Carina® middle ear implants
Find the freedom to live the life you want with Cochlear’s fully implantable middle ear implant system.
Power to hear. Night and day.
The fully implantable Carina® 2 System gives you the freedom to live your life the way you want, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. And unlike a hearing aid, you can't lose it, drop it or forget it.
Unique technologies
- Totally implantable microphone (TIM): Cochlear's unique TIM gives you the freedom to hear the way you want — without any external device.
- Invisible digital signal processing (iDSP): designed to optimise hearing performance using body noises and adaptive feedback cancellers.
Easy-to-use accessories
- Charging System: The powerful rechargeable battery gives you up to 32 hours of hearing on a single charge. Charging your battery is simple and easy and takes about 40 minutes.1,2
- Remote control: You can switch the implant on and off, change program and adjust the volume – to give you a more personalised hearing experience.
Hear well in all situations
"Based on my two years' experience with [The] Carina [System], I fully recommend it. It has completely changed my life."
- Alex, Cochlear™ Carina® System recipient, Portugal
Feedback controlThe feedback is managed to ensure that there are fewer whistles and high-pitched noises, so no annoying interference when you are in a meeting or out with friends.3,4 |
All the volume you needThe Carina System is one of the world’s most powerful middle-ear implants5,6 and performs as well as hearing aids in noisy and quiet environments.7-11 |
Clean and natural soundHear more clearly and take in exactly what people say, even in challenging windy environments.4,9,10 |
Increased satisfactionStudies show that over time, people are more satisfied with the Carina System when compared to a hearing aid.9,10,12 |
Optional Button® audio processor
You can also use the Carina 2 System with the optional Button® Audio Processor. This pocket-sized processor gives you extra volume when you need it, like in a noisy work meeting or with friends at a restaurant.
Hearing all the time
"[The] Carina [System] has made communicating less tiring. I can focus on the content of the conversation so the communication is more fluid and faster, without interruptions."
- Mariana, Cochlear™ Carina System recipient, Portugal
More information
Disclaimer
Please seek advice from your health professional about treatments for hearing loss. Outcomes may vary, and your health professional will advise you about the factors which could affect your outcome. Always follow the directions for use. Not all products are available in all countries. Please contact your local Cochlear representative for product information.
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Views expressed are those of the individual. Consult your health professional to determine if you are a candidate for Cochlear technology.
The Carina System is for adults and children aged 14 years or older.
References
- Data on file - Summary Charging Experience Market Research (D1664859)
- Data on file - Memo Battery Testing Summary LIB-00385
- Lefebvre, P. P., Gisbert, J., Cuda, D., Tringali, S., and Deveze, A. (2016). A retrospective multicentre cohort review of patient characteristics and surgical aspects versus the long-term outcomes for recipients of a fully implantable active middle ear implant. Audiol. Neurotol. 21, 333–345.
- Devèze, A., Truy, E., Berger, P., Dumouchel, Y., and Tringali, S. An adaptive feedback cancelling algorithm for the Cochlear™ Carina® hearing System: first clinical results. In: Ci2018, 27-30 June 2018, Antwerp (Belgium).
- Grossöhmichen, M., Waldmann, B., Salcher, R., Prenzler, N., Lenarz, T., and Maier, H. (2017). Validation of methods for prediction of clinical output levels of active middle ear implants from measurements in human cadaveric ears. Sci. Rep. 7, 15877.
- Waldmann, B. (2019), Cochlear Reserve with the Carina® System. Cochlear white paper, D1632019-V1.
- Savaş, V. A., Gündüz, B., Karamert, R., Cevizci, R., Düzlü, M., Tutar, H., et al. (2016). Comparison of Carina active middle-ear implant with conventional hearing aids for mixed hearing loss. J. Laryngol. Otol. 130, 340–343.
- Lasurashvili, S., Lailach, S., Neudert, M., Bornitz, M., Seidler, H., and Zahnert, T. Clinical results after implantation of a fully implantable hearing system in patients with chronic otitis media. In: Ci2018, 27-30 June 2018, Antwerp (Belgium).
- Ramsden, J., Humphries, J., Kumar, S., Selvadurai, D., Donnelly, N., and Ray, J. The UK experience of the Cochlear Carina fully implantable hearing device: bridging the gap in severe hearing loss. In: Ci2018, 27-30 June 2018, Antwerp (Belgium).
- Humphries, J. and Ramsden, J. The Oxford experience with the Carina® totally implantable middle ear device. In: EFAS, 22-25 May 2019, Lisbon (Portugal).
- Barauna, I. and Patricio de Lima, J. Carina® middle ear prosthesis: hearing outcomes in Brazil. In: GICCA, 5-8 June 2019, Pamplona (Spain).
- Peixoto, M. C., Correia da Silva, V., Gisbert, J., Rovo, L., Arndt, S., Weber, B., Hagen, R., and Barauna, I. Preliminary data on quality of life and daily hearing function for Carina® MEI recipients. In: Ci2018, 27-30 June 2018, Antwerp (Belgium).