Melissa Posted January 4, 2020 Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 Hello Everyone, I am new here. We are researching implants for my 10 year old, who has worn HA since 3 months of age. He has bilateral mixed loss, that has gone from moderately-severe to severe, to severe to profound. He has done very well (mainstreamed since Kindergarten) but this year, his speech recognition/ word discrimination scores have dropped and out audiologist is recommending CIs. We are deciding between Med-El and Cochlear. One concern we have (we are in the US by the way), is that Med-El is a privately held company and has less market share than Cochlear. My husband is worried about what could happen when it is time for a change of leadership at Med-El, could the company be sold or re-organized or even discontinued? Has anyone else considered this? Thoughts? Thanks, Melissa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted January 4, 2020 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 @Melissa I had the pleasure of visiting Med-El headquarters in Innsbruck and meeting Ingeborg Hochmair and many Med-El employees. They are passionate about their lifelong commitment to us. I trust they have a plan in place. I will tag @MED-EL Moderator so they may respond to your concerns. I chose Med-El in 2015 after a progressive loss and these CIs have changed my life. They are soooo much better than hearing aids! Music is awesome. Wishing your son the very best. Melissa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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