Tips & Tricks

Editor’s note: Don Liveley is a recipient of bilateral cochlear implants. In his previous posts on The MED-EL Blog he talked about his childhood with hearing loss, and receiving his cochlear implants. The physical disability of deafness is only a part of the equation of challenges we cochlear implant recipients face. The other part of

If children are implanted before beginning to speak, they will usually develop in stages similar to children with normal hearing—however these developments may be somewhat delayed. So, here’s a rough guide that you can use as a checklist to gauge the language development of your child cochlear implant recipient.

If you’ve recently received a cochlear implant, the first few months will be filled with lots of new experiences and changes. That’s because your brain is learning how to interpret the information it receives from a cochlear implant.

Difficult listening situations don’t mean that you have to hear poorly. With these tips you may be able to improve your hearing and listening skills regardless of the intruding sounds. What’s a Difficult Listening Situation? Do any of these sound familiar to you? Dinner at a restaurant, where it seems like you can hear the

Intended for children ages 3–9. Routines by definition happen the same way over and over, but that doesn’t mean they need to be boring. No, in fact they can be beneficial! Use the repetition to help your child build language skills. Repetition Helps Build Language Skills By speaking the same words or phrases over and