Learn more about our recipients and their experiences with Cochlear.*
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Dwight-J-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high">“In 2013, I received the Cochlear™ Baha® BP100 Sound Processor, which allowed me to hear again on my right side. In 2016, I lost the sound processor on a hike, which led me to upgrade to the Baha 5 Sound Processor. WOW, what a difference it made in hearing phone conversations. In 2020, I upgraded … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/bone-conduction/baha-to-osia/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/EOYB-2025--300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async">As you look to maximize your 2025 insurance benefits, Cochlear is here to help you navigate the process. If you’re ready to place your sound processor order, you can go to the online Cochlear Store or call Customer Service at 1.800.483.3123. If you would like to learn about the benefits of new technology, you can … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/services/upgrade-sound-processor-using-2025-insurance-benefits/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Brynn-100-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async">“Before our daughter, Brynn, was born in 2008, we were already concerned about her hearing. Though we are a hearing couple with no history of deafness in our respective families, our son, Jevin, who was born a few years prior with single-sided deafness, had repeatedly failed his newborn hearing screening in one ear. Many doctor … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-loss/children/auditory-brainstem-cochlear-implant/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Picture2-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy">“I was born deaf in my right ear. My parents did a lot of diagnostic and genetic testing when I was a baby, but my doctors could not find a cause for the deafness. I received a CT, and it showed that the anatomy of my inner ear is completely normal, which surprised me. My … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/bone-conduction/the-osia-system/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/how-nexa-system-works-thumbnail-300x300.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy">Upgradeable Firmware: The Cochlear™ Nucleus® Nexa™ System features upgradeable firmware on the implant – an industry first, allowing recipients to access future innovation through firmware updates. Smallest Sound Processor: The new Nucleus 8 Nexa Sound Processor, with the new Power Compact rechargeable battery, is the smallest sound processor with all day battery life# on the … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hear-with-you/cochlear-in-your-community/cochlear-nucleus-nexa-system/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_20240908_110334-e1750699776852-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy">“Until age 5, Lyla was just like every other kid her age. She had just finished pre-K with the excitement of kindergarten looming in the fall and a fun summer planned. During preschool, it was mentioned that she should be evaluated for speech services. We knew Lyla had some speech intelligibility and services were approved … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-loss/children/girl-with-unilateral-hearing-loss/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_4156-e1750267481148-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy">“In September 2022, I was going through Covid for the third time. Covid had just become a part of my family’s normal process. I worked as a nightshift police supervisor for a medium sized town in Washington State. When the rest of the world was sheltering in place we went into people’s homes to settle … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-loss/sensorineural/sudden-sensorineural-hearing-loss-2/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Baha7_levitating_v2-Main-Camera-4096x3112-Final_high_res-e1748021221911-300x300.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy">NEW Baha® 7 Sound Processor: First in bone conduction to enable Bluetooth® LE Audio and Auracast™ broadcast audio streaming capabilities1,2. NEW Baha SoundBand™: Improved look and fitting options over current Baha Softband to help children with hearing loss thrive. NEW Bluetooth™ LE Audio Accessories: AutoStreaming, LE Audio functionality, and updated design. NEW Baha Fitting Software … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/bone-conduction/baha-7-sound-processor/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Augustine-6-scaled-e1746051953777-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy">“We welcomed our son Augustine in mid-2022. He was our first son after two daughters and we were completely enamored with him and still are. He was born hearing, healthy and ready for an active life at our home in Puerto Rico. A couple months in we realized he had more health questions than we … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/cochlear-implants/cochlear-implants-mitchell-syndrome/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/image-2-1-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy">Cochlear volunteer Kelly was nominated by Genevieve, his local Cochlear Engagement Manager, who shared: “Kelly has consistently set a high standard for volunteerism, embodying the spirit of selflessness and service. He has made it his mission to inform as many people as possible about cochlear implant technology. His dedication shines through at every event I … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/cochlear/community/2024-hear-o-year/">Continued</a>
*The stories above are shared by our recipients nationwide and not exclusive to that of a Cochlear Hearing Center recipient.
