Author: Renee Oehlerking

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

Working hard to program devices to each recipient’s need During Better Hearing & Speech Month, we’re giving you a behind the scenes look at some important departments that are integral to the work we do at Cochlear Americas to service our customers and recipients every day. When you pick Cochlear to be your partner in … Continued

Ensuring hearing implant equipment gets to customers safe, fast and with a personal touch During Better Hearing & Speech Month, we’re giving you a behind the scenes look at some important departments that are integral to the work we do at Cochlear Americas to service our customers and recipients every day. When you pick Cochlear … Continued

Working with insurance companies to help keep costs down for recipients During Better Hearing & Speech Month, we’re giving you a behind the scenes look at some important departments that are integral to the work we do at Cochlear Americas to service our customers and recipients every day. When you pick Cochlear to be your … Continued

Cochlear is pleased to contribute to the Cochlear Implant Awareness Foundation™ (CIAF) and District 23 Mercantile & Foundry, a store that benefits CIAF, newest hearing loss awareness campaign by supplying noise reducing earplugs. CIAF has partnered with Tervis® Tumbler to create a tumbler and water bottle featuring a custom patch with the American Sign Language … Continued

Working to provide the best customer service for the Cochlear Family During Better Hearing & Speech Month, we’re giving you a behind the scenes look at some important departments that are integral to the work we do at Cochlear Americas to service our customers and recipients every day. When you pick Cochlear to be your … Continued

Cochlear unveils IWantYouToHear.com, supports parents seeking hearing loss treatment options for their child Centennial, Colo. (April 4, 2016) – One to six in 1,000 children in the United States are born with severe to profound hearing loss.1 For a parent, that diagnosis can be life altering, and they are in need of help, information and support. Today, … Continued

KTXS-TV: Bone-anchored hearing aid helps Big Country teen hear clearly ABILENE, Texas – A new procedure at Abilene Regional Medical Center is allowing people with hearing loss to able to hear again. Gage Hoskins, 15, is the first patient in the Big Country to receive a tiny, magnetic-like hearing aid. It’s called Cochlear Baha, or … Continued

Nucleus® bilateral cochlear implant recipient, Will, shares his story on life growing up Cochlear and how he is succeeding today. By: Will Frentz, Guest Blogger I was born without the ability to hear. Otherwise, I was a healthy baby. My parents had no idea I was deaf until I was about a year old. In … Continued

Cochlear recently announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the Cochlear™ Baha® 5 SuperPower Sound Processor for use in the United States. Designed for children and adults with higher degrees of mixed hearing loss, the Baha 5 SuperPower is engineered to make difficult listening situations easier and more enjoyable. It is not only … Continued

We wanted to check in on some of our recipients who are growing up Cochlear to see where they are today. Patrick Hoffner was born deaf and was bilaterally implanted with cochlear implants at one year of age. When we last saw him he was enthralled with the planets, and at the age of 4 … Continued

Nucleus® bilateral cochlear implant recipient, Rachel, shares her story on life growing up Cochlear and how she is succeeding today. By: Rachel Chaikof, Guest Blogger Over 26 years ago, I did not understand what sounds meant to me. I was born profoundly deaf. Because the most powerful hearing aids did not help me, my parents … Continued

We wanted to check in on some of our recipients who are growing up Cochlear to see where they are today. The Zacharias sisters – Callie and Lexie – were both born deaf and were bilaterally implanted with cochlear implants at one year of age. See the video of their story here. We got in touch … Continued

Forbes.com: AC/DC Postpones Dates After Brian Johnson Experiences Hearing Loss AC/DC will reschedule the 10 dates on its U.S. leg of its Rock or Bust World tour the band postponed Monday, but lead singer Brian Johnson may have come to the end of the road. Doctors have advised Johnson, who has been the band’s front man since … Continued

Based on the factors described in part one of this series, “The Value of Cochlear™ True Wireless™ Technology for Your Child,” it is now time to consider each wireless accessory and how your child could benefit from it. In this final post we’ll discuss the Cochlear™ Phone Clip. The Cochlear™ Phone Clip is ideal solution for making … Continued

WTAE-TV: New technology helps Miss PA USA, 4 the 412’s Elena LaQuatra, hear world in new way “I’ve been hearing about this N6, Nucleus 6, processor for a long time and all of the cool features that it comes with,” LaQuatra said. The Nucleus 6 will be the newest sound processor on LaQuatra’s implant. It … Continued

KFOR-TV: “I’m 42 years old, and I’ve heard the rain for the first time,” Co-workers help save deaf Norman dispatcher’s job After that, his hearing aids no longer worked, and he was close to quitting his job. “Just because I work with all the officers, and they’re all my good friends, and I don’t want … Continued

In honor of International Cochlear Implant Day on February 25 (#CelebrateCochlear), Elena LaQuatra, winner of Miss Pennsylvania USA 2016, shares her story on her life growing up Cochlear and how she is succeeding today. By: Elena LaQuatra, Guest Blogger “Silence is golden” is an accepted adage; however, when silence is the only option, it becomes … Continued

Pittsburgh Today Live: WHIRL Wednesday: Miss Pennsylvania Elena LaQuatra and Christine Tumpson stop by to talk about the Miss Pennsylvania pageant and much more! “Tomorrow is International Cochlear Implant Day. It’s a global celebration of the cochlear implant and the invention and all the miraculous advancements in the technology,” said LaQuatra.       Watch … Continued

Based on the factors described in part one of this series, “The Value of Cochlear™ True Wireless™ Technology for Your Child,” it is now time to consider each wireless accessory and how your child could benefit from it. In this post we’ll discuss the Cochlear™ TV Streamer.  The Cochlear™ TV Streamer sends stereo sound from a TV … Continued