Colleen Powell is the mom of 7-year-old Liam, who is a recent recipient of his second MED-EL cochlear implant. In this post, Colleen shares their experience of her son getting his first cochlear implant, and then his second. —– If you told me in August of 2013, just after Liam’s first CI surgery, that in
William was one of the first in the world to try out the revolutionary bone conduction hearing device stuck on behind the ear—ADHEAR. We chat with William’s mom, Lorraine, to find out about how ADHEAR has changed her son’s life. 1: How did you first find out William had hearing loss? William failed his
Have you recently received your cochlear implant and are you wondering if you will ever be able to enjoy music once again? Mary Beth shares her experience of how she returned to music with her cochlear implants. My Hearing Loss Hi, my name is Mary Beth and I live in northern New York. I
Maria Terekhova is an 18 year old professional rock climber from Kazakhstan with incredible willpower and commitment to achieve. As a young child, Maria completely lost her hearing. At 8 years old, she received a cochlear implant. In the following years, Maria became a professional athlete in the sport of rock climbing. She recently competed
Ever wondered what life is like for a 12-year-old with bilateral cochlear implants? We interview 12-year-old Talia from Singapore, who was born deaf, and uses two cochlear implants to hear and play music! Tell us a bit about yourself! Hi, I am from Singapore, a multi-racial country! I am 12 years old and I
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