Superhuman Hearing with iPhone? Meet the Cochlear Nucleus 7!

[@Andru]

*Hey **#TechSquad** - set aside the iPhone vs Android debate, and take a look at what the power of technology can enable in this day and age. How it can truly change lives in an amazing way. Big shout out to both Cochlear and Apple for making this happen!*

[@cathleencaratan3373]

As a parent of two deaf children who just received N7's this product has been amazing. My 18 year old has never been able to have normal conversations on the phone and when she streamed music to her N7, she just broke down into tears. She thought she would never see the day. Her original Sprint processor that she received at the age of 2 was the size of the old school BlackBerry and she had to wear it in a pocket sewn on the back of undershirts. My 8 year old was implanted in August 2017. She has no idea what an incredible collaboration this has been. Thank you for sharing the story. We were wondering about how the collaboration came about.

[@RowFact]

But did you know if you had an MRI done, a surgery is required to remove the internal device? How many times in a lifetime a person may need an MRI? Cochlear company has not come up with a magnet that is able to be compitible with MRI’s. Without surgery, uncomfortability and health risk for a cochlear holder. The Nucleaus 7 has about 19-24 electrodes that shoots up to only 1 signal per electrodes. The electrodes that is inserted into the cochlea is pretty long. But MedEl came up with 12 electrodes that fires up 2 signal channel into one electrode. Basically like a piano most of the sounds are not even there. MedEl has the same capability with Apple as well but somehow Cochlear and Bionic seemed to be advertised more in U.S. And other countries that has been approved to have it. Also, when cochlear parients goes through Airport to get scanned it eventually effects the quality of the audio processor in speech and sound. But since Public and private healthcare and Doctor’s don’t seemed to mind that because it means purchasing a new processor is money in their pockets. My son had just recently went through an ABI and CI last month. We were going for Nucleaus until we have found MedEl. Did an extensive research and what devices U.S. Carries & other countries.

[@brodieconnor7362]

Andru Edwards hey my name is Connor Branson so I have a cochlear implant so I used to have a two cochlears but I only have one cochlear but I lost it another one so I can even hear only one cochlear

[@patricionavamunoz7324]

Ywjrhyru Le era

[@حسينالصالحي-ب4ب]

لغه عربي اذ امكن

[@davidmcglone409]

I've had my Cochlear for 35 years and I just got the N7 and so far it's amazing! Cochlear has made huge leaps and bounds. I'm just a little upset the colab is only with Apple and does not include Android.

[@Thwarptide]

The VA upgraded me from the 6 a year ago ....hudge difference in my world. With the nucleus 6 there was no chance of my using the phone to talk. Paired with my new iPhone7 (at the time it was the only phone capable of pairing with) I'm using making and receiving calls with 85% greater clarity. Amazing! Thank you Cochlear!

[@umz5427]

Hey I just found about this video and I am wearing the N7 and I had mine in September and the implant has changed my life a lot I can hear everything and I really want to thank cochlear for making this

[@Andru]

That’s awesome! How long did it take for you to get used to the effects?

[@JustBeYouooh]

What do you do for the battery pack rubbing on the scar? Mine hurts

[@ahleyahhardy6825]

I’m deaf 😭 and I got this it’s the best ‼️

[@alankd11]

Thank you for bringing attention to this technology. As a user of Nucleus 6, I can hardly wait for the day I get to use the Nucleus 7. You have an excellent grasp on what deaf people deal with and your introduction standing in the hustle and bustle of NYC was an good demonstration. Thanks!

[@jayeshkhatri3620]

Hello, I am cochlear implant recipient too. I am Nucleus 6 user. Can you tell me any difference in Nucleus 7 compared to Nucleus 6 pls

[@tenniskinsella7768]

Alan I havethst switched on last week tinny bit contrary to what people say it does improve lots of misinformation

[@ChadChristian]

You know Coach had to come and see what this was about! Good Job brother. Hope to see you at CES!

