Denice is a MED-EL cochlear implant recipient—and an author! She recently wrote a hearing loss book about her experiences, It’s a Noisy, Noisy World, and today you can get an exclusive peek into her life and the book. “You need to look at Denice when you talk to her,” my younger brother told my mother. He
If you’re thinking about getting a cochlear implant for you or a loved one, you probably have lots of questions on your mind. And while lots of these are fairly easy for your hearing professional to answer, there’s one that can be very tricky to describe. Just what does hearing with a cochlear implant sound like?
Esteban López has had hearing loss since he was baby. Using hearing aids, he succeeded at school and followed his dreams all the way to veterinary school. But even with the strongest hearing aids, he struggled to hear people (and animals!) clearly at work. It was then that he decided to get cochlear implants. Now,
You often hear from the parent’s perspective, but do you know what life with cochlear implants is like for the child themselves? This week, we hear from Alex, an 11-year-old with profound hearing loss and bilateral cochlear implants. Alex shares his reflections on his life with cochlear implants. “I like cochlear implants because I
Meet Johanna, a professional singer with single-sided deafness who received her cochlear implant in 2009 after losing her hearing from meningitis. She shares how the road to music appreciation is not always an easy one, and what challenges she faced along the way. Based in the US, she now works for MED-EL helping people around the world with a cochlear implant to once again appreciate music.
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