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.
Welcome back to our Rehab at Home for Adults series where you can learn how to reach everyday listening goals and improve your hearing. Today’s goal is about hearing the TV clearly at a volume that is comfortable for everyone.
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.
Welcome back to our Rehab At Home for Adults where you can learn how to reach everyday listening goals to improve your hearing. Today’s goal is about understanding conversation on the phone.
Space for a few more New Year’s resolutions on your list? After all, it’s the perfect opportunity to set yourself some realistic listening goals. The trick to achieving them is to break down your big resolutions into smaller tasks. Here are five achievable resolutions any cochlear implant user can try.
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