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A cochlear implant is a type of hearing implant that helps hundreds of thousands of people hear every day. But how exactly do cochlear implants work? Read on to learn the basics of cochlear [...]

When Jessica and Stefan decided to get married, they assumed it would be a small event. Jessica’s hearing loss made it difficult to socialise in large groups, and she didn’t want to spend her big [...]

Over the past few months, we have provided tips and structured activities to help you listen your best with your cochlear implant. Another important part of cochlear implant rehabilitation [...]

After Ilan from the US experienced painful MRIs with his old cochlear implant, he decided to switch to a MED-EL CI. Read on to find out more about why MRIs are much more comfortable for him now, [...]

What do you think is the fastest sense? The speed of hearing takes 1/20 of a second for the brain to hear a sound once it reaches your ear.

You probably celebrate your birthday, but what about your hearing anniversary? Here’s everything you need to know about throwing a party to commemorate the day you or your loved one’s hearing [...]

Instagram might be best known for wanderlust-inducing travel pictures and mouth-watering food shots, but did you know that it’s also a great place to connect with hearing implant users from [...]

Lukas Käfer from Austria was born deaf and implanted with a cochlear implant as a child. But his hearing loss has not stopped him from pursuing his athletic goals and dreams. In today's blog he [...]

Adi, from Austria, has just received his first CI at the age of 80. In today's blog post his daughter Kathrin talks about the big effect her dad's new hearing has had for her family.

When Christina, from the US, found out that her son Kai had lost his hearing, she was devastated. Then she heard about cochlear implants, and knew immediately that this was the right thing to do [...]