Author: Renee Oehlerking

No one understands a parent calling the Cochlear Concierge line with worry, questions and confusion quite like Cristen Person. Cristen is a mom with a child who was born deaf. She is also an audiologist by trade and a Concierge at Cochlear. The Cochlear Concierge team is comprised of a group of people whose job … Continued

Playing sports is a huge part of many people’s lives. It’s a great way to stay active, meet people, and have fun. Whether you’re on the field, in the pool, on the track, on the court, or on the water, there can be different obstacles to hearing. Therefore, it’s important to let your coaches and … Continued

The Cochlear™ Nucleus® Hybrid™ Implant System now covered by Anthem®; Hybrid Hearing now available to all with functional low frequency hearing Cochlear Limited (ASX: COH), the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, announces today that Anthem, the largest Blue Cross® and Blue Shield® (BCBS) franchise holder and second largest payer in the country, and six … Continued

As many college students get ready to head back to school, Cochlear summer intern Kelin M. interviews her college roommate and highlights what it’s like being the roommate of someone with hearing loss.  Living in a dorm with a roommate is a key part of the college experience. As a freshman, I was nervous about … Continued

Anna Tess was born profoundly deaf. Her parents suspected something was wrong with Anna’s hearing when she was around one and a half years old. Doctors told her parents that she would never talk and would be a “discipline issue.” Anna’s parents didn’t believe that would be Anna’s fate, so they found an audiologist who … Continued

Many teachers do not have experience with hearing loss or hearing implants. When they learn their future student has a hearing loss, teachers may feel uncertain, nervous or hesitant. With student self-advocacy and open communication, those original feelings could be relieved. Below, Ms. B., Cochlear summer intern Kelin M.’s high school teacher, describes what it’s … Continued

This year as your child enters a new school or classroom, meets new teacher(s) and makes new friends why not take the opportunity to help them educate fellow classmates about how their hearing loss makes them unique! This could be an opportunity for you and/or your child to work with your child’s teacher to discuss … Continued

Manny W. was born with microtia and atresia in both ears and wears two CochlearTM Baha® 5 devices on the Connect System, one for each ear, to hear. Exposed to music at a young age, Manny has since developed a passion for dancing. Manny’s mom Tiffany shares the impact his Bahas have had on his … Continued

Gloria E. struggled with her hearing loss for most of her life. For more than 30 years she tried a variety of hearing aids but still wasn’t finding benefit. Then she learned about the Smart Bimodal Hearing Solution, pairing a Nucleus® Cochlear Implant in one ear with a ReSound hearing aid in the other. Gloria … Continued

Today, there are more than 450,000 people worldwide who suffer from hearing loss and benefit from Cochlear hearing implants. There are even more siblings of recipients and many of them are hearing individuals. For those hearing siblings, it is common to wonder what life is like for their brother or sister with hearing loss. As … Continued

Tim Crawford was born with severe hearing loss and lived his whole life in near silence until almost two years ago. “I got my implant over a year and a half ago, and it’s the greatest thing in the world,” said Tim. “I used hearing aids nearly my whole adult life, and now that I … Continued

Often when a new school year begins there is new technology available to use in the classroom that can assist your child and enhance their learning experience. If we consider how noisy classrooms can be then every effort should be made to improve upon this situation. We recently released the Cochlear™ True Wireless™ Mini Microphone 2+ … Continued

The Baha was first approved for adults by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1995 and for children in 1999. The backwards compatibility of the CochlearTM Baha® System has allowed our recipients to experience a variety of technological changes and advancements in their sound processors since receiving their implant. Below, Baha recipients highlight … Continued

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first approved cochlear implant devices for adults in 1985 and for children in 1990. In the U.S. alone, people have had Cochlear implants for more than 30 years!  The backwards compatibility of Cochlear’s cochlear implant systems has allowed our recipients to experience a variety of technological changes and … Continued

Lexine S. was diagnosed with single-sided deafness (SSD) at the age of four, and has been using a Baha System since she was 12. Throughout her life, Lexine says she found herself in an odd space between the deaf community and the hearing community: “In the deaf community, many don’t consider being deaf a disability at all, and … Continued

By Melissa Tumblin, Founder, Ear Community It is important for parents to understand how unilateral hearing loss (also known as single-sided deafness, SSD) can affect children from the moment they are born. Having unilateral hearing loss is like having an invisible disability. While someone who is hard of hearing may be responding to you in a … Continued

Kelin M., a recent Graeme Clark Scholarship recipient, is working as a summer intern this year, supporting the Consumer Marketing team. Below she talks about her experience growing up Cochlear.  I was born a healthy, albeit plum-colored (the umbilical cord was wrapped around my neck several times) baby in March 1997. I was my parent’s … Continued

Amy Crawford (Galoob) was born profoundly deaf. Even with wearing the most powerful hearing aids as a kid, Amy still could not hear. “I was unable to communicate with others because they were not able to understand my language style. I mostly made up words,” said Amy. Her parents saw her struggle and decided to … Continued

Cochlear Clinical Territory Manager and audiologist Allison Mester married her college sweetheart in August 2015 at Irongate Equestrian Center outside of Columbus, Ohio. The ceremony was outside, and as a trained audiologist Allison knew an outside wedding mixed with there being no microphone or speaker system projecting the proceedings, some of her cochlear implant recipient … Continued

Nolan Gardner has always been an athlete, having grown up swimming, playing baseball, water polo, volleyball, soccer, running track and taking gymnastics. While watching the last season of American Ninja Warrior, seeing the obstacles and the challenges that existed within the course, Nolan was inspired to apply and test his own athletic skills. Nolan applied … Continued