Author: Jen Schulz

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10,000th Osia Implant recipient shares how she hears conversations clearly again

10,000th Osia Implant recipient shares how she hears conversations clearly again

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Finding a solution with the Osia System Regina’s hearing loss became apparent in 2012. Regina, now 55 and living in Germany, started using hearing aids. But during the COVID-19 pandemic, she began noticing how her hearing had deteriorated further. “After my hearing deteriorated during COVID-19,” she said, “my ENT doctor and acoustician informed me that … Continued

Do you love cycling and the Tour de France? Enhance your watching experience with the Cochlear Wireless TV Streamer.

Do you love cycling and the Tour de France? Enhance your watching experience with the Cochlear Wireless TV Streamer.

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Arguably the world’s greatest cycling event, the Tour de France, kicks off in July, which will see many cycling fanatics and armchair enthusiasts alike tuning into the always-thrilling TV coverage. But how do you enhance your experience of the event? Tony’s experience Tony, from the UK, loves watching live sports, but he says subtitles can … Continued

How to control both your hearing devices with the Nucleus Smart App

How to control both your hearing devices with the Nucleus Smart App

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Controlling both devices “If I had one app to control both, I’d be able to get more control out of how I use my hearing and adjust all the settings a lot more and make the most out of my processor,” says 29-year-old Bec, who uses a Cochlear Nucleus® 8 Sound Processor on one ear … Continued

Troubleshooting your Cochlear Osia 2 Sound Processor

Troubleshooting your Cochlear Osia 2 Sound Processor

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My sound processor won’t turn on 1. Try turning the processor off and on again. Turn it off by gently opening the battery door until you feel the first “click”. To turn it on, completely close the battery door. 2. If this doesn’t help, try replacing the battery. To do this, hold the sound processor … Continued

Why Bernie thinks upgrading to the latest technology is “fantastic and so much easier”

Why Bernie thinks upgrading to the latest technology is “fantastic and so much easier”

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Sport has been a major part of Bernie’s life since he was 7 years old − as a player, someone who enjoys watching myriad sports and as a long-time sports journalist. Bernie believes that this love of sports is the reason he lost his hearing, having been hit in the head by a cricket ball … Continued

How Cochlear Recipient Solutions Managers can help you increase device confidence and achieve hearing goals

How Cochlear Recipient Solutions Managers can help you increase device confidence and achieve hearing goals

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What is the Cochlear Recipient Solutions Managers Program and how do recipients benefit? The Cochlear the Recipient Solutions Managers Program provides a virtual learning experience for hearing implant recipients looking to increase confidence with new devices and to achieve hearing goals. Recipient Solutions Managers provide a range of focused sessions, allowing recipients to join other … Continued

How to get through airport security with a hearing implant

How to get through airport security with a hearing implant

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Many of us are starting to travel again but if it’s been a while since your last trip, it’s easy to forget the routines at the airport. With these quick tips, you don’t need to worry about getting through airport security with your cochlear implant or bone conduction solution.   Check the rules about batteries … Continued

Child playing in hot tub smiling; keep child's hearing device on

How to keep your child’s hearing device on and working, and why: More time “in sound” may lead to better language development for kids

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A study conducted at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found that for kids with cochlear implants, the more time they spent each day wearing their sound processor, the better their early language development assessments were one year after implantation. Of course, keeping your child’s sound processors on can be a challenge, so … Continued

Meet Ulla—Cochlear employee and recipient from Finland, as she shares her story and how she connects Baha, Osia and Cochlear Nucleus system candidates to our recipients

Meet Ulla—Cochlear employee and recipient from Finland, as she shares her story and how she connects Baha, Osia and Cochlear Nucleus system candidates to our recipients

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Where are you located? Valkeakoski, Finland. Which is about 2 hours from the capital Helsinki by car. Where did you grow up? I was born and grew up in the Finnish city, Nokia. Yes, the same company making the Nokia cell phone. Nokia started as a paper mill over 100 years ago. And Nokian Tires … Continued

Will video calls replace in-clinic visits? 5 myths about remote care

Will video calls replace in-clinic visits? 5 myths about remote care

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What is remote care? Have you heard about remote care, or telehealth? It’s becoming more common in many areas of health care, including hearing health. But what really is remote care? It simply means the ability to access care without a physical visit to your clinician, usually through a computer or smartphone. While it’s grown … Continued

A young adult with single-sided deafness shares his love for music and his Baha 6 Max

