How do we select which brand of cochlear implant?

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@Tony3

The surgeon seemed to favour medel because he said something about they have different sizes compared to advanced bionic which only has one size.

This comment needs to be explained better or it is just incorrect.
All three brands of CI are good. Each has little differences that might be important to you.

@Tony3

Of the three Which one sounds more natural ?

From reading many experiences from many CI people all three are basically the same.

@Tony3

Which of the three gives better word recognition?

All three the same.

@Tony3

Which of the three works well with the oticon hearing aid that I will be using in my right ear?

This i believe the MedEl would be best but you have to have an intermediate device with you to use it. This you can also do with the other brands with an intermediate device. AB is hand in hand with Phonak and Cochlear is hand in hand with Resound. Both of these do not need an intermediate device to use compatible phones.

@Tony3

Which of the three works with hearing aid apps to control both hearing aid and cochlear implant at the same time?

I know AB does this with one app and Cochlear does it with one app in the USA.

MedEl and Cochlear both have off the ear and on the ear processors. AB only has the on the ear processor, no off the ear.