An implantable system for control of and communication with an implant in a body, comprising a command input device and a processing device coupled thereto, the processing device being adapted to generate input to a command generator which is comprised in the system coupled to the processing device and which is adapted to generate and communicate commands to the medical implant in response to input received from the processing device, the system further comprising a memory unit connected to at least one of said devices in the system for storing a memory bank of commands. The command input device is adapted to receive commands from a user as voice commands, and the processing device comprises a filter adapted to filter voice commands against high frequency losses and frequency distortion caused by the mammal body.