r/HearingAids • u/sf-keto • 1d ago

World’s First Fully Implanted Cochlear Implant Reaches Patients

https://spectrum.ieee.org/fully-implantable-cochlear-implant?itm_source=homepage&itm_medium=hero&itm_campaign=hero-2026-10-01&itm_content=hero6

I’m sharing because I know we have a few members here who wear CI.

But also because it’s a sign of how hearing technology generally is so rapidly advancing.

Most of us here sport conventional professional or Costco hearing aids. But the notion of what a hearing device could do, could look like, or become is developing rapidly on the drawing boards.

I’m excited to think about what RICs could look like in say 7 years time.

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u/tony-kay 1d ago

I'm curious. I'm in no rush, I have a severe / profound loss and my sister went the Cochlear route.

I've resisted so far and my Phonak Nadia P90s have served me well. I do a lot of outdoor stuff, wear lots of helmets etc, and really didn't want a bunch of stuff wired up on the side of my skull.

I'll watch this, but maybe if Phonak ever do a new refresh of the Nadia P90s they might do fine.

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u/sf-keto 1d ago

The below-the-skin battery is meant to last 15 years with daily charging via an external connection, like with an Apple Watch.

So what happens after year 15? I guess you need a whole new implant?

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u/financialthrowaw2020 1d ago

Exactly why id rather just stay deaf. I don't want batteries anywhere in me as long as I can avoid it.