At a university meet and greet for international students, I realized it was crucial it was for me to tell people that I have bilateral conductive hearing loss ahead of time—and that I wear Cochlear™ Baha® Sound Processors to help me hear; that without my sound processors, I consider myself deaf. I had chatted with … Continued
A New Era in Hearing Advances in technology are helping people hear like never before in many venues. Cochlear’s innovations allow people of all ages hear their best, from True WirelessTM technology to Made for iPhone hearing devices, just to name a few. At the Good Vibrations Music & Arts Festival, everyone can experience the music, … Continued
Many of us have had to forcefully advocate for ourselves during our hearing journey: Dealing with hearing loss and its impact on our lives, years of hearing aids with diminishing returns, obtaining a cochlear implant and relearning how to hear with our implants. Once we have the surgery and are on our way to better … Continued
Cochlear is proud to support the Hearing Loss Association of America’s Walk4Hearing as a national sponsor. Our commitment to the hearing loss community and to HLAA’s important mission is embodied by the many Cochlear volunteers who attend the walks and provide inspiration and support for so many. McKenna N., a Baha® recipient and Cochlear team … Continued
My name is Elise Schiller and I am a bilateral Cochlear™ Baha® 5 recipient and a 2018 Anders Tjellström Scholarship winner. Follow me as I share my hearing journey throughout the next month, from studying abroad in Ireland to interning at Cochlear Americas! This is my hearing journey. At birth, I was diagnosed with a … Continued
Since the first picnic was held in Denver in 2011, Cochlear has partnered with Ear Community, a non-profit organization, to host up to seven picnics each year as part of our commitment to helping people with hearing loss live a life without limitations. To date, there have been nearly 60 events, bringing thousands of people … Continued
After seven years and over 17,000 free hearing screenings provided, two Hear the Music Kids Camps and a mission serving deaf children in Jamaica, everyone continues to ask us “How did you pick your charity’s name “Songs for Sound?” I’ll never forget handing my little baby girl, Lexi, over to Kevin and going into a room … Continued
Not a day goes by we don’t recognize how fortunate we are to have such an amazing group of volunteers who so selflessly dedicate themselves to helping people along their hearing journey. Every day our volunteers inspire, motivate, guide and empower others for one simple reason: to make a difference. Our 2017 “Hear-O of the … Continued
Every May for forty years the community of St. Charles, Michigan holds a Beautification Day to landscape and beautify their surroundings. A committee of volunteers works with the St. Charles High School students to educate and inspire “through hands-on experience to appreciate, beautify and protect their community and the world.” Lori Orr, Cochlear recipient, is … Continued
If you’re wondering what day-to-day life is like with a Cochlear device visit Cochlear Connections to talk with someone who has been through what you’re going through. How is a Cochlear device different than a hearing aid? Can you enjoy music with your device? Are you able to hear in a loud restaurant? Curious if … Continued
When Lisa Yuan reached a point with her hearing loss where she could no longer hide or fake it, she became hopeless and depressed. “I knew I needed to find help,” she said. This was the catalyst that led to Lisa’s involvement with the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA). Lisa was 20 years old … Continued
The challenge was to bring hearing health awareness to more than 1 million people during the month of May—Better Hearing and Speech Month—with our annual #MillionEar Challenge and all-new “See Sound Differently” video, and we’re excited to report we did just that! A total of 100,346 people took the challenge in helping us inform a … Continued
In honor of these amazing men and women who so graciously give their time to help others, Cochlear employees wrote messages of gratitude and took fun photos to recognize and applaud their tireless efforts. Read what a few employees had to say, see some of the kooky photos and find out which volunteers are being … Continued
When Melissa and James M. first met their baby boy, Jamison, they were surprised to find out he had a condition called microtia and atresia. His left ear didn’t fully develop during the first trimester of pregnancy, which impacted his ear canal and left him deaf in that ear. My husband was probably the most … Continued
With hearing loss becoming more common as younger people lose their hearing due to noise exposure and as baby boomers age, reaching those who are reluctant to have their hearing tested has become more important than ever. Each May, Better Hearing and Speech Month (BHSM) allows us a time to do just that. An annual … Continued
Cochlear is proud to support the Hearing Loss Association of America’s Walk4Hearing as a national sponsor. Our commitment to the hearing loss community and to HLAA’s important mission is embodied by the many Cochlear volunteers who attend the walks and provide inspiration and support for so many. McKenna Nelson, a Baha® recipient and Cochlear team … Continued
2007 – 2017: visions of tomorrow in state-of-the-art technology When Professor Brånemark accidentally discovered osseointegration1 in the 1950’s, the scientific community was startled in mistrust. To even dare to think that titanium, an inorganic element would fuse with bone tissue was considered outrageous. Despite the reluctance he was met with, Brånemark continued to study the process of osseointegration. Today millions … Continued
1997 – 2007: the dynamics of an industry in full motion With the opening of new markets and excellent results being reported, bone conduction bloomed during its third decade. It would no longer be an emerging treatment, but a standardized solution for people with conductive hearing loss, mixed hearing loss, and single-sided deafness. The word … Continued
1987 – 1997: more innovation, new countries and the first five thousand patients Thirty years ago, bone conduction technology was emerging as a treatment option for people suffering from conductive hearing loss. Thanks to the excellent results observed from the fitting of the first patients starting in 1977, the development of the bone conduction implant … Continued
Have you seen our new “I Want You to Hear” videos on social media? If not, check them out here. We created the “I Want You to Hear” video series because we wanted to explore the emotional journey for parents and children of what it’s like to find out your child is born deaf/has hearing … Continued
November 9th, National Microtia Awareness Day, is dedicated to spreading knowledge and hope about microtia, a congenital birth defect which derives its name from the Latin term for “small ear.” Approximately one child in every 9,000 is born with microtia in which the appearance of one or both of the outer ears is affected with … Continued