In his last article, CI user and musician Chris from Germany shared about his hearing loss, implantation, and activation. In this article, we will learn more about hearing rehabilitation with his cochlear implant, how his life changed, and why he doesn’t regret his decision to get bilateral cochlear implants.
After many years as a hearing aid user, Chris decided to get a cochlear implant. In this article, he speaks openly about growing up with hearing loss, why he decided to get two MED-EL cochlear implants, and how activation went.
Want to get the most out of your MED-EL audio processor? We hear you! Here are seven quick and easy tricks for using SONNET 2, from checking your microphones to changing your batteries. Oh, and most of these hearing hacks work for SONNET as well.
Kylie lost her hearing in one ear after an inner ear infection when she was 38 years old. In this article, the 42-year-old singer and occupational therapist tells us the reasons she went for a MED-EL implant and audio processor, and the listening goals she has achieved with single-sided deafness (SSD) so far.
Meet 38-year-old Laura, a musician and cochlear implant user from Finland. Laura lost her hearing in 2018 and could not carry on with everyday life and could no longer make music. In this article, she tells us how life with hearing loss felt and how an EAS system—consisting of cochlear implant technology for high-pitched sounds and hearing aid technology for low-pitched sounds—helped her go back to fully enjoying and making music again.
27-year-old Hunter was one of the first children in the US to receive a cochlear implant. Since then, he’s tried many different MED-EL audio processors. In this article, Hunter talks about his experience with his audio processors and how they supported him on his hearing journey.
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