Author: Jesse Griego

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Willow’s World: A child diagnosed with Waardenburg syndrome and her journey to cochlear implants

Willow’s World: A child diagnosed with Waardenburg syndrome and her journey to cochlear implants

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In 2019, our worlds changed forever. Our beautiful baby girl was born. We named her Willow. For months we had talked about how our lives were going to change and imagined how wonderfully different life would be. She was so beautiful and so perfect. Every screening at the hospital indicated that she was healthy, but … Continued

Empowering Families: Michael shares the impact of cochlear implants on his life and the importance of mentorship

Empowering Families: Michael shares the impact of cochlear implants on his life and the importance of mentorship

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“I just celebrated my 18th birthday. For 17 of those years, I’ve been able to hear thanks to my cochlear implants. I was born with profound bilateral sensorineural hearing loss due to a connexin 26 genetic mutation. My parents were both carriers, but they didn’t know about it until I had genetic testing. I was … Continued

Micah’s experience overcoming CMV-induced hearing loss with cochlear implants

Micah’s experience overcoming CMV-induced hearing loss with cochlear implants

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“When I was 3 years old, my parents noticed something seemed off with my language development. I had been learning words like most other children my age, but then I started losing that vocabulary. It got to the point where I had forgotten people’s names and when my parents would call me, I wouldn’t respond. … Continued

Gratitude and Growth: Danny’s cochlear implant helped his involvement in school and ice hockey

Gratitude and Growth: Danny’s cochlear implant helped his involvement in school and ice hockey

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“I was born deaf. At only 12 months old, I underwent surgery to receive my cochlear implant. My parents actively sought out different options to help me and found Cochlear to be the most effective and efficient devices on the market. I have not known life without my cochlear implant. Coming to terms with my … Continued

From fear to confidence – how a girl’s cochlear implant journey created a bright future for her and her family

From fear to confidence – how a girl’s cochlear implant journey created a bright future for her and her family

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“Brielle was born with hearing loss in her right ear. The doctors kept telling us she had fluid still in her right ear and to try different positions when feeding to help absorb. A few weeks later we were referred to our local Children’s Hospital in Portland. We were unsure of what this meant but … Continued

The advanced technology and MRI compatibility with the Osia System, helped Taylor find a solution for her lifelong hearing loss

The advanced technology and MRI compatibility with the Osia System, helped Taylor find a solution for her lifelong hearing loss

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“My journey with hearing loss officially began at a young age, 4 years old specifically. When I was around the age of 2, my mother brought me to the pediatrician to ask why my speech was developing so slowly but the doctor dismissed the concerns at the time and chalked it up to me just … Continued

Recipients and their loved ones come together at a video shoot celebrating their hearing journey

Recipients and their loved ones come together at a video shoot celebrating their hearing journey

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Strengthening Connection with Will and Denise Will first noticed his hearing loss during his time in the military. His family consistently noticed that everything around him was getting louder and louder; things like the TV and the radio. His coworkers encouraged him to go to the doctor and get his hearing checked. Will finally took … Continued

From Silence to Storytelling: How Amy used her Kanso Sound Processor to animate for The Walt Disney Co.

From Silence to Storytelling: How Amy used her Kanso Sound Processor to animate for The Walt Disney Co.

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“I was born with a severe-to-profound hearing loss in the developing country of Indonesia, where resources and opportunities for the deaf are limited. The best medical advice given to my parents at the time was to wait until I was 4 years old so the doctors could run hearing tests. Which meant the first four … Continued

Hearing dreams: Trysta’s cochlear implants instill a desire to become an audiologist

Hearing dreams: Trysta’s cochlear implants instill a desire to become an audiologist

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“Do you hear that? Total silence. Nothing but quiet. No birds chirping. No car engines roaring. ‘Click,’ like a light switch turning on, the cochlear implant allows a deaf person who is living in a world of total silence to be able to hear. Cochlear implants are electronic devices that help people hear when they … Continued

Vanessa, Army veteran and Miss Washington, credits her Cochlear Osia System for improvement in her quality of life.

Vanessa, Army veteran and Miss Washington, credits her Cochlear Osia System for improvement in her quality of life.