[@briandav]

Amazing video! Thank you for showcasing this. I have family members that both have the N6 and it's great to see how much improved with the N7

[@Andru]

Oh wow, cool! Do you know if they plan on upgrading?

[@lineman508]

thank you I have an appointment for a consult this week I enjoyed your video

[@PhillyPaGirl]

My daughter has 2 cochlear implants and will be upgrading to the N7. Great video and very informative!

[@Andru]

+Bell TheBall thank you for the kind words, and thanks for watching!

[@orderlyhippo1569]

I'm deaf. I have cochlear implants. I hear u bud. It's cool :)

[@Chemy.]

What great video, not only for the product but also because was easy to understand the feeling of those behind and the importance of this kind of development, say hi to Kevin btw.

[@Andru]

Kevin will be dropping his own video on this same subject shortly!

[@tori357bo]

I am a new user of this myself, and having the this compatibility has been nothing short of amazing. Especially the streaming feature! I can actually talk on the phone now without getting frustrated which is a HUGE change. A change that I am so incredibly thankful for. I had told my boyfriend at the time that I was afraid his voice was going to change once I got this, but the only change that has happened to his voice is the clarity. It is amazing going from hearing aids and struggling, to getting one CI and things becoming easier. I have yet to use it at work (COVID), but conversations have definitely become easier!

[@ubahhussein206]

Are you gots cl implant now sister? I am girl and my doctor now saying you needs cl implant because my hearing is moderately and eye sight is weak little I cannot clear sight fat thing I am worrying but I my Allah easy everything me and you and every person hearing losss

[@ubahhussein206]

My English is not well 🙏

[@ubahhussein206]

My English is not well 🙏

[@kaizen2693]

Getting my activated next month. Great video. We need to spread the word.

[@alina1548]

Iam deaf and wear two cochlear Implants, but from Advanced Bionics, i have the Naida Q90's but i have the Naida Ci connect, which let me connect per Bluetooth to my amazing Cochlear Implant🥺❤️ So now iam able tolisten to Music, KZbin Videos and Phone calls per Bluetooth into my Processor 🥺❤️

[@romanticme]

Hello as of right know im wearing the Nucleus 6 and i cant wait for 2019 to get the new Nucleus 7 and way before i had it i was tone deaf and got worse as i grew

[@katyagardiner4003]

romanticme how are you finding it? I at the moment have the N6

[@crisgames64]

I’m excited to get my new sound processors soon.

[@eianfederle2715]

im waiting to get it on october..

[@dwisetyo]

I am from Indonesia. My son is still use CP802 processor from Cochlear. I think the price of this great CI is much beyond our financial capacity. Always hope and pray that someday, he will wear it in his ear.

[@hasisb6243]

Hai dwi, i am in indonesia too and i have hearing problem or hearing lose. so if u dont mind may i have ur whatsapp or email i wana be in touch with u and wana ask some questions.regards

[@supercoolmunkee]

Lol, I am watching this on my iPhone 8+ while paired with my N7! I have to say I am loving it! The only complaint that I have is that it beeps when a video or music is played or pause. Overall! Excellent product!

[@wesleyl1014]

Doug Cannon hey, do you have 1 or 2 hearing devices?

[@CptBumRush]

How is the battery life on the N7? How many days do they last?

[@stephenhodgson3506]

@@CptBumRush My nucleus 7 comes with two rechargeable batteries (one for backup if I need it) a fully charged battery will last about 17 hours. I do have the accessory that allows for normal batteries but I've never had a need to use it.

[@N3A5H]

Excellent video. Very nicely put

[@Andru]

I appreciate it! Thanks for watching!

[@jeffreycampbell7481]

Thank you so much for this video.

[@shibupn143]

N7

[@adrian-linisteanghel750]

Im stone deaf this is really interesting to me, i dont use any hearing devices or implant, this gives me hope. The advances in technology gives me hope but i think it would be soooooo overwhelming

[@MrTimdtoolman1]

What a great video and a great product for the hearing impaired. This is absolutely life changing technology for people with hearing loss.

