Patients who are interested in bone conduction and middle ear implants are advised to access the following online forums and mentor groups:
Online Forums:
Hearpeers Forum (MED-EL)
Facebook Forum (Cochlear & Oticon Medical)
Online Patient Mentor Groups:
Hearpeers Mentors (MED-EL)
Cochlear Mentors (Cochlear)
If you are currently a patient undergoing a bone conduction or middle ear implant assessment at Bradford Royal Infirmary (BRI), you may wish to meet with or contact another BRI patient who has lived experience with one of these implants. If you are interested in this, please ask your audiologist whether this may be possible.
Explore the manufacturers’ webpages for more information on their implants and devices:
Cochlear
Oticon Medical
MED-EL
The following charities share useful and relevant information:
National Deaf Children’s Society – Bone Conduction Hearing Devices (Children’s charity for hearing loss)
National Deaf Children’s Society – Middle Ear Implants (Children’s charity for hearing loss)
Microtia UK (Charity for underdeveloped ears)
RNID (National hearing loss charity)
Deafblind UK (Charity for Deafblindness)
Hearing Link (Hearing loss charity with trained hearing dogs)