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“At the age of 17, during my senior year of high school, I developed a perforated eardrum (basically a hole in my eardrum). Post-graduation I had my first ear surgery to try and close the perforation, but this surgery did not work. I then went on to have my second ear surgery to try and … Continued

After an Usher syndrome diagnosis resulting in hearing loss, Liam’s cochlear implants and speech therapy helped him make incredible progress in his life so far

After an Usher syndrome diagnosis resulting in hearing loss, Liam’s cochlear implants and speech therapy helped him make incredible progress in his life so far

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“Our youngest son, Liam, failed his newborn hearing screening two separate times while we were still in the post-partum unit at the hospital, after his birth. The hospital had us come back about a week later, where he failed the test a third consecutive time. A follow up with his pediatrician led us to a … Continued

Friends and family came together to help Cassandra self-pay for cochlear implant after sudden hearing loss diagnosis

Friends and family came together to help Cassandra self-pay for cochlear implant after sudden hearing loss diagnosis

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“In June 2022, my alarm went off for what I thought would be a typical day. I quickly realized, however, that something with my right ear felt off. I was experiencing a lot of pressure and could not hear as I normally did. I went to Urgent Care later that day, was told there was nothing … Continued

Dr. Arun Joshi Discusses: Should a Loved One Join Your Hearing Evaluation?

Dr. Arun Joshi Discusses: Should a Loved One Join Your Hearing Evaluation?

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Dr. Arun Joshi splits his time between clinical care and management of Cochlear Hearing Centers in both Houston and San Antonio. Dr. Joshi knows first-hand the important role companions play when deciding about a hearing solution. In this interview, he tells us why loved ones are such an integral part of the patient experience, and … Continued

The Osia System, now FDA cleared for children 5 and older, has quickly helped Daphne lead a vibrant life

The Osia System, now FDA cleared for children 5 and older, has quickly helped Daphne lead a vibrant life

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“When they first laid my daughter on my chest after she was born, her right side was facing up and I noticed right away her ear looked ‘different.’ I immediately pointed out her folded little ear to my husband and his response became our anthem: ‘It’s OK.’ Since then, each and every step we have … Continued

Diving into sound: Hayden’s journey to cochlear implants

Diving into sound: Hayden’s journey to cochlear implants

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“We learned of Hayden’s hearing loss the summer of 2020. He had always been a calm, happy baby, but we suspected something was wrong when he didn’t react to fireworks going off in our neighborhood on the Fourth of July. He had passed his newborn hearing screen at the hospital and there is no family … Continued

Improvements in cochlear implant technology have helped Sean flourish in his life professionally and in athletics

Improvements in cochlear implant technology have helped Sean flourish in his life professionally and in athletics

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“24 years ago, after my birth, I was given a newborn screening where it was identified that I had profound bilateral hearing loss. It was and is idiopathic; to this day, I still don’t know the source of my hearing loss. What I do know is, my hearing loss has never been able to define … Continued

Elly’s resilience with conductive hearing loss helped empower her to become a model

Elly’s resilience with conductive hearing loss helped empower her to become a model

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“My name is Elly; I’d love to share my hearing loss story with you. My hearing loss journey started at birth. I was born with a rare disease called Fanconi anemia which made my body not produce healthy blood cells in the bone marrow. As a result of this disease, I was left with no … Continued

Early intervention for children’s hearing health, assists young boy hear with cochlear implants

Early intervention for children’s hearing health, assists young boy hear with cochlear implants

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“Hi, my name is Debora. I am originally from Brazil, living in the USA and married to an amazing American husband for over 13 years. Our first baby boy, Jake expanded our family and in 2021 we became a family of 4 when Jamie was born. Jamie was born with severe to profound bilateral sensorineural … Continued

One Aided Ear, One Full Heart: Sandra’s story of overcoming hearing loss

One Aided Ear, One Full Heart: Sandra’s story of overcoming hearing loss

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“My name is Sandra. I’m a mom of two daughters and one son. I love being a mom. Back in the year 2000, I lost hearing in my right ear. I now wear a cochlear implant on my right ear, which helps me hear everything. I woke up one morning and thought my hearing aid … Continued

Cochlear receives FDA clearance to lower the age for the Osia® System to 5-years-old

Cochlear receives FDA clearance to lower the age for the Osia® System to 5-years-old

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  In the United States, the Osia System is now cleared for children ages 5 and older The Osia System, which launched commercially in 2020, is indicated for people with conductive hearing loss, mixed hearing loss and single-sided sensorineural deafness (SSD) The Osia System has been shown to provide clinically significant improvements in high frequency … Continued

What is Sensorineural Hearing Loss?

What is Sensorineural Hearing Loss?

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Unlike conductive hearing loss, which affects the middle ear’s sound transmission, sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) affects the inner ear. Tiny hair cells, called cilia, vibrate in response to sound waves, sending signals from the hearing nerve to the brain. Damage to these hair cells, often from aging, noise exposure, or genetic factors, can lead to … Continued