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Are you an older adult with hearing loss? Getting a cochlear implant may help you access sound—and enjoy a better quality of life.

The holiday season is a time for celebration, family gatherings, and making lasting memories. For parents of children with a cochlear implant, it’s essential to ensure that the festivities don’t hinder their child’s listening and language skills but contribute to them. This article provides four practical cochlear implant rehabilitation activities that can help your child thrive during this joyful season.

Following a diagnosis of hearing loss in a child, it is common for families to seek information and advice about how to communicate with their child and support their child’s development. Although some families that choose a cochlear implant for their child may have to wait a while before implantation, their child’s development doesn’t have to wait.

Meet CI user and biologist Sandra from Spain. In this article, we delve into Sandra’s inspiring hearing journey–from the moment she discovered her hearing loss to her decision to pursue a cochlear implant. Her story showcases the remarkable advances in hearing technology and highlights the importance of seeking support, nurturing mental well-being, and breaking the stigma surrounding hearing solutions.

As a parent, preparing your child for cochlear implant surgery can seem overwhelming. With these recommendations for what to do before, during, and after surgery, you can feel informed and ready so you and your child are calm and comfortable on surgery day.

Professional oboist and CI user Russell from the UK lost his hearing due to a rare disease affecting the inner ear. In this article, Russell tells us all about his decision to get a cochlear implant, how his RONDO 3 helps him in daily life, and how he manages to make music despite hearing loss.