Author: Cara Lippitt

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After a frightening diagnosis of an acoustic neuroma, Jeffrie Anne discovered a passion for helping others with hearing loss

After a frightening diagnosis of an acoustic neuroma, Jeffrie Anne discovered a passion for helping others with hearing loss

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After surviving a brain tumor, Jeffrie Anne S. could not believe she was diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma. After surgery, her acoustic neuroma was gone, but unfortunately, so was her hearing. Isolation and frustrating conversations led Jeffrie Anne to explore other solutions. Luckily, she was introduced to the Cochlear™ Baha® System: “I am forever grateful… … Continued

Early cochlear implant adopter, motorcyclist shares how advanced technology helped him on his road to hearing

Early cochlear implant adopter, motorcyclist shares how advanced technology helped him on his road to hearing

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“I was born with normal hearing. At the age of 18 months, I contracted a fever of 104 degrees and was hospitalized for nearly a month as the doctors attempted to bring the fever down. Finally, they used a high dosage of sulfa meds and the fever left me; however, so did the majority of … Continued

How the Baha System helped Brenda overcome sudden deafness in one ear

How the Baha System helped Brenda overcome sudden deafness in one ear

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Can you imagine waking up one day with unexplained, sudden deafness in one ear? Brenda W. lived that nightmare, having her hearing in her right ear robbed overnight. After Brenda was told she would simply have to live with the hearing loss, Brenda was determined to find a solution. With one trial session, read how … Continued

Progressive hearing loss robbed Timothy of his outgoing personality; a cochlear implant brought it back

Progressive hearing loss robbed Timothy of his outgoing personality; a cochlear implant brought it back

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After Timothy S. was diagnosed with progressive hearing loss, his social personality and motivation diminished alongside his hearing. After hitting rock bottom, he made a choice to treat his hearing loss. Since that day, he has never looked back. Check out Timothy’s story on the cochlear implant that changed his life: “My name is Timothy … Continued

Brother and sister with Connexin 26 gene mutation get Cochlear Implants and new opportunities

Brother and sister with Connexin 26 gene mutation get Cochlear Implants and new opportunities

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Katy L. had never thought of hearing loss and its impact on her life before. She and her husband were hearing and her first child was born hearing. Then her next two children, Ledger and Ezrie Kate, were diagnosed as the first in their family to have hearing loss, later finding they had the Connexin … Continued

Baha_5_Group_Treatment for Mixed Hearing Loss

Searching for a treatment for mixed hearing loss?

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Are you able to hear in quiet environments, but you most likely struggle to hear and understand what is being said in noisy ones? Is life feeling a bit more challenging? Read below for information on a treatment for mixed hearing loss that may be able to help you. Do you have mixed hearing loss? … Continued

Advanced technology and ability for future upgrades led this mom to choose the Cochlear Family for her son

Advanced technology and ability for future upgrades led this mom to choose the Cochlear Family for her son

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Kirsten K. faced a scary start to Graham’s life after he spent the first couple of weeks in the NICU. An initial failed newborn hearing screening was the least of her worries but once further testing was performed, Graham was diagnosed as severe-to-profoundly hearing impaired from nerve-related hearing loss. Kirsten looked into cochlear implants after … Continued

After a tough medical history, child with single-sided deafness hears with the Baha System

After a tough medical history, child with single-sided deafness hears with the Baha System

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Matthew K. had already faced an uphill road in his early childhood, having gone through multiple surgeries, procedures and doctors’ visits for his congenital melanocytic nevus. After Matthew failed a 2nd grade hearing screening, his school nurse urgently recommended a hearing test. Matthew was diagnosed with single-sided deafness (SSD), and received the Baha® System in … Continued

Regret of lost family relationships prompts father’s decision to get a cochlear implant

Regret of lost family relationships prompts father’s decision to get a cochlear implant

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“My name is Dante, and I am 55 years old. I was diagnosed as having moderate to profound hearing loss at the age of 7. I went to a special school for the deaf that promoted oral communication, provided speech therapy and taught lip-reading skills. This allowed me to communicate effectively and eventually be incorporated into the … Continued

The forgotten sense: What it is like to hear with a cochlear implant

The forgotten sense: What it is like to hear with a cochlear implant

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Born in New York, Suellen B. was born hearing to two hearing parents and was a talkative bilingual child. Unfortunately, she started to lose her hearing at age 8, forcing her to rely heavily on lip-reading for most of her life. After the most powerful hearing aids were no longer providing her benefit, Suellen had … Continued

Baha5 treatment for conductive hearing loss

Looking for a treatment for conductive hearing loss?

