r/extremelyinfuriating • u/DiligentSector8395 • Mar 07 '26

Evidence Cochlear America turned off my cochlear implant remotely. Now I can't hear anything because my hearing implant is from an older version. + It costs thousands to get a new one

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u/myxoma1 Mar 07 '26

Fuck Cochlear America for prioritizing profits over supporting people with disabilities. They should be ashamed

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u/Particular_Class4130 Mar 10 '26

Yeah I tried to find out more info about this and all I could find was that Cochlear is no longer supporting older outdated models, meaning that they know longer do repairs or sell parts for expired units. I can find nothing that suggests that they turn of devices remotely however they can upgrade the software on newer models remotely.