Last week we posted an article showing why your hearing aids might not work like you remember, and now we’ve got a first-hand story from someone whose hearing aids weren’t enough to treat her hearing loss. So what did she do then? Read on… My hearing loss was inherited from my mother’s side of the
If your hearing aids no longer work like you remember, there are other solutions that may be able to help: hearing implants. Your hearing may change over time, but there's no reason to give up on hearing your best—you can still enjoy all the wonderful sounds life has to offer.
If your child has just received a cochlear implant it’s important that you give them as many opportunities as possible to hear a variety of sounds. By helping your child to hear and engage with sounds you’ll build their listening skills, and ultimately their language skills. Here are some ways you can start. Start Early,
Note: this is the second guest article from MED-EL cochlear implant recipient Magteld Smith. In her first post she introduced herself and talked about how her mother helped her to succeed in spite of her congenital deafness. Magteld has since gone on to spend 20 years researching how to give more people with deafness and hearing
If your child has a cochlear implant, you might be weighing a few different options when it comes to which school he or she will attend. One of these options is a “mainstream school”: your standard local school filled with all sorts of different kids, both with and without hearing losses. If you’re considering having
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