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# Med-El Hearing Patch Cleared by FDA
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/med-el-hearing-patch-cleared-by-fda/
- Published: 2018-05-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T00:02:01.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5141343

FDA has cleared a Med-El USA 510(k) for its next generation non-surgical bone conduction hearing technology called AdHear. The adhesive adapter is placed onto the skin behind the ear and is worn for three to seven days at a time. A lightweight audio processor is clicked on and off the adapter each day. It picks up sound waves, converts them into vibrations and transmits them onto the bone via the adhesive adaptor, according to the company. The bone then transfers the vibrations through the skull to the inner ear where they are processed as normal sound.