A standard smoke detector’s alarm is loud enough so that everyone should be able to hear it, right? Unfortunately, that’s not the case for lots of people with hearing loss. Most smoke detectors have a very high-frequency fire alarm, which is bad news for most people because it’s the high frequencies that people tend to lose first.
At MED-EL, we’ve always supported hearing in both ears. For someone with a severe-to-profound bilateral hearing loss, a cochlear implant may be the best option. But many people are unable to, or choose not to, receive two cochlear implants. So, for someone who has only one cochlear implant—what should be done with the second ear?
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.
Don Liveley is a cochlear implant recipient with bilateral MED-EL CIs. In his first article he introduced himself and talked about growing up with hearing loss. Here he finds himself considering a cochlear implant.
