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Imagine you’re just sitting at home, and you suddenly realize you can’t hear. That was the reality for 52-year-old Mercedes Garcia. Her sudden hearing loss changed her life overnight, and she [...]

Single-sided deafness (SSD) occurs when there is a profound hearing loss in one ear, and normal hearing in the other. Children with SSD may experience significant difficulties listening and [...]

After growing up with single-sided deafness, there were a few things that Veronika wasn’t expecting when she finally got a cochlear implant at 21 years old.

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.

Sharon has worked as an audiologist since losing her hearing forty years ago. Find out what prompted her to recently make the decision to get a cochlear implant.

Gemma Mole is a Hearing Therapist who received a MED-EL cochlear implant to treat her Single-Sided Deafness. Here’s her story, in her words:

A bone conduction implant can help someone with hearing loss to hear. Learn about the different types of implants and their pros and cons.

These are some special rehabilitation techniques that someone with Single-Sided Deafness (SSD) can use to build their listening skills.

For someone with Single-Sided Deafness the head shadow can block important sounds from being heard. A cochlear implant can help.