Guest Articles

When Rosalyn and Justin from the United States found out that their first child Lia was born with Usher Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder resulting in hearing and vision loss, they were [...]

For many years, Sarah from the United States did not want to have a cochlear implant. But when she trained as an audiologist, she discovered that hearing implants would give her the freedom to [...]

If you’re thinking about getting a cochlear implant for your or a loved one, you probably have lots of questions on your mind. And while lots of these are fairly easy for your hearing [...]

You might remember talented sport star Jodie Ounsley. The 18-year-old British rugby player is not only causing a sensation on the pitch, but is also now getting behind the wheels of her first [...]

René Vergè is a musician and sound engineer from Germany – and he is also a bilateral recipient of MED-EL cochlear implants. He told us about his hearing journey and why, thanks to his cochlear [...]

Núria from Spain is studying biomedical analysis at the University of Barcelona and started using the bone conduction hearing system ADHEAR a few months ago. Here she talks about her (hearing) [...]

Saulo Silveira is a Brazilian artist living in Portugal, who was born profoundly deaf in both ears. Saulo told us about his decision to get cochlear implants, the roles art and painting played in [...]

Meet Louise. After gradually losing her hearing during from childhood, she made the decision to get a cochlear implant. Now a successful businesswoman and volunteer HearPeers Mentor, she shares [...]

Kristian Erickson from Alaska has one big passion: studying foreign languages. But his progressive hearing loss made mastering them increasingly difficult – until he got cochlear implants, [...]

Esteban López has had hearing loss since he was baby. Using hearing aids, he succeeded at school and followed his dreams all the way to veterinary school. But even with the strongest hearing [...]