Each year, Beats of Cochlea brings together people from around the world who share a love of music and a journey with hearing loss. This one-of-a-kind event in Warsaw, Poland, gives cochlear implant users the possibility to break boundaries in music and show what’s possible with the right support, technology, and passion.

If voices sound muffled or you can’t hear birds chirping or doorbells ringing, you might be experiencing high-frequency hearing loss. Learn what causes it, how to spot the signs, and what treatments can help you reconnect with the sounds you’ve been missing.

Residual hearing refers to the ability to hear some sounds even with hearing loss. Even people with significant hearing loss may have some remaining hearing ability, often in specific frequency ranges. This remaining hearing can be very important for cochlear implant users, as it can aid their ability to understand speech and enjoy sounds.

Not only have cochlear implant users Irina and Jhonny both overcome hearing loss, but they also share a love of dance. In this article, they talk about their friendship, the impact of their cochlear implants, and their passion for dance.

16-year-old CI user Irem from Turkey got her first cochlear implant when she was only 13 months old. Her second CI followed at the age of 9. In this article, Irem tells us all about her experience with bilateral cochlear implants, what challenges she had to overcome, and what she thinks of her decision today.

Meet David, a 33-year-old from Australia who was born with unilateral microtia and has found a hearing solution for his single-sided hearing loss. Today, David can enjoy stereo sound in conversations and everyday life. Find out here what solution he recommends for hearing loss due to unilateral microtia.