[@Andru]

+Tim datoolman I agree - and this is the stuff that really matters when it comes to technology. Improving ones quality of life in tangible ways.

[@vdb008]

Unbelievable, superb. Thanks! for sharing.

[@JustBeYouooh]

The battery pack hurts my incision scar and I was implanted 2 years ago! I had Kanso2 and I’m trialling the N7 now…what can I do top stop the pressure in the scar

[@corti81]

I'm going to get one. So excited :D

[@jackdanielss]

Can someone explain the difference between nucleus 6 and 7?

[@kelvinmorris1991]

Amazing

[@lamesha776]

Hello I have a nucleus 6 processor and I have a LG artiso cell phone. Sometimes it's hard to hear on the phone..i would like to upgrade mu processor so I can hear better and understand clearly.

[@84bhavu]

Which one frm iPhone, they r so costly,but please let me know the old one of iPhone can help?

[@tenniskinsella7768]

To use phone do y need an I phone or is smart phone ok

[@dianasully9724]

wow this is incredible

[@rangapullaiahrangameeniga1458]

costpl

[@Thwarptide]

As part of the deal with the VA, I get the opportunity to upgrade (free) once every 5 years, if Cochlear develops a new upgrade. When I was told about the Nucleus 7 and how Apple partnered with em, I ran out and bought (my 1st) iPhone and I love it. Being able to hear on the phone while it streams direct to my brain is a God send! Because Apple took the initiative to jump at the chance to develop the new technology, I will forever be a loyal customer! 5 years after the nucleus 7 upgrade, now does Android market want in on the act. Sorry, android, but riding on someone's coat tails doesn't impress me.

[@1minuteofgaming596]

It's funny how some people are not cool with a greater number of people are able to access the N7 coz of android partnership just coz they are apple 🐏🐑🐏🐏🐏🐏🐑🐏🐑🐑🐏🐑 . Anyway, the widgetd that you use on ur fashion accessory is just a copy from Android. Sorry apple.

[@stephenhodgson3506]

Cochlear chose to go with Apple first because there are simply more Apple phones in Australia than android and they had to start somewhere.

[@SolverstudioYt]

Guys tell how it’s cochlear implant I am planning to go for cochlear implant My hearing aid is not helping profound and doctor said advice about cochlear…!

[@SolverstudioYt]

My age currently 21 years old and I can speak and listen little and medium English language. Left ear side is not helping for hearing aid loss 98% And right I can listen perfectly and hear but not getting understand loss 88%

[@GenaroJaramillo__]

How long are you in NYC

[@ahmedlebrazi3717]

I got it, but it’s not working yet ! I can hear but I can not understand 😞

[@SolverstudioYt]

Hey how is cochlear implant Did u hear perfectly understand or something?

[@SolverstudioYt]

Becuz I am planning to go for CI

[@tenniskinsella7768]

It should get better.

[@halojordanrocks]

No body mentions the cost, anyone? Thank you!

[@Thwarptide]

The VA took care of my bill using this same model, surgery was a cool $115, 000 (the most expensive part) but implant and processor along with tons of free goodies cost around $30-$35,000. Outside of the VA the surgery will be higher, around $135-140,000. Depends on the hospital and Dr.

[@tenniskinsella7768]

Halo free for me I'm British America should have a.scheme like ours where y pay tax but its aot cheaper than health I insurance I read of am American having to go fund

[@JRock-vf4fw]

How $ much? I have a severe to profound loss in both ears. Do I need two implants? Would be great to try them out.

[@stephenhodgson3506]

Sadly you can't just try them out it's all in as what you see attached to your head is only half of the implant. The other half is inserted under the skin in your head and requires major surgery. When I had mine fitted I was in surgery for five hours.

[@tenniskinsella7768]

I would've 2 imants but my right ear is not suitable

[@JRock-vf4fw]

@@stephenhodgson3506 wow, five hours of surgery. How deep was it?

