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Hearing in Stereo: Sophie Aldred’s Bilateral BONEBRIDGE Experience
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Who Am I: Magteld Smith’s Hearing Loss and School
Magteld Smith is the recipient of a MED-EL cochlear implant. We are lucky to be able to share her hearing loss story here on The MED-EL Blog, and you can read more from her, like tips for mothers of a child with hearing loss, here. When speaking about hearing loss or deafness, the world is full
Cochlear Implant Story: A Real-Life Robocop
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.
7 Ways to Build Self-Identity with Hearing Loss
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
You Just Learned Your Child Has a Hearing Loss
When you’re getting ready to have a baby, I know there’s a lot going through your head. It might be like planning a vacation to some far off country: you know where you’re going and have a rough idea of the sights you’ll see and experiences you’ll have and are making all sorts of plans
A Childhood with Hearing Loss: Magteld Smith
Magteld Smith is a MED-EL cochlear implant recipient and has been sharing her story of growing up with hearing loss here on the blog. This part of her story is from her childhood in the 1970s. I came from a very musical family. My father and eldest brother played the violin, my mother and sister