![]() ![]() Almost half of the patients returned for their follow-up visits two weeks later wearing the Kanso 2 Sound Processor. Our activations are typically conducted a few weeks after surgery. At activation, I have been fitting both the Nucleus® 7 Sound Processor and the Kanso 2 Sound Processor to our newly implanted recipients. This amazing sound processor has already changed the lives of the recipients I have been seeing in our clinic. In mid-July, I was invited to participate in a controlled market release of the Kanso 2 Sound Processor. Initial experience with Kanso ® 2 Sound Processor Cochlear implant recipients who have tried both a behind-the-ear processor and an off-the-ear option will frequently tell me that the off-the-ear option is considerably more comfortable. Some patients have malformed pinnas or pinnas that are close to their heads, making a behind-the-ear sound processor a non-viable option. Patients who have had a sudden hearing loss and have never had to wear a hearing aid are often very uncomfortable with the feel of something behind the ear. ![]() Having an off-the-ear option for cochlear implant recipients is a big deal. She told me, “There isn’t enough room for everything I have to wear behind my ear!”. One of my cochlear implant patients wears her Nucleus® 7 Sound Processor, the bow of her eyeglasses, a mask and an oxygen tube behind her ear. During the COVID-19 pandemic, patients have frequently complained about how hard it is to keep their behind-the-ear processor on when they are also wearing a mask.
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