Kylie lost her hearing in one ear after an inner ear infection when she was 38 years old. In this article, the 42-year-old singer and occupational therapist tells us the reasons she went for a MED-EL implant and audio processor, and the listening goals she has achieved with single-sided deafness (SSD) so far.
38-year-old Finnish musician Laura has been using SONNET audio processors with an EAS system to learn to hear music with her cochlear implants. In last month’s article, she told us all about the system, how she hears with it, and how the cochlear implants impacted her life. Today, Laura will talk about her rehab and which steps she had to take to rediscover music with her cochlear implants.
Meet 38-year-old Laura, a musician and cochlear implant user from Finland. Laura lost her hearing in 2018 and could not carry on with everyday life and could no longer make music. In this article, she tells us how life with hearing loss felt and how an EAS system—consisting of cochlear implant technology for high-pitched sounds and hearing aid technology for low-pitched sounds—helped her go back to fully enjoying and making music again.
27-year-old Hunter was one of the first children in the US to receive a cochlear implant. Since then, he’s tried many different MED-EL audio processors. In this article, Hunter talks about his experience with his audio processors and how they supported him on his hearing journey.
Bertus from South Africa decided to get a cochlear implant after being diagnosed with profound hearing loss at the age of 66. In this article, he tells us openly how he decided on a cochlear implant, how it improved his life, and what he wishes for the future.
When he was 11 years old, William from the UK started using ADHEAR, our revolutionary bone conduction device designed for people with conductive hearing loss. Now, five years later, he shares his experience with the device and how it changed his life.
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