Tips & Tricks

For cochlear implant users who enjoy doing sports, staying safe is very important. Having access to sound can help people stay safe, especially during outdoor sports such as cycling. Wearing the right helmet is crucial to ensure hearing performance is not compromised.

Are you wondering how you can do water sports with your cochlear implant? In this article, Russell provides useful insights into how he protects his audio processor during kayaking competitions and also offers practical tips for enjoying water-related activities while still enjoying the world of sounds.

Hearing loss in older adults can have a big impact on daily life and overall wellbeing if left untreated. If you have severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss, a cochlear implant may be able to provide you with access to sound. And auditory training can help you get the most from your hearing implant.

If you have received a cochlear implant, you will know that completing auditory rehabilitation is necessary to develop your listening abilities and to get the most from your device. Being able to understand complex auditory information, such as speech with a cochlear implant, takes time and rehabilitation practice as your brain becomes accustomed to and learns to process auditory stimuli from your hearing implant.

Any child—even one who has a cochlear implant—can learn multiple languages. Here are a few things you can do to help your child with a cochlear implant develop strong language skills in multiple languages.

When speech language pathologists or rehabilitation specialists talk about “speech skills” or “articulation,” they are referring to the ability to produce speech sounds correctly and clearly as an adult would.