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When Christina, from the US, found out that her son Kai had lost his hearing, she was devastated. Then she heard about cochlear implants, and knew immediately that this was the right thing to do for her son. In today’s blog post she tells Kai’s and her story.   My name is Christina and I

Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, which are the layers that surround the brain and spinal cord. You have menges because they’re supposed to protect your nervous system, but unfortunately sometimes they can do the exact opposite: inflame and damage your nerves.

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.

Here’s a guest article from MED-EL cochlear implant recipient Robert Grey where he talks about what it was like to lose his hearing and receive a CI. Robert, who lives in the United Kingdom, lost his hearing after contracting meningitis at age 13. Meningitis Here I am, 32 years after contracting meningitis at the age of