Tips & Tricks

Laughter brings us together but not getting a joke can leave us feeling isolated. Humor contributes positively to social interactions, relationship building and our ability to communicate our thoughts, feelings, and beliefs. We use humor to help us understand our world, try out new ideas and think in new and different ways. Humour requires the

Hearing loss affects not just how someone hears, but how they communicate. To overcome this people tend to develop a particular communication style, and we can group these into three basic communication styles: passive, assertive, and aggressive. If you’ve got hearing loss, understanding your own communication style can help you to better communicate. As you

Another important part of cochlear implant rehabilitation involves learning strategies to improve your daily communication. This includes strategies to improve your listening environment, communication strategies for you as a CI recipient, and for you to share with your communication partner(s).

You probably celebrate your birthday, but what about your hearing anniversary? Here’s everything you need to know about throwing a party to commemorate the day you or your loved one’s hearing implant was activated. What Is A Hearing Anniversary? Hearversary. AnnEARversary. Hearing birthday. There are several different names for hearing anniversaries, but the idea is

In previous months, we have given you tips and resources to get you started with your listening practice. Activities have focused on listening for specific speech sounds in words, common phrases and sentences. The topic of this post is ‘Speech Tracking’. What Is Speech Tracking? Speech tracking is a good activity for all recipients, wherever

Instagram might be best known for wanderlust-inducing travel pictures and mouth-watering food shots, but did you know that it’s also a great place to connect with hearing implant users from around the world? There’s a huge community of cochlear implant recipients and parents exchanging insights into their hearing journey as well as advice for others.