Learn more about our recipients and their experiences with Cochlear.*
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Mila-and-Katie-pic-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">Growing Confidence, One Step at a Time   “I like the way my white processors show up against my hair because I can show them off better.” That was the response I received from my then seven-year-old daughter, Mila, when I asked whether she preferred wearing her white or brown pair of Cochlear® Nucleus® 7 … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hear-with-you/cochlear-in-your-community/back-to-school-with-a-cochlear-implant/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Carole-rehab-manual-e1787090687409-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async">A Second Chance to Hear: Carole’s passion to help others with cochlear implants My name is Carole S. and I’m a speech-language pathologist, a certified academic language therapist, and a dyslexia specialist. Throughout my career, communication has been at the heart of everything I do. Helping others develop language and literacy skills has been both … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/cochlear-implants/life-after-cochlear-implant-surgery/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Hero-image-v2-300x300.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async">The Nucleus® Smart App is evolving We’re excited to introduce a refreshed Nucleus® Smart App experience, designed to feel simpler, clearer, and more helpful as you manage your hearing day to day. The app has a new look, but the core features you already know remain the same. This update is part of Cochlear’s ongoing dedication to improving your … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/services/nsa-updates/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="207" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Amelia-Author-Book-Pic-e1785182376461-300x207.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy">“Our daughter Amelia is an extraordinary 12-year-old with a love for drawing, storytelling, crafting, music, connecting with people and inspiring others. She was born in Puerto Rico, and when she was about 7 months old, we noticed she wasn’t responding to sounds the way other babies her age did. By 10 months old, she was … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-loss/children/early-intervention-bilateral-sensorineural-hearing-loss/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="287" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Hero-Image-e1785171692237-300x287.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy">How does your insurance work? Most insurance plans include a deductible and an out‑of‑pocket maximum. As you pay for care throughout the year, you move closer to meeting those amounts. Once your deductible is met, your plan may cover up to 80% of eligible costs. After you reach your out-of-pocket maximum, covered costs are often … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/services/2026-insurance-benefits/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Cochlear_Sydney_Day_2_1266_Highres-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">  Fully rechargeable: First fully rechargeable active bone conduction sound processor, with up to 30 hours of battery life on a single charge. †,7-9 Improved power and sound quality: Improved clarity and sound quality, enhanced by the new signal processing platform and powerful lithium-ion battery. Now with fitting range up to 65 dB HL bone … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/bone-conduction/cochlear-osia-3-sound-processor/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CI-sunflower1-300x300.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 received a diagnosis of progressive bilateral hearing loss two decades ago. The deafness had likely been around a long time. It was the second time in my life I’d met with an audiologist. The first time was when the audiologist told me as a kid to pay attention. I was six years old. The … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/cochlear-implants/progressive-hearing-loss-cochlear-implant/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_8651-scaled-e1780429356777-300x300.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy">“I became a stage manager after ten years of performing in motion pictures, television and musical theatre. Part of my duties involved calling show cues for a two-hour performance ten times a week. This continued for over six years. During the 1970s, technology was limited in noise reduction for the headsets I wore. Often, I experienced … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/cochlear-implants/cochlear-implant-helps-career/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_8554-scaled-e1780349692239-300x300.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy">“Like many, our journey with microtia/atresia started in a very vulnerable place – the delivery room. Exhausted, eager, and full of emotion, we were told that our 2-minute old, 5-pound 9-ounce daughter, Brooke, was missing a right ear. There in the delivery room, the full meaning of having a daughter with an underdeveloped right ear … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-loss/children/hearing-journey-microtia-atresia/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1000009877-scaled-e1779221160949-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy">“Lawson was born with severe to profound hearing loss in both ears, he failed his newborn hearing test at the hospital, and his diagnosis was confirmed at his Auditory Brainstem Response test (ABR) when he was 5 weeks old. We have no known family history of hearing loss, which feels silly saying now knowing he … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-loss/children/toddler-cochlear-implant-asl/">Continued</a>
*The stories above are shared by our recipients nationwide and not exclusive to that of a Cochlear Hearing Center recipient.
