Advanced Bionics

Neha shares Samarth’s inspiring swimming journey 💙🏊‍♂️

“Samarth was born profoundly deaf in both ears and received AB cochlear implants at just 13 months old. I truly believe his implants have given him opportunities he wouldn’t have otherwise had.
Now 12, Samarth has always loved being in the water. He started swimming lessons at 4½, and his passion has only grown stronger.
In 2025, he competed in the London Para Youth Games, representing Tower Hamlets. He achieved an incredible gold medal in the 25m freestyle with a time of 19.34 seconds, and placed second in the 25m backstroke. Although an administrative error meant he missed out on receiving his silver medal, we are so proud of his achievements. He was also felicitated by the Mayor of our borough.

This success has motivated him even more—he now trains three times a week and has joined a competitive club, Sharks Swimming. He’s currently preparing for the 2026 GB Deaf Swimming National Championships.

Having waterproof batteries means Samarth can hear his coaches, follow instructions, and respond to the whistle—something that’s made a huge difference. Swimming just wouldn’t be the same without his AquaKit.”

We’re so proud of Samarth and can’t wait to see what he achieves next 🌟



𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘦: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳. 𝘌𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯'𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦. 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶.

We’re proud to sponsor the world’s first Sound Free Concert.

Imagine this…A piece of music that doesn’t exist… until it’s created live only for cochlear implant wearers to access.

A composer and GenAI code it in real time. It’s performed once. Then permanently deleted.
No recording.
No replay.
No second chance.
And you can’t hear it… unless you’re meant to.
There are no speakers. No instruments. No sound in the air.
Instead, the music is live coded and streamed digitally directly to hearing devices worn by cochlear implant users.
This moment exists only for cochlear implant wearers. Even the composer, with typical hearing, will never experience their own work.
A complete reversal of what access to music means. Redefining what “sound” means, if there were never any soundwaves and those with typical hearing cannot hear it, reframing inclusion.
A one-off experience.
Gone the moment it ends.
Shared only by those hearing device wearers in the room.

📍 King’s Place, London
📅 Saturday 9 May 2026
🕠 5.30–9.00pm

This is an 18+ event.
Attendance is exclusively for Advanced Bionics Marvel CI cochlear implant wearers.

If that’s you… this moment is yours.
https://bit.ly/SoundFreeConcert

Happy World Hearing Day from Advanced Bionics! 🎉

From communities to classrooms, we’re championing hearing care for all children. At AB, we’re proud to be part of Sonova—offering hearing care solutions which support children and their families along every step of their hearing journey. With their hearing aids and cochlear implants, countless children around the world are connecting with their communities and thriving in the classroom, living a life without limitations. Let’s take this day to celebrate their resilience and success!

Learn more: https://www.advancedbionics.com/

This week, the Advanced Bionics team made a visit to the Design and Disability exhibition at the Victoria & Albert (V&A) Museum in London to experience the inspiring Deafmetal® exhibit firsthand.

Deafmetal® is an award-winning jewellery innovation for hearing devices, designed to personalise hearing technology while keeping devices secure — beautifully combining function, identity and self-expression.

We were proud to see Deafmetal® featuring the Advanced Bionics Marvel CI sound processor within her exhibit. It was a real privilege to see Advanced Bionics technology represented in such a meaningful and influential cultural space like the V&A.

The exhibition as a whole is powerful, inspiring and thought-provoking — a true celebration of Deaf, Disabled and neurodivergent communities, creativity and lived experience.

The Design and Disability exhibition runs until 15th February, so if you’re in London, it’s well worth a visit. ✨

We’re incredibly proud of Charlotte Young, one of our AB UK mentors, who is bravely sharing her lived experience of tinnitus as part of Tinnitus Awareness Week. 💙

Charlotte has been filmed by the RNID (Royal National Institute for Deaf People), where she talks openly about her tinnitus and the positive impact her cochlear implant processor has had on managing it.

🎥 Watch Charlotte’s RNID video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvHaf4qdjmk

Charlotte also appeared on BBC Look North and BBC Radio Cumbria sharing her story and helping to raise awareness of tinnitus across the UK.

Thank you, Charlotte, for sharing your story and raising awareness of tinnitus. You are an inspiration. ✨

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AB UK Community Mentor Meeting🌟

On 8th November 2025, we were delighted to host many of our wonderful AB Mentors in Manchester, UK.

A huge thank you to all of our incredible volunteer mentors who joined us for this inspiring event. It was a fantastic opportunity to share experiences, exchange insights and connect with others on their cochlear implant journeys.

Your dedication, openness and support make such a difference within our community — thank you for being an essential part of it. 💙

Special thanks to our amazing mentors Kara Gillespie and Charlotte Young for sharing their experiences, and to our AB presenters; AB Kathryn Allen, Rebecca Bentley and Richard Hughes for their valuable contributions.

𝐖𝐞’𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝! 🎉

We’re excited to share that our Advanced Bionics UK Team has officially moved into a new office in Cambridge.

This move marks an exciting new chapter as we continue to grow and enhance how we serve our customers, partners and community.

We recently celebrated the opening of our new space together — a moment to reflect on how far we’ve come and to look ahead to the future with pride and enthusiasm.

Our new home reflects our commitment to collaboration, innovation, and delivering even greater support to our customers.

We look forward to welcoming you soon!

📍 New Address: 5 Quern House, Mill Court, Great Shelford, Cambridge, UK, CB22 5LD

Huge congratulations to AB cochlear implant wearer Rosie on becoming Tae Kwon-Do World Champion 2025. 🎉 Rosie’s family have shared her life-changing journey…

Rosie was once told that contact sports were too risky because of her cochlear implants. For a girl who loved movement, that felt like a heavy limit. But everything changed when a new consultant reassured her that sport was safe.

Rosie and her dad joined Solihull T.A.G.B. Tae Kwon-Do Club together, training side by side. The supportive environment gave her confidence, friendships, and a sense of achievement she hadn’t always found at school. Sport quickly became her outlet, her passion, and her way of proving to herself what she was capable of.

In just a year, Rosie’s dedication has taken her from her first grading to Best in Grading, English National Champion, Training with the England Squad and then World Champion 2025—competing among athletes from 23 countries.

Today, sport is Rosie’s pillar of strength. As she says: “I can’t live without sport—it helps my mental health and keeps me fit. I do it 24/7.”

With her AB cochlear implants, Rosie hasn’t just kept up—she’s soared, living life to the fullest and becoming a true champion. 🥋🏆

Thank you to Rosie and her family for sharing this story – what an inspiration! 👏



𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘦: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳. 𝘌𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯'𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦. 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶.