Current Age
Not all processors are suitable for every patient. The table below outlines the minimum age appropriate to have specific devices. Many parents choose a non-surgical option for their child until they are able to have surgery. There may be other reasons why we recommend a particular type of device for you or your child – for example head shape or hearing levels.
| Bone Conduction Hearing Devices (BCHD) | Age |
| Softband
|
Any age |
| SoundArc
|
Any age |
| Oticon Ponto on a hat with Oticon Connector, headband or softband
|
Any age |
| Cochlear – Add Osia 2
|
This device is offered only to adults at this time. |
| Cochlear Connect
|
When skull bone is thick enough, usually age 5 and older |
| Oticon Bone Anchored Hearing System (BAHS)
|
When skull bone is thick enough, usually age 5 and older |
| MED-EL BONEBRIDGE
|
This device is offered only to adults at this time. |
| MED-EL ADHEAR
|
Any age |
| Middle Ear Implants (MEI) | Age |
| MED-EL VIBRANT SOUNDBRIDGE
|
This device is offered only to adults at this time. |
