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.
One of the things we love about the SONNET and SONNET 2 audio processors is their flexibility. The modular design makes it easy to use child-friendly wearing options like ActiveWear and BabyWear. Or you can slide on the AudioStream cover for direct streaming. Then there are the battery options. Pick between disposables and rechargeable, different lengths, and different battery lifetimes: Whatever suits your lifestyle!
Tasha Ghouri is a fashion model and dancer from the UK. On her Instagram account, Tasha talks openly about being a cochlear implant user and proudly shows off her audio processor not only at photo shootings for famous fashion brands or dance videos, but also on television in the dating show “Love Island”. In this blog article, Tasha shares with us how she found her passion for dancing and modeling, who helped her on the way, and what role her CI plays in her hearing journey.
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