Author: Kathryn Lavoy

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Megan, a cochlear implant recipient born with hearing loss, reconnects with her family and gives advice for hearing rehabilitation

Megan, a cochlear implant recipient born with hearing loss, reconnects with her family and gives advice for hearing rehabilitation

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“My journey with hearing loss began at birth. My mom contracted CMV, or cytomegalovirus, and I was born with severe hearing loss. I was diagnosed when I was 5 years old, and I had a tympanoplasty surgery on my right ear when I was 7. My parents were told I would need hearing aids by … Continued

We asked, you answered: Cochlear recipient’s top 5 favorite hearing resources for practicing your listening in 2023

We asked, you answered: Cochlear recipient’s top 5 favorite hearing resources for practicing your listening in 2023

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In 2023, we set out to find out which hearing rehabilitation resources are your favorite, and why. We asked questions on our website and sent a survey to ask you what resources you used to practice your listening. But we didn’t want to keep these great resources to ourselves. We wanted to share with you … Continued

Cochlear CoPilot’s new “My Sounds” Level 2 skill builder helps you rediscover and hear environmental sounds in everyday life

Cochlear CoPilot’s new “My Sounds” Level 2 skill builder helps you rediscover and hear environmental sounds in everyday life

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Environmental sounds happen all around us every day, and they’re often one of the most exciting parts of regaining your ability to hear with a Cochlear hearing device. Our recipients tell us, “I can hear the birds singing for the first time in years,” or “I can sit on my porch and enjoy the sounds … Continued

Looking for hearing practice exercises? Introducing Cochlear’s improved Hearing Rehabilitation Manual

Looking for hearing practice exercises? Introducing Cochlear’s improved Hearing Rehabilitation Manual

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The Hearing Rehabilitation Manual has been renovated, with new exercises and instructions to make the experience easy to follow. The listening activities are designed to be completed with a practice partner, which can be any family member or friend who has a few minutes of free time to help you practice your listening skills. You … Continued

Sharpen your listening skills with hearing rehab education: Register to speak with the Cochlear Recipient Solutions team about hearing rehabilitation tools and resources

Sharpen your listening skills with hearing rehab education: Register to speak with the Cochlear Recipient Solutions team about hearing rehabilitation tools and resources

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Practice makes perfect, and practicing your listening is no exception – especially with a hearing implant. But when it comes to hearing rehabilitation, it can be challenging to know where to start. Would you like to walk through the various hearing rehabilitation resources Cochlear offers, with a dedicated Cochlear professional leading the way? Our Cochlear … Continued

Cochlear recipient solutions Back to School group session

Preparing for your child to go back to school? Our Cochlear Recipient Solutions Team offers tips and tricks for going back to school with hearing loss

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Saying goodbye to summer and welcoming a new school year for our kids can lead to some complicated emotions. You might be eager for the school year to start, for your child to learn new skills, make new friends or reunite with old ones. You might also be nervous about your child’s hearing loss at … Continued

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Do you care for an adult loved one with a hearing device? Find support with these caregiver tips for hearing loss.

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Helping to care for an adult loved one with hearing loss can require patience, determination and grace. You might be attending audiology appointments or navigating insurance questions. Maybe you’re helping your family member bridge communication gaps. You might be looking forward to the day when your loved one will receive their cochlear implant or hearing … Continued

Practice your hearing with Cochlear Baha and Osia Sound Processors: An audiologist shares tips and tricks for hearing your best with a bone conduction hearing device

Practice your hearing with Cochlear Baha and Osia Sound Processors: An audiologist shares tips and tricks for hearing your best with a bone conduction hearing device

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For those with hearing loss, practicing your hearing can be an important step in achieving the full potential of your hearing device. Whether your bone conduction hearing device is treating conductive hearing loss, mixed-conductive hearing loss, single-sided deafness, or another type of hearing loss, there are strategies to get the most from your device and … Continued

An outdoor concert is a great place for audiologists tips for enjoying live music with a cochlear implant.

Are you ready for the summer concert season? These tips from audiologists and recipients can help you enjoy live music with a cochlear implant.

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Audiologists weigh in with tips for enjoying live music with a cochlear implant For cochlear implant recipients, one of the most rewarding parts of this technology can be enjoying music again. With your hearing device, you can have the opportunity to sing along to your favorite songs, dance with your loved ones, and even enjoy … Continued

Musician with cochlear implant creates online program to connect recipients with music through hearing rehabilitation

Musician with cochlear implant creates online program to connect recipients with music through hearing rehabilitation

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When you’re a professional musician, hearing loss can be devastating, but for cochlear implant recipient Massimo, it was just the start of a whole new adventure – to help other recipients who are musicians reconnect with music. Massimo is the Australian creator of an online music training program to help people with cochlear implants regain … Continued

Finding love with hearing loss: These tips and tricks for cochlear recipients will have you head over heels this Valentine’s Day.

Finding love with hearing loss: These tips and tricks for cochlear recipients will have you head over heels this Valentine’s Day.

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Hearing loss can impair communication with others and can cause increased feelings of isolation and loneliness. With a hearing device from Cochlear, you can enhance the quality of communication with your loved ones and find new ways to connect this Valentine’s Day. To help, we’ve provided some tips and tricks for finding love with hearing … Continued

Audiologists share the benefits of hearing rehabilitation and give their top 4 tips for getting started with aural rehab

Audiologists share the benefits of hearing rehabilitation and give their top 4 tips for getting started with aural rehab

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Why invest the time and effort in hearing rehabilitation? Among the audiologists we surveyed, aural rehabilitation ranked among the most important things recipients can do after receiving their cochlear implant to hear their best. While a few lucky recipients instantly have excellent hearing performance the first time they turn on their sound processor, most recipients … Continued

who needs hearing rehabilitation

Who needs hearing rehabilitation? HINT: It might be you! 3 times rehab was a great idea.

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Who needs hearing rehabilitation? Also called aural rehabilitation or auditory rehabilitation, it’s not just about checking your speech test scores at the clinic. All the tools and resources that help to improve your confidence and satisfaction with your hearing fall under the umbrella of rehabilitation. If you want to feel more confident using your sound … Continued