Introducing the Cochlear™ Nucleus® 8 Sound Processor

Smaller, smarter and better connected, the Nucleus® 8 Sound Processor opens up a world of possibilities.1-4,*

Engage with the moments that matter and experience the comfort of the world’s smallest and lightest behind-the-ear cochlear implant sound processor.1 Designed to make communicating with people easier, the Nucleus 8 Sound Processor delivers our latest hearing technology which automatically adjusts to your listening environment.2,3,5-7 Ready for next-generation Bluetooth® LE Audio technology,^ it will make it easy to bring sound to you – in more places and from more devices than ever before.4,8,9

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* Compared to Nucleus 6 and Nucleus 7 sound processors.
^As Bluetooth LE Audio compatible devices become available, a sound processor firmware update will be required to use certain features. Auracast™ broadcast audio capability is subject to third party adoption of the Auracast protocol.
1. Cochlear Limited. D1190805, Processor Size Comparison. May 2022.
2. Cochlear Limited. D1864200 SCAN-2 Design Description. Apr 2022.
3. Cochlear Limited. D1964109 Clinical Investigation Report CLTD5804. Feb 2022.
4. Hunn N. Introducing Bluetooth® LE Audio [Internet]. [cited 2022 Jan]. Available from: https://www.bluetooth.com/learn-about...
5. Mauger SJ, Warren C, Knight M, Goorevich M, Nel E. Clinical evaluation of the Nucleus 6 cochlear implant system: performance improvements with SmartSound iQ. International Journey Of Audiology. 2014, Aug; 53(8): 564-576. [Sponsored by Cochlear]
6. Mauger S, Jones M, Nel E, Del Dot J. Clinical outcomes with the Kanso™ off- the-ear cochlear implant sound processor. International Journal Of Audiology. 2017, Jan 9; 1-10. [Sponsored by Cochlear]
7. Wolfe J, Neumann S, Marsh M, Schafer E, Lianos L, Gilden J, O'Neill L, Arkis P, Menapace C, Nel E, Jones M. Benefits of Adaptive Signal Processing in a Commercially Available Cochlear Implant Sound Processor. Otol Neurotol. 2015 Aug;36(7):1181-90. [Sponsored by Cochlear]
8. Cochlear Limited. D1631375 Nucleus 8 Sound Processor Product Definition
9. A Technical Overview of LC3 [Internet]. Bluetooth® Technology Website. [cited 2022 Feb 28]. Available from: https://www.bluetooth.com/blog/a-tech...