Tips & Tricks

There are lots of changes in the first months after someone receives a cochlear implant. There will be new sounds, new ways to communicate, and new rehabilitation activities just to name a few. But then—maybe slowly or maybe overnight—you’ll think about your cochlear implant and say “okay, now what?” Take this quote from MED-EL recipient

So your child’s gotten her cochlear implant, and has started to develop listening skills. Now what—once she’s started hearing sounds, what can you do to help? Here are some games that you can play with a child who’s had her cochlear implant for about a year. The best thing to do is to start simple and focus on

Here’s the third in our four-part miniseries about choosing the right Assistive Listening Device (ALD) depending on what situation you’re in. Our first posts covered listening to music and watching TV, and now we’ll head out to school or work.

Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, which are the layers that surround the brain and spinal cord. You have menges because they’re supposed to protect your nervous system, but unfortunately sometimes they can do the exact opposite: inflame and damage your nerves.

If you’ve just received a hearing implant there might be a bunch of hearing related terms, words, and definitions that you’re just learning about for the first time. Or even if you’ve had an implant for a while one term that you’re not familiar might just pop up. This can happen when you’re going through