Home is a place of comfort, safety, love, meals, relaxation, importance, value, and endless communication. For a person with hearing loss or a hearing implant user, home can sometimes be a difficult place in terms of hearing ability. For example, a living room with high ceilings and hard floors can cause sound to echo, making
When you first begin listening with your hearing implant, you may be surprised at all the different sounds there are in your world. There are some sounds which are important and need to be attended to, such as alarms and moving cars at a crossing. Other sounds can be background noise and don’t require a
Want an improved listening experience with your SONNET? Adam, who is an adult cochlear implant recipient, tested out both the Roger 21 and the Roger™ Pen wireless microphone. Check out his review of this brand new product that can be used with our SONNET audio processor.
Have you ever wanted to hear straight from another parent about what it’s like for your child to be hearing for the first time? Mothers know best, as they say! Meet Chelsea, whose one-year-old son Elijah is a bilateral cochlear implant recipient. Chelsea first wrote for the MED-EL Blog a few weeks ago about how
Geoffrey Ball is the inventor of VIBRANT SOUNDBRIDGE—and a SOUNDBRIDGE recipient himself. He developed hearing loss at an early age. After trying various hearing aids, the solution was obvious: he needed to build a device that worked with what little hearing he had left. Find out how Geoff turned his personal challenge into a revolutionary creation that has impacted countless lives.
What’s the big trick behind being able to speak clearly? Being able to hear other people speak clearly. Children with hearing implants need regular listening practice in order to develop or improve their speaking skills. Find out what you can do to support your child’s language skills in everyday life.
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