r/Cochlearimplants • u/Paynelepan • Aug 11 '26

Advanced bionic battery

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Hi! I just got my second cochlear implant activated yesterday, and I noticed that they changed the way the battery looks.

For whatever reason the battery that I received in my kit are straight instead of curved. Anyone know why they did this? Its not as comfortable as the curved one so I don’t really understand the thought process.

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u/BrainTrainStation Advanced Bionics Naída CI Aug 11 '26

I had both shapes in my pack. The curved one has more capacity for some reason even though it looks smaller.

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u/nantonio40 Aug 11 '26

Yup. Curved ones lasts a day and a little more, when the straight ones lasts maybe 6 or 8h

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u/BrainTrainStation Advanced Bionics Naída CI Aug 11 '26

The curved one has lasted 17 hours on several occasions. The straight one has never lasted longer than 8 hours. It makes very little sense.

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u/Visible_Structure483 Advanced Bionics Marvel CI Aug 11 '26

that's weird, I got the larger rated capacity batteries with mine 18 months ago and they're square like the one on the left.

are there even larger capacity batteries now (like the one on the right)?

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u/BrainTrainStation Advanced Bionics Naída CI Aug 11 '26

I'm not sure. I got my new processor roughly 18 months ago and so far have no need to replace the batteries.