A young adult with single-sided deafness shares his love for music and his Baha 6 Max

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Hi Pete, how are things going? You know, between music and social media and doing live shows and rehearsals, it’s been really fun recently. Are you performing a lot? It slows down a little bit this time of year and picks up again in the summer with outdoor gigs and stuff. We’re getting ready to … Continued

Cochlear’s Achieve anything Global Summit is coming soon

Cochlear’s Achieve anything Global Summit is coming soon

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Achieve anything program As we celebrate World Hearing Day globally in March, we are reminded not only of the impact of hearing loss, but also the inspirational stories of how people with hearing loss are overcoming obstacles and want to make the world better for others. That’s why excitement is building rapidly for the Cochlear … Continued

Meet Sam—Long time Cochlear employee and recipient shares his journey with hearing loss and advice to help others along the way

Meet Sam—Long time Cochlear employee and recipient shares his journey with hearing loss and advice to help others along the way

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Where are you located? I’m located in Philadelphia, PA. I was born and raised in Philadelphia, but I now live in the suburbs of Philadelphia with my wife and kids. How long have you had hearing loss? We discovered it at the age of 2. Do you know what caused it? I don’t know exactly … Continued

Alerts and alarms for staying safe with hearing loss

Alerts and alarms for staying safe with hearing loss

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Alerts to stay safe with hearing loss Removing your sound processors and not being able to hear your environment is a pleasure for some but for others, it may create uneasiness – especially when you go to bed.   When removing your sound processors at night, do you get a restful sleep or do you worry … Continued

Lewis, Cochlear employee at a concert in Belgium enjoying live music with a cochlear implant.

Meet Lewis—Cochlear employee shares his story to help others

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Where are you located? Sydney, Australia. Where did you grow up? I grew up in North Yorks Moors National Park, UK. It’s about five hours from London. After that I studied at university in Liverpool, UK before moving to Sydney when I was 21. How long have you had a hearing loss, and do you … Continued

Hear the difference with ForwardFocus

Hear the difference with ForwardFocus

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Focus on what’s important to you ForwardFocus is a feature available in of some of our Cochlear™ Nucleus® System sound processors to help you focus on face-to-face conversations. To bring this to life for you, we have created three short “before and after videos” filmed in real-life situations – an office, café and place of … Continued

Meet Sylwia—Cochlear employee and recipient sharing her own experience to help and inspire others

Meet Sylwia—Cochlear employee and recipient sharing her own experience to help and inspire others

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Where are you located? I live in a small, green village called Langen near Frankfurt in Hessen, Germany. It´s the closest city to Europe’s third biggest airport and known as the headquarters to the German air traffic control. Where did you grow up? I was born in Poland but grew up in Langen which is … Continued

What does end of support (retirement) mean for Cochlear sound processors?

What does end of support (retirement) mean for Cochlear sound processors?

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What does end of support/retirement mean?  When an older version of a sound processor reaches end of support (sometimes referred to as retirement), Cochlear will no longer sell parts and accessories for that sound processor and we will no longer be able to repair them.    Cochlear will continue to honor ALL warranties that run past … Continued

A Mom’s tips for keeping a child’s Nucleus Sound Processor secure

A Mom’s tips for keeping a child’s Nucleus Sound Processor secure

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Roxi’s experience trying to keep her son’s devices on Roxi, the Mom of 6-year-old Christian, struggled to keep her son connected with hearing aids, even before he had a cochlear implant and a sound processor. “As a baby, Christian would get crafty and pull off the hearing aid, trying to chew it, and so we … Continued

It’s here! Cochlear’s best hearing technology yet, the new Cochlear Nucleus 8 Sound Processor

It’s here! Cochlear’s best hearing technology yet, the new Cochlear Nucleus 8 Sound Processor

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What has upgrading meant for Cochlear recipients?   For cochlear implant recipients like Jack and Solidea, who have upgraded their devices several times across their lifetimes, the difference a new sound processor makes can be life changing. “Every time Cochlear updates a sound processor, the experience is dramatically enhanced,” says Jack. “Each advancement in the … Continued

Top 5 tips for hearing in noise, shared by audiologists

Top 5 tips for hearing in noise, shared by audiologists

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1. Use the Wireless Mini Microphone 2+. Almost all of the audiologists we surveyed recommended the Cochlear™ Wireless Mini Microphone 2+, an accessory designed to help you hear in challenging environments with lots of background noise. It’s a small microphone that can be clipped to clothing or set on a table near the speaker – … Continued