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Are you able to hear in quiet environments, but struggle to hear and understand what is being said in noisy ones? Is life feeling a bit more challenging? Read below for information on a treatment for conductive hearing loss that may be able to help your hearing loss. What is conductive hearing loss? Conductive hearing … Continued

Isolation, frustration drives woman to find a treatment for hearing loss

Isolation, frustration drives woman to find a treatment for hearing loss

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“My hearing journey, or should I say hearing loss journey, began in June 2005 when I awoke to what I thought was just a ‘plugged’ feeling in my left ear. I did everything I could think of to try to unplug my ear, including flying to Las Vegas! Nothing was working, so I visited urgent … Continued

Sophia with Cochlear Implants

Mother overcomes initial fears about cochlear implants, helps her daughter hear

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Danielle V.’s daughter, Sophia, failed her newborn hearing screening, and after multiple doctor appointments and tests, they learned Sophia had severe to profound hearing loss. When hearing aids were not helping, they learned cochlear implants would be the best treatment option for Sophia to hear. However, one of Danielle’s biggest fears about cochlear implants was … Continued

Mail carrier with hearing loss from chronic ear infections with mail truck

Mail carrier’s lifelong search to treat hearing loss from chronic ear infections finally delivers

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Michelle D. suffered hearing loss from chronic ear infections her entire life, dealing with numerous ear, nose and throat doctor (ENT) visits and a cholesteatoma too. After surgery was no longer a successful solution, Michelle fell into a situational depression, frustrated by her inability to enjoy the sounds of her mail carrier route or hear … Continued

Kim, Hybrid implant recipient with his family

Fear of losing connection with family spurs decision to go with Hybrid implant solution

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Kim W. had always supposed that hearing loss was going to be a part of his life, after lacking proper hearing protection during his early adulthood. Once his hearing loss could no longer be helped by hearing aid support, Kim became isolated from his family and could not hold meaningful conversations with his grandchildren. He … Continued

Hearing loss from branchiootorenal syndrome

Son born with hearing loss from branchiootorenal syndrome gets his ‘ears,’ new experiences

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Christy S.’ son, Dexter, was born with hearing loss from branchiootorenal syndrome. After trying hearing aids, Dexter’s speech was not developing, so Christy turned to cochlear implants. Now with the Cochlear™ Nucleus® Kanso® Sound Processors on both ears, Dexter lights up when he has access to sound: “On Sept. 19, 2014, our son, Dexter, was … Continued

Struggling to find a treatment for single-sided deafness?

Struggling to find a treatment for single-sided deafness?

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Are you searching for a treatment for single-sided deafness? Do any of the below situations sound familiar to you? – Asking people to speak into your ‘good ear’ – Only sitting on a certain side of the table or room so you can hear out of your ‘good ear’ – Avoiding family gatherings or busy … Continued

Active cochlear implant recipient celebrating gift of hearing

The gift of hearing allows Ava to lead a mainstreamed, athletic life today

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“My youngest daughter, Ava, was diagnosed with a severe-to-profound hearing loss at 2 months of age. Her audiologist referred her to Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children’s Cochlear Implant Program where we learned about cochlear implants and how she could benefit from them. Later on, Ava received bilateral Cochlear Implants and was activated with the Nucleus® … Continued

teen with enlarged vestibular aqueduct syndrome

Little boy, now teen, with enlarged vestibular aqueduct syndrome, successfully treated with cochlear implants

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“Cameron was born in October of 2004 to a family of hearing siblings and adults. Our family had never dealt with hearing loss before, so we were surprised to have Cameron fail his newborn hearing screenings three times in a row! At five days old, Cameron was diagnosed with mild-moderate hearing loss, and he received … Continued