If you have been hearing and speaking for most of your life, you may wonder why you need rehabilitation after getting your cochlear implant. Even if you already have effective communication skills, you still need to learn to hear with your device! A cochlear implant stimulates your hearing nerve through electrical pulses. Your brain is stimulated
When you visit your hearing specialist for a mapping session, there’s certain important information that’s needed for programming your processor. We share some practical tips for what information you should keep track of throughout your hearing journey. Whether it’s rehabilitation information or device details, keeping well-organized records will greatly benefit you or your child.
An a cappella singer and bilateral implant recipient, Keri Reynolds understands how important music appreciation is for many cochlear implant recipients. Prepared with patience and positivity, Keri began the journey of relearning how to appreciate music. Keri is part of the MED-EL USA Team and shares with us her personal top tips for music appreciation
It can be difficult to meet new people, and that’s not to mention meeting people when you have hearing loss. Different voices, different situations, all of this can lead to difficulties in communication. It can be easy to get frustrated if you’re having troubles hearing, but there are some simple ways to get beyond this and keep
Cochlear implant rehabilitation is one of the most important factors when it comes to hearing well. If you’ve just had your cochlear implant turned on, there might be lots of thoughts going through your head. Hearing with a cochlear implant isn’t the same as natural hearing, and you might be hearing sounds that seem tinny,
Here are some tips from Tammy, who received bilateral cochlear implants to treat her sensorineural hearing loss. She’s had support from friends and family, and has lots of information about what you can tell your friends and family. Tammy’s Hearing Loss It’s likely an autoimmune inner ear disease caused my sensorineural hearing loss, and only
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