80-year-old Barbara recently received bilateral cochlear implants, and shares how life has been improving for her each and every day. ————– “I thought to myself, “How could they possibly be as good as they claimed? Would they really be the answer to my problem?”” I was born in Richmond, Virginia, and moved to Hampton 57
Having improved access to sound with a hearing implant can open up the world for you again. Hearing loss in adults can be caused by a variety of factors, including age or illness, but if you learned to speak before losing your hearing, a hearing implant could help you hear again, enabling you to do the things you love and connect with the people around you.
Age-related hearing loss is on the rise and, on average, it takes 7-10 years for someone with a hearing loss to start looking for help. Poor hearing can affect many areas of a person’s life. Someone with age-related hearing loss relies more on assistance from friends and family, is less likely to participate in group
Cochlear implants have become an increasingly common treatment for hearing loss, but it wasn’t always that way. In the 1990s, there were very strict requirements that would have excluded many of today’s recipients.
In our last post we talked about what’s important for older adults to know about cochlear implant surgery but what happens after the cochlear implant surgery? Let’s find out: After Cochlear Implant Surgery After having cochlear implant surgery, it’s important to prepare for the beginning of your hearing journey. Depending on where you had your
