Did you know that meningitis is one of the biggest causes of hearing loss? Bacterial meningitis attacks the nerve cells in the inner ear, and can cause total deafness almost overnight. If this happens, cochlear implants are often the best way to get back your hearing. Meet Kadu, a young cochlear implant user from Brazil.
Every year, the Beats of Cochlea festival brings talented musicians from all over the world to make music together in Warsaw, Poland. These musicians play many different instruments and musical styles, but one thing unites them: they all use a cochlear implant, or other hearing implant, to make music. One of the youngest participants this
Beats of Cochlea is an annual music festival for musicians with hearing implants. Talented people of all ages from around the world came together in July to play at this unique event in Poland. At Beats of Cochlea 2018, there were 20 musicians from around the world, including 10 MED-EL hearing implant users. One part
Meet Niraj—he’s a student, a guitarist, and a BONEBRIDGE user from India. Niraj’s amazing guitar skills won him a place at this year’s Beats of Cochlea music festival, where he will join other musicians with hearing implants from all over the world. He took a break from rehearsing to tell us all about making music
From piano prodigies to singing sensations, Beats of Cochlea is just like any other music festival. But there’s one small difference—all the people on the stage are deaf musicians. Beats of Cochlea is a unique festival that gives musicians with hearing implants the chance to introduce their musical talent to the world. It’s held every
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