Audio Players and Cochlear Implants - By Edie Gibson, Au.D of Advanced Bionics

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From the Hearing Review, March, 2006

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Audio Players and Cochlear Implants

Cochlear implant users can listen to MP3 and CD players via several options,

including audio headphones, direct patch cables, or FM systems.

By Edie Gibson, AuD

While at a stoplight, the sound system-on-wheels next to me is pumping with

such intensity that the vibrations cause my MP3 player to rattle in the

plastic cup holder. A quick glance gives me a view of a likely future

patient, and my thoughts turn to a mother who called me to ask whether her

teenage daughter, a cochlear implant user, could use a personal audio

device.

As an audiologist, I often address questions from parents, cochlear implant

users, teachers, and professionals about connecting to personal listening

devices for entertainment and education. Cochlear implant users have a

variety of options:

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