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After Ilan from the US experienced painful MRIs with his old cochlear implant, he decided to switch to a MED-EL CI. Read on to find out more about why MRIs are much more comfortable for him now, [...]

René Vergè is a musician and sound engineer from Germany – and he is also a bilateral recipient of MED-EL cochlear implants. He told us about his hearing journey and why, thanks to his cochlear [...]

Kristian Erickson from Alaska has one big passion: studying foreign languages. But his progressive hearing loss made mastering them increasingly difficult – until he got cochlear implants, [...]

Captivating string quartets, moving piano solos, and a soulful vocal performance. On paper, it might sound like a normal night at the Haus Der Musik, Innsbruck’s concert hall. But last November’s [...]

Our Music Specialist and cochlear implant user Johanna shares her secret tips for the best music training apps for CI recipients!

There are some personalities you’ll never forget, like Charlie’s. Usher Syndrome, which causes deafness and blindness, doesn’t stop talented 10-year-old Charlie playing music, sport and more!

These musicians, who come from all around the world and play various instruments, all have hearing loss. In fact, many of these talented individuals are profoundly deaf.

Beats of Cochlea is an international music festival from 10-14th July 2017 for hearing implant recipients from all over the world to share their musical talents. Meet one of the musicians [...]

A couple of weeks ago we introduced you to Johanna, a professional singer with single-sided deafness who received her cochlear implant in 2009 after losing her hearing the year prior from [...]

Our in-house musicologist Johanna, is a musician & cochlear implant recipient. Johanna shares how single-sided deafness affected her ability to enjoy music.