everyone’s preferences vary on this. My preference is…. 1) MAP in omni mic setting with windblock/ambient noise reduction/transient noise reduction turned off 2) MAP in adaptive mic setting with AI off and windblock/ambient noise reduction/transient noise reduction turned off 3) MAP in omni mic setting with windblock/ambient noise reduction/transient noise reduction turned off AND sensitivity set to zero and volume set to 70-100% (with a default of 75% which means it starts off at 75% and gives me a little more room for lowering volume and a lot more room for increasing volume) FOR AUDIOSTREAM use 4) either my previous MAP in case I don’t care for the new MAP or a slightly louder MAP than the one in program slot 1 in case I need a bit more volume before I return BUT other possibilities are good too like…. MAP in AI mild (to experiment with) MAP in AI strong (to experiment with) MAP with AI off in (natural or adaptive mic setting) with windblock/ambient noise reduction/transient noise reduction all set to mild and there are others NOTE: It is VERY important to check volume level of an omni MAP while you are at the appt to ensure it is not too loud. Remember the AI mild and AI strong programs SWITCH between these settings automatically depending on the sound environment. If you like that, keep AI turned on. If you don’t like the automatic switching, turn AI off.
- Are you an adult CI user with Sonnet, Sonnet 2 or Rondo 3 processors? Think about asking for a program using omni mic setting
  
  By Juan P · Posted 21 hours ago
  
  I just checked my audiology records and I have the Sonnet 2 EAS: 044762
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