[@juliaasbury8272]

Okay but do you have to have your iPhone to control the N7? Like there’s no control buttons on the cochlear?? I want one now lol

[@stephenhodgson3506]

What do you mean by control? They are designed to work in the same way normal hearing does in that they adapt to the sound and volume coming from around them. They do have an automatic cut off if the sound is too loud though unlike normal hearing. The implant comes with a small remote but I have never used mine as there has been no need. Likewise although I have the app on my phone the only time I use it is for remote checking of the equipment by the hospital which saves me a journey.

[@juliaasbury8272]

@@stephenhodgson3506 I wear a cochlear implant on my right side. They have buttons that can turn it up and down, and another one that switches between program’s. I can see where you’re coming from when you say that you only ended up using your phone to check it at the hospital, thanks for the input

[@stephenhodgson3506]

@@juliaasbury8272 Mine is a N7 and the only button I have is an on/off switch. If I remember right my old N6 also had a socket for a microphone but that has gone now.

[@brookejones4853]

Brooke jones hearing cochlear too

[@sammylw7694]

I’m hearing impaired and I appreciate the technology BUT why did this vid not have captions? My Nucleus 6 is good but I still need help sometimes.

[@Andru]

This video does have captions! You just need to click the caption button in the video player :)

[@sammylw7694]

Andru thanks! I didn’t know that. Lean something new every day

[@cman5667]

Can anyone with cochlear implants who has regular or aided hearing before, comment on how music sounds with implants? I hear that you cant hear melody or pitch--how does that work at movies or while watching shows--is everything distorted

[@stephenhodgson3506]

You are told during the assessment period that an implant is designed principally for speech anything else is a bonus. I was fortunate in that I can hear music clearly but I know others who have limited hearing of music and some that can't hear music at all. When I wore a hearing aid I'd reached the stage where I could only hear bass in music but now I can pick out individual instruments in an orchestra when listening to classical music. From what I was told most people are fitted with only one implant and that is normally on the right side. Now I have since found out that while both ears interpret music the left ear is better than the right.

[@Rosemerigalfano]

I just turned on my Nucleo 7 3 days ago and I can’t heard anything yet only noises

[@Arthurgarzajr]

Rosemeri Galfano join the cochlear implant users group on Facebook. Great group to ask questions and walk through this journey together! My baby daughter is deaf, bilaterally implanted.

[@sharondunn7390]

Ask to join Cochlear Town USA. You’ll find everything you need to know.

[@haninajihahhamdan3952]

Is it okay to wear only one cochlea implant N7? My son is soon going to be implant with this.

[@stephenhodgson3506]

Yes I had mine fitted eight years ago and only have one and can hear normally. The only thing you will have to do though is practise, practise, practise when he gets it.

[@SolverstudioYt]

My right ear loss 88 And my current age 21 years old

[@tenniskinsella7768]

Sometimes no choice I would've 2 but one of my ears is just not suitable

[@renukahingmire2554]

who can wear it? I lost hearing ability (100% hearing loss) in my left ear 3 months ago after an accident. Doctor said my nerves have been damaged in the inner ear. can I use nuclear 7 ?

[@Andru]

You should ask your doctor! It’s for anyone suffering hearing loss!

[@majorastorm]

Diversity and Comics really needs a mic

[@mykittenisagrandmaster4381]

Sup Mister Andru last because I'm fast

[@ulisesloera3400]

Does anybody know the price for the N7?

[@jakeebel674]

Itzyeboiswaggyp For me it was $81,000. It was a lot of money

[@ulisesloera3400]

Joko Doko thanks mate, much appreciated. I’ll be getting the N7 soon.

[@jakeebel674]

Itzyeboiswaggyp No problem

[@hasisb6243]

@@jakeebel674 for one ear or for both of them?also in which country do u live in?

[@umz5427]

ACTUALLY I AM THE FIRST STUDENT IN THE UK TO HAVE THIS

[@orderlyhippo1569]

No way...

[@adamkratos9323]

Let's just hope these don't become the next KANOA, this looks like a great concept

[@stephenhodgson3506]

Implants have been around for a couple of decades so they are not new technology and are constantly been improved.

