Tips & Tricks

If you’re talking about older adults and cochlear implants, we understand that it can often be difficult to know the best ways to help them out. Sometimes they say they don’t need help, sometimes they think they don’t need help, and sometimes they really don’t need help. Everybody’s different, but in general there are a

A common question that we get from hearing implant recipients is, “Am I able to drive, legally, with my hearing implant?” In many cases, the answer is yes. But, because I know that some recipients might be apprehensive about driving (or just getting a driver’s license), here’s some information that you can use to learn about driving with a hearing implant.

Our Listening and Spoken Language Specialist, Donna Sperandio, shares some tips that you can use to improve your hearing. As I’ve written before, one of the most important parts to receiving a hearing implant is setting reasonable expectations. Because everybody’s hearing is different, it’s always a good idea to improve your hearing instead of comparing yourself to

If you’re thinking about receiving, or have received, a cochlear implant, odds are that you’ve got lots of questions about having cochlear implant surgery. But, you might also be wondering “what’s a good question?” You might think that some questions are silly or too small to matter. That’s not true! Ever question is important. So,