Chuckie is the recipient of a MED-EL cochlear implant. He lost his hearing due to meningitis when he was just 1 year old. Read how finally getting implanted helped fulfil his dream of being a police officer.
Self-identity: It’s recognizing the unique aspects that make us who we are, and is the foundation for self-worth and emotional wellbeing. It isn’t innate, but rather each child develops their own sense of self as they grow from a baby into a toddler; when they recognize their personality traits, their likes and dislikes, the culture
Reading books with your child is a great way to help your child develop early language and literacy skills and prepare for school, and this is especially true if your child has a cochlear implant. But how can you make sure they get the most out of each book? Start Reading Early Introduce your child
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is one of the most important tools that a doctor can use to look inside the human body without surgery. If you have a cochlear implant, you might know that each cochlear implant can only be used at the specific MRI strengths which are approved by regulatory agencies like the FDA*. Read all about the history of MRI and cochlear implants here.
Starting school is a rite of passage for all children, and it’s often the first time where they will spend a large portion of their day away from their parents. How successful they are in this transition depends on a range of factors, especially if your child has a hearing loss. Why? It’s because so
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
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