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Beforechoosingacochlearimntsystem,it’simportanttoknowhowwellitperformsforlisteningtomusic.AdvancedBionics’Harmony®HiResolution®BionicEarSystem(Harmony)wasdesignedwithmusicinmindsothatyouhearyourfavoritetunesjustlikeeveryoneelse.Fromnurseryrhymestosummerconcertsatthepark,youoryourchildcandelightinthemagicalrhythmsandmelodiesofmusicforalifetimewhenyouchooseHarmony.Infact,arecentresearchstudydemonstratedthatHarmonyrecipientslistentomusicmorefrequentlyandenjoythemusic-listeningexperiencemorethanrecipientsofothercochlearimntsystems.4

OnlyABofferstheHarmonyAdvantage,featuringtheworld’smostsophisticatedtechnologyforgreatermusicenjoyment.

(StimulationRate

inpulsespersecond)

Cochlear

ABHarmony

Med-ElOpus

Nucleus5System

Loudness

(InputDynamic 80dB

RangeindB)

55dB

45dB

Pitch 120

(SpectralBands)

12

22

Timing 83,000pps

50,700pps

31,500pps

Dataavailableonfile.

Autosound™circuitryprovidesthewidestprogrbleInputDynamicRange(IDR)andautomaticvolumecontrolthatadjustsautomaticallysothatyoudon’tmissanote

Thenaturally cedT-Mic®MicrophonemakesiteffortlesstouseyourMP3 yer

Harmony’sHiResFidelity120®*soundprocessingistheonlystrategythatcanimplementsimultaneouscurrentsteeringtodeliverallthedimensionsofmusic(loudness,pitch,timing)forafullermusicalexperience

Thisadvancedtechnology—onlyfromAB—worksinconcertsothatyoucanhearyourbest.ChoosingAB’sHarmonySystemwillbemusictoyourears.

*HiResFidelity120isnotavailableintheU.S.forpediatrics.

REALSCIENCE

Inamulticenterstudy,researchersdemonstratedthatHarmonyrecipientslistentomusicmorefrequentlyandenjoythemusic-listeningexperience

morethanrecipientsofothercochlearim ntsystems.4,6

6.8

6.0

2.6

HiRes120

StandardHiResOtherTechnology

WHYTHISMATTERS

Whetheryou’resingingyourbabytosleeporlisteningtoachart-topsingleontheradio,musicisanintegralpartofexperiencingtherichnessoflife.Unfortunay,hearingandappreciatingmusicremainsoneofthebiggestchallengesforcochlearimntrecipients.Harmonyisdesignedforyoutoenjoythemelodies,harmonies,andrhythmsofyourfavoritesongsandperformers.ThisimportantstudyprovesthatHarmonyrecipientshavetheopportunitytohearandenjoymusicbetterthaneverbefore.

“Currentsteering[HiResFidelity120]...representsarguablythemostexcitingdevelopmentinsoundprocessingstrategiessincetheintroductionofthemultichannelimnt...theabilitytoperceivemusicisbeingincreasinglyviewedasapinnacleofachievementthatmaybepossiblethroughcochlearimnts.”—CharlesJ.Limb,MD;AssociateProfessor,DepartmentofOtolaryngology,JohnsHopkinsHospital;fromCurrentOpinioninOtolaryngology-HeadandNeckSurgery,14:337–340,2006.5

HearYourBestListeningtoMusicOnlywithAB

…provenbyamulticenterstudy

MeanRatingofMusicEnjoyment/Pleasantness

CORPORATEHEADQUARTERS

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References

SpahrA,DormanMF,LoiselleLH.2007.PerformanceofPatientsUsingDifferentCochlearIm ntSystems:EffectsofInputDynamicRange.EarandHearing28(2):260–275.

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HaumannS,BüchnerA,LenarzTh.DoestheInputDynamicRangeofCochlearImntProcessorsInfluenceSpeechPerceptioninAdverseListeningSituations?OralPresentationatthe10thInternationalConferenceonCochlearImntsandOtherImntableAuditory

,SanDiego,CA,April10–12,2008.

AdvancedBionicsConsumerReliabilityReport.2009.

QuickA,KochDB,OsbergerMJ.HiResolutionwithFidelity120SoundProcessing:ListeningBenefitsinCIIandHiRes90KImptUsers.PosterPresentationattheConferenceonImntableAuditoryProstheses,July15–20,2007,LakeTahoe,California.

Limb,C.2006.CochlearImnt-MediatedPerceptionofMusic.Cu