Since the world s first cochlear implant system was introduced more than 20 years ago, Cochlear Limited and its United States headquarters, Cochlear Corporation, have brought sound to more than 60,000 hearing-impaired individuals throughout the world. Cochlear s state-of-the-art technologies are designed to improve the ability to hear sound and understand speech. The company s fourth-generation cochlear implant system, the Nucleus Freedom, is designed to mimic natural hearing and allow users to interact more fully with the world around them. Cochlear headquarters is in Australia and operates throughout the U.S. from its North American base in Englewood, Colo.