Alexis, a sports coach from France, was 40 when he decided to get a hearing implant. In this article, he tells us all about his hearing journey, what he thinks of his MED-EL cochlear implant, and how it helps him take part in one of the biggest sporting events in France.

For the past few days, we’ve been celebrating music and hearing implants at Sound Sensation. The online festival brought together performances from implant recipients, interactive workshops, and a music-packed talk show. It all culminated with a Grand Finale of world-class music. Let’s meet the inspirational hearing implant recipients who performed at this incredible event, and

Misdiagnosed as autistic, Grzegorz Płonka spent most of his childhood in a school for children with mental disabilities and was unable to speak. This changed when he got diagnosed with profound sensorineural hearing loss at the age of 14 and received his cochlear implant five years later. The Polish film SONATA shows his hearing journey and how a cochlear implant enabled him to become a talented pianist. In this article, Grzegorz tells us more about his childhood with hearing loss, his opinion on SONATA, and the mission he is on.