This summer-themed activity to do with your child at home—or at the beach—can help them develop their listening and speaking skills during the summer holidays.
Due to the popularity of our Rehab for Adults series, which includes: what to expect from a cochlear implant, printable handouts for active auditory training with your cochlear implant, practice listening for specific sounds, speech tracking; and tips for how to use communication strategies and improve your listening environment, we have made further resources available
Talking on the phone is one of the most challenging listening situations: unfamiliar speakers, no visual cues, and sometimes a poor connection. But despite these challenges, studies have shown that people with hearing loss begin using the phone more after they get cochlear implants. Here are some tips for practicing your phone communication skills.
Denice is a MED-EL cochlear implant recipient—and an author! She recently wrote a hearing loss book about her experiences, It’s a Noisy, Noisy World, and today you can get an exclusive peek into her life and the book. “You need to look at Denice when you talk to her,” my younger brother told my mother. He
For seven years, 13-year-old Valentin from Austria could only hear in one ear. While his hearing loss remained undetected for a long time, the effects of single-sided deafness on his development were clearly visible. In her guest article, Valentin’s mother Irene explains how he was finally diagnosed with “profound hearing loss in the left ear” and how Valentin’s everyday life and personal development have improved thanks to his cochlear implant (CI).
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