More great news. Advanced Bionics' ClearVoice has been approved by the FDA!!!!
Built on AB’s proprietary HiRes Fidelity 120™* technology for high-performance hearing, ClearVoice has been designed to automatically analyze and adapt to each listening situation encountered throughout the day, separating the distracting noises from speech so that communication can be a truly effortless experience. The technology was developed to help recipients communicate clearly and confidently in a variety of challenging listening situations, including restaurants, cars and classrooms—without ever needing to change a program or make an adjustment to their sound processor. MORE
Lily should receive ClearVoice in early to mid-April. Then bring on the challenging listening environments.
Do you think most implant centers will give it to kids even though it's not FDA approved for kids? Hope ours will!
Posted by: Monica | March 20, 2012 at 10:04 PM
Monica, I would imagine if you want it all you have to do it request it for your child. Its similar to HiRes120. I think the term is Off label. I saw this interesting study on Clear Voice and kids this morning -http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/hf-7822-glenrose-res-sorb02.pdf We cant wait to try it out!
Lilys Mom
Posted by: Lily's Mom | March 21, 2012 at 09:16 AM