Learn more about our recipients and their experiences with Cochlear.*
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Danny-Hockey-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">“I was born deaf. At only 12 months old, I underwent surgery to receive my cochlear implant. My parents actively sought out different options to help me and found Cochlear to be the most effective and efficient devices on the market. I have not known life without my cochlear implant. Coming to terms with my … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/cochlear-implants/cochlear-implant-involved/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Brielle-park-photo-scaled-e1725917007721-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async">“Brielle was born with hearing loss in her right ear. The doctors kept telling us she had fluid still in her right ear and to try different positions when feeding to help absorb. A few weeks later we were referred to our local Children’s Hospital in Portland. We were unsure of what this meant but … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-loss/children/girl-with-cochlear-implant/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Taylor-Post-Op-e1725899881185-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async">“My journey with hearing loss officially began at a young age, 4 years old specifically. When I was around the age of 2, my mother brought me to the pediatrician to ask why my speech was developing so slowly but the doctor dismissed the concerns at the time and chalked it up to me just … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/bone-conduction/osia-system-for-mri/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Phone-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">What’s your favorite app? Do you like playing games, watching a favorite TV show or scrolling through your social media feed? There are also loads of mobile apps designed specifically to help you live more confidently with hearing loss. Self-managing your hearing loss is a key component of successful hearing therapy. This is especially important … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-loss/sensorineural/mobile-apps-boost-listening-skills/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSC09082-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy">Strengthening Connection with Will and Denise Will first noticed his hearing loss during his time in the military. His family consistently noticed that everything around him was getting louder and louder; things like the TV and the radio. His coworkers encouraged him to go to the doctor and get his hearing checked. Will finally took … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/cochlear-implants/win-back-loved-ones-bts/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Amy-Duarte-Family-Photo-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">“I was born with a severe-to-profound hearing loss in the developing country of Indonesia, where resources and opportunities for the deaf are limited. The best medical advice given to my parents at the time was to wait until I was 4 years old so the doctors could run hearing tests. Which meant the first four … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/cochlear-implants/cochlear-nucleus-kanso-sound-processor/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_4543-e1722967824999-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy">“Do you hear that? Total silence. Nothing but quiet. No birds chirping. No car engines roaring. ‘Click,’ like a light switch turning on, the cochlear implant allows a deaf person who is living in a world of total silence to be able to hear. Cochlear implants are electronic devices that help people hear when they … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/cochlear-implants/aspiring-audiologist-from-cochlear-implants/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Rose-3-with-ambassadors-e1721411632563-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy">“It all started at a photoshoot where the director asked me to remove my cochlear implant [sound processor], saying it wasn’t ‘pretty’. That was when I understood the necessity to talk about it on social media and raise awareness among as many people as possible,” says Rose. After years of experiencing harassment and bullying due … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/cochlear/community/build-confidence-with-hearing-loss/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Roxana-4-3-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy">Creating an inclusive classroom for Cochlear recipients involves several key strategies. These Cochlear volunteers who have school age children that are cochlear implant recipients, have walked-the-walk and are ready to talk-the-talk. Teaching your child to be a self-advocate is always important in a classroom because often, you the parent or guardian, typically are not in … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/cochlear/community/back-to-school-parent-tips/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/hearing-barbie-e1722355955455-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy">“At the age of 17, during my senior year of high school, I developed a perforated eardrum (basically a hole in my eardrum). Post-graduation I had my first ear surgery to try and close the perforation, but this surgery did not work. I then went on to have my second ear surgery to try and … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/bone-conduction/osia-system-army/">Continued</a>
*The stories above are shared by our recipients nationwide and not exclusive to that of a Cochlear Hearing Center recipient.
