HEAR MORE of Your World Experience Life in Surround Sound With Bilateral Cochlear Implantation By Advanced Bionics®

Recipients and experts agree: Two Bionic Ears are the best choice for you or your child to hear the world Whether you are considering cochlear implants for the first time or have used one implant for years, two cochlear implants provide better hearing in noisy environments, improved ability to localize sound, greater ease of listening, and enhanced sound quality.1 And, no matter what brand of implant you have in one ear, the Harmony® HiResolution® Bionic Ear System (Harmony) is the most technologically advanced choice for your second ear. Delivering five times greater sound resolution than any...

“How was it that I was happy with one implant such a short time ago? Now, when I disconnect one implant, it sounds so limited, like one side of my body has gone numb and I’m hearing with a muffled, tunnel-like quality. When I pause to reflect upon the gift of natural hearing on both sides, I am overcome with a deep sense of gratitude and awe. I am as deaf as a donut, yet each morning I am flooded with surround sound that impacts my daily life in monumental ways.” —Sheila Adams, left ear implanted in 2000, right ear in 2008 Experience Life in SURROUND SOU

HEAR MORE...Naturally Natural hearing is called binaural hearing—“bi” for two, “aural” for ears. Two ears work together to capture a full sphere of sound and deliver it to the brain where it’s almost instantaneously processed, giving the listener the ability to respond quickly and appropriately. Binaural hearing—which can locate sound and focus on individual voices amid background noise—is simply the most natural way to hear. Two cochlear implants provide the ability to merge sounds from two ears so your hearing is better than with one implant alone. Hearing with two cochlear implants can deliver...

Hearing with two ears captures the sound that surrounds you “We did the second cochlear implant because Brooke had so much success with the first one. Her speech and sentence structure has improved. Her appreciation for music is unbelievable. It’s like night and day.” —Pamela and Edward Garnett, parents of Brooke, implanted at age 3; bilaterally implanted at age 7 Experience Life in SURROUND SOUND HEAR MORE of Your World

HEAR MORE...with a Second Implant If you already have one “good ear,” consider the measurable benefits of hearing with two: 2,3 • Better hearing in noisy environments: Communicate better in meetings classrooms, restaurants, and at family gatherings. • Better localization of sound: Locate a sound more easily—from a honking horn to a coworker’s voice—and turn to it quickly, accurately, and appropriately. • Greater ease of listening: Potentially expend less effort, so listening is less stressful and tiring. • Situational hearing advantages: Eliminate the need to optimally position your “good ear”...

"You want your child to have a fair chance in this world, and I feel like she now has the opportunities we always intended her to have. We look forward to her being included in the hearing world, which to us is as simple as participating in family conversations, playing with our friends' children, and attending neighborhood schools. " —Lisa Cunningham, mother of Liliana, bilaterally implanted at 13 months HEAR MORE of Your World

RESEARCH REVELATIONS Join the party. Two Bionic Ears help to integrate you more completely into your environment so you feel comfortable to converse, relax, and enjoy more of life from moment to moment. Avoid restaurants because you’re left out of the conversation? Forego the festivities because you can’t stand the clamor? Two Bionic Ears help you pick out the sounds you want and need to hear, even when the listening situation is noisy. Adults who use two Bionic Ears hear much better in noise with two implants compared to just one. 100% 80% Clinical research shows that two cochlear implants greatly...

Make a close connection. A romantic dinner...a parent-teacher conference…a job interview. Even when it’s easy to hear, two implants help you hear better. Adults who have two Bionic Ears can understand speech better with two implants compared to listening with one implant alone—even in quiet situations. And their hearing experience gets better over time. Ambulances…sirens…honking cars. Should you pull over? Can your child cross the street now? Two ears—or two Bionic Ears—help keep you safe. Adults who use two Bionic Ears can tell where sounds come from more accurately compared to using one implant...

HEAR MORE...with Harmony The world is full of sound. Unfortunately, most cochlear implants were designed to function best in quiet, laboratory-like conditions. But you need to hear in real-world situations and locations like busy offices, musical performances, and noisy classrooms. Harmony was designed to work effectively in virtually any location, including environments where hearing well—even with two healthy ears— can be challenging. Only AB delivers the Harmony Advantage with technology that optimizes hearing no matter where you are. • iResolution® (HiRes®) Sound—the H clearest, most accurate...

The Harmony® HiResolution® Bionic Ear System Harmony provides a wide range of features for exceptional convenience and performance. This comfortable behind-the-ear option has a sleek design with multiple, interchangeable, snap-on, accent caps. Built-In Diagnostics Simple, Easy Connections User-Friendly Controls Convenient Power Options Sleek Headpiece Design Water Resistance—Guarantee

You need a cochlear implant that you can rely on, so when choosing one for you or your child, you should know its “Total System Reliability”—the reliability of both the internal and external components combined—in order to make the right decision. By selecting Harmony, not only willyou experience the highest reliability of internal components, you’ll also enjoy the highest reliability of external components, which gives you more hearing and less downtime. You can count on the Harmony System to keep you hearing your best day after day. AB recognizes the need to improve its recipients’ experience...