Cochlear Limited obtained U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to lower the age of the Cochlear?? Osia System from 12 years-old to 5-years-old for children with conductive hearing loss, mixed hearing loss and single-sided sensorineural deafness (SSD). The Osia System is a new category of bone conduction hearing solutions that uses digital piezoelectric stimulation to bypass damaged areas of the natural hearing system to send sound vibrations directly to the innerear (cochlea).

It is the first and only active bone conduction system that allows patients to undergo MRI scans at both 1.5 T and 3.0 T without the need for surgery. Now children as young as 5 will be able to have full access to the Osia System's unique technology that is optimized to deliver high power and clarity, especially in high-frequency sounds, which are important for hearing what others are saying. Adrian was diagnosed with hearing loss at age 4 and started with the Baha® Sound Processor with a Baha Softband before transitioning to the Osia System at age 6. The Osia System has been shown to provide clinically significant improvements in high frequency hearing for children.