“Kiaan came into our lives as the perfect Thanksgiving gift on November 24th. Despite the exhaustion of going through a fairly long delivery, I was literally on top of the world when I first held him in my arms. My husband and elder son were also elated as we all felt that our family of … Continued
My frustrating year without hearing “There was a year after I lost my hearing before I got the cochlear implant. I found that time challenging and frustrating. I didn’t know sign language and had no way to communicate. My voice deteriorated so much that my parents hardly understood me. All these factors led me to … Continued
“After Gia was born in October, her first day was a whirlwind of guests at the hospital as many new babies experience. On her second day, she failed the first of what would be several hearing tests in the coming weeks and months. After the first test, we were told lots of babies fail the … Continued
“Henley, our 21-month-old daughter was born with bilateral profound sensorineural hearing loss. We have no history of hearing loss in our family, so when the nurse told us she failed her newborn hearing screening, we immediately accepted the explanation they gave, which was that it was probably just fluid in her ears. Six weeks later, … Continued
“My name is Dayle, and I am a current bilateral recipient of CochlearTM Nucleus® 7 Sound Processors! I was born with a profound sensorineural hearing loss and was not diagnosed until I was about 4 years old. Today, we fortunately have a universal newborn hearing screening to help detect hearing loss from birth. An introduction … Continued
“A few days after we received Jack’s diagnosis of bilateral profound hearing loss, our state shut down for the global COVID-19 pandemic. Hearing is something that most people take for granted and that was certainly true for us prior to Jack’s diagnosis. Until our son was born, hearing loss was not on our radar and … Continued
“I have single-sided deafness (SSD) from sudden sensorineural hearing loss, have a cochlear implant and am enjoying my recent upgrade from the Cochlear™ Nucleus® 6 Sound Processor to the Nucleus 7 Sound Processor. I love the direct Bluetooth® connectivity to my iPhone® which makes streaming quick and effortless as well as having all the controls … Continued
“We welcomed our little boy into the world knowing that he was going to have a rough start. At my 18-week ultrasound I found out that my baby was going to be born with a congenital heart defect. My husband and I were prepared for a long hospital stay but what we didn’t know was … Continued
“Giada Capri, our 4th of July baby, is a healthy, happy and motivated baby girl who loves to be outdoors, whether we are at the park, the zoo or in her kiddie pool. At 3 weeks old Giada was diagnosed with profound hearing loss after failing her newborn hearing screening 3 times after her birth. … Continued