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    Baha® Start

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    Because your child deserves
    the best start

    Baha Start is a treatment option for kids with conductive hearing loss, mixed hearing loss and single-sided deafness (SSD). It’s a simple wearable hearing solution that does not require surgery, and it uses the process of bone conduction to help your child hear.

    Young smiling girl on playground. She's wearing her Baha Start.

    Importance of early intervention

    Early access to sound is proven to make a difference in helping children develop language, engage and fully experience the richness of their environment. It’s also critical to helping children learn and develop on par with their hearing peers.

    Our non-surgical Cochlear™ Baha® Start solution supports both you and your child so you can feel confident about their hearing progress.

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    Wearing options

    Explore the options

    Baha Start consists of a Baha sound processor and a wearing option – either the Baha SoundBand™ or the Baha SoundArc™ – which holds the sound processor against the head.

    To meet your child’s needs, both the SoundBand and SoundArc can be worn with one or two sound processors.

    Baha SoundBand

    The soft, comfortable SoundBand is created specifically for babies and young children.

    The SoundBand comes in several colours, and you can change the size using the adjustment slider.

     

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    Hearing their best

    The first step to better hearing

    Baha Start helps babies and young children experience clear, rich and natural sound.


    Young girl looking at the Baha 7 sound Processor she's holding in her hand.

    Powering up their potential

    The Baha 7 Sound Processor can help children learn from all the sounds around them—from a busy classroom to a whispered bedtime story. It uses proven sound technology that is shown to significantly improve speech recognition in both quiet and noisy environments.1,*

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    Everyday life

    Confidence to explore and thrive

    Baha Start is designed to fit into the real, playful, messy lives of children – and the busy lives of their families – to give you peace of mind as your child learns to thrive in a world of sound.

    Young Baha Start recipient playing with his two siblings in a sandbox.

    Splash-proof and dust-proof

    With the highest available water-resistance rating (IP68) in a sound processor, the Baha 7 Sound Processor is splash-proof and dust-proof, so your child can do more of what they love.

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    Simple to use

    It's easy and simple to use. Just place the SoundBand or SoundArc around your child’s head, turn on their sound processor, and start the day.

    Hands attaching a Baha sound processor to a girl's shirt with a Safety Line.

    Extra reassurance

    With a Safety Line you can attach the sound processor to your child’s shirt for added peace of mind during active play.

    Connectivity

    Growing up in a more connected world

    A hearing solution should make it easy for your child to stay connected—whether through wireless devices to hear their teacher at the front of the classroom, or direct streaming to watch their favourite shows. That’s just what Baha Start is designed to do.

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    Bring sound closer

    Boost your child's hearing experience with next-generation wireless devices that bring sound closer from a teacher or coach.

    Person holding a phone looking at Baha Smart App. In the background we see a young Baha Start recipient.

    Control your child's hearing device

    Easily control your child’s hearing device using the Baha Smart App. In the app, you can also locate a misplaced sound processor.

    Young Baha Start recipient looking at a video on a phone. Sound is streamed directly from the phone to the sound processor.

    Stream directly

    Stream music or videos directly to your child’s sound processor using your or their compatible Apple or Android™ devices.

    Mother and young Baha Start recipient looking at a phone together.

    Meet your audiologist at home

    Connect with your child’s audiologist from home when it suits you via the Baha Smart App and Cochlear’s Remote Care services.

    Next steps

    The journey to everyday hearing

    Take the next step to start your child on their journey to better hearing.

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    Hearing evaluation

    Meet with a hearing health professional where your child will complete a hearing test.

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    Sound processor fitting

    Your hearing health professional will fit your child’s sound processor. It will be adjusted to match your child’s hearing needs, and together you’ll be shown how it works.

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    Hearing every day

    Once your child’s sound processor is fitted, they’re ready to start exploring the sounds around them.

    Are you looking for a hearing solution for yourself?

    If you are experiencing hearing loss and want to explore bone conduction solutions, contact your hearing health professional and schedule a bone conduction demo with Baha Start.

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    Hear their stories

    Hear from other parents and children

    Are you curious about how a Cochlear bone conduction device has helped other children and how it may help your child? These inspirational stories offer some insights.

    Finn's parents explain why Cochlear Baha Start is vital to his development

    Finn's parents share Finn's hearing journey with Cochlear Baha Start.

    With Baha Start, Katarina can better connect with others

    With her Cochlear Baha Start hearing solution, Katarina’s able to better connect with others.


    Learn how Baha Start gives Cash his “superpower”

    Cash and his parents share how Cochlear Baha Start has helped him along his hearing journey.


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    Non-surgical solutions

    Learn more about how bone conduction hearing works.

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    Find your nearest clinic to get your child's hearing journey started today.

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    Learn more about how Baha Start may help your child hear.

    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 instructions for use. Not all products are available in all countries. Please contact your local Cochlear representative for product information.

    For a full list of Cochlear’s trademarks, please visit our Terms of Use page.

    The Cochlear Baha 7 Sound Processor, with battery compartment excluded, is dust and water resistant to level IP68 of the International Standard IEC60529. Refer to the relevant user guide for more information.

    For information regarding the compatibility of Cochlear’s sound processors with Apple or Android devices, visit www.cochlear.com/compatibility

    Cochlear’s range of Smart Apps are available on App Store and/or Google Play. For information regarding the sound processors, operating systems and devices that are compatible with Cochlear’s range of apps, visit www.cochlear.com/compatibility

    Android and Google Play are trademarks of Google LLC.

    Apple and iPhone are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

    App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.

    * Baha 6 Max Sound Processor, using same technology as Baha 7 Sound Processor.

     

    References

    1. Cochlear Bone Anchored Solutions AB. Baha 6 Max Home test CIR CBAS5779. D1801512. Sweden; 2021.

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