For people with hearing loss, talking on the phone can be a challenging and sometimes daunting experience. Keri Reynolds is a bilateral cochlear implant recipient who is also a part of the MED-EL USA Team. In her latest post, Keri shares her handy tips for talking on the telephone with a hearing implant.
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.
Pretend play is simple, you can do it just about anywhere, and it helps your child develop a whole range of skills that will help them throughout their life. What is pretend play? It’s simple: any game, activity, or storytelling that uses imagination. There are lots of different skills that it helps to build, and
Wesley Saint West was born with normal hearing, but when he was 31 sudden hearing loss took it all away. Then he heard about cochlear implants, and became the first person in the Bahamas to receive a cochlear implant. He received his cochlear implant at the hearLIFE Clinic Nassau, and we’re excited to share his
Laura was diagnosed with hearing loss at age 2, and at that point started using hearing aids. She got used to the hearing aids and expected to use them throughout her life. But then, sudden hearing loss caused her life to change almost overnight. Here’s Laura’s story. I have had a hearing loss since birth,
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