[@turbokingxl91xboxones28]

You kinda look like Lawrence Fishburne.

[@csp405]

The voice you hear through the CI is not natural human it's like robotic and Mikey mousy, in the CI there is not enough electrodes to generate all sound frequencies and complexities that are in the billions hair in the cochlear that produces rich and complex natural sound.

[@stephenhodgson3506]

That is not true I have had an implant for eight years and my hearing is exactly the same now as it was before I lost my hearing. I can often hear things that people with normal hearing cannot.

[@우현서-x1z]

혹시 갤럭시는 안되나요?

[@N.C.M.]

I wonder why they haven't worked with Samsung, as Samsung to me, is much more serious in the accessibility game as they have made it possible to use the phone with many different disabilities for many years now such as mobility and hearing and keep improving on it. For example, on the note 8 and probably on the S8 and s8+ they have this hearing test to modify the sound that comes out of the earphones and balance what portion of your hearing is lessened or lost so that users may be able to hear the sounds they wouldn't hear as well normally. I do use it as i am about 40% deaf mostly in the high frequencies. And this comes stock, no apps no nothing. I hate to see companies always going for Apple even if they haven't shown any interest in that sector beforehand, and then Apple claims it and says it's their innovation, typical Apple.

[@umz5427]

N.C.M. The company of android and Samsung are making but they are coming in April or may as they are going to release a softwares to every phone and update them

[@cman5667]

Misleading--cochlear implants first require surgery and at least 3 months of training before sounds start to make sense. The girl obviously has been using cochlear before, and likely had these tuned to her needs well beforehand.

[@weescotsmcmaws2158]

Not true. This is a little late, purely because of my experience- I have only been implanted at end of July, switched on at end of august and I have been able to hear sounds and clearly understand them pretty much since week 1. With each mapping it becomes clearer. I’ve only just had my 3rd mapping on Thursday. It’s been exactly 4 weeks since switch on for me. It’s been nothing short of amazing.

[@akashsrivastava8579]

😭😭😭😭😭🙏

[@grobanite4ever85]

I have ADHD and I hear every stimulus and get distracted

[@broswirski4513]

Let me guess, it only works in mono? Like the iPhone's video recording? 😂😂

[@Andru]

+Bro Swirski it’s stereo

[@broswirski4513]

Andru Edwards At least 😁

[@Andru]

If you only have one hearing device, it'll of course be mono. If you have two, then stereo for things like music streaming.

[@stephenhodgson3506]

@@Andru that's not actually true I only have one implant but I hear in stereo the brain compensates. I had rather weird experience about six months after activation. Until then I heard predominantly from the right but while watching TV one evening, the sound centralised itself and I could actual hear it doing so.

[@tradevalue]

👍🏻 👍🏻 👍🏻 👍🏻

[@alina1548]

Iam completly deaf,but Iam using Advanced Bionics 🥺

[@حسينالصالحي-ب4ب]

اذ امكن ترجمه بلغه العربيه ابليس

[@FrankCastle-he8fl]

I am tone deaf and I think this would be great the only problem is I don't use iPhones is there an Android version in the works

[@Andru]

+Frank Castle not yet, because as it was explained to me, the Android phone platform has way too many variables. Too many phones with too many different parts. Apple worked with them to ensure the software and hardware in any iPhone that can run iOS 10 would work with this implant.

[@FrankCastle-he8fl]

Andru Edwards thank you

[@justineaugust3016]

Frank Castle you need to have be fully deaf to get a cochlear

[@jeffreysplace6926]

@@justineaugust3016 no you dont just past the lowest hearing lvl .i was deaf in my right n a aid in left,when aid stopped picking up sound because my hearing went below the aides threash hold i qualified for my 1st implant that was in 2002.

[@justineaugust3016]

Jeffrey Fitzgerald I’m fully deaf too, I had minimal hearing when I received my surgery and then they had to make me fully deaf in order to give me my cochlear

[@rrsinhaartist2229]

Waste of money for Nucleus 7. 👎👎

[@hasisb6243]

Why?for deaf people it worth