Learn more about our recipients and their experiences with Cochlear.*
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/tennis-picture--e1755731481366-300x300.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high">“My name is Mathilde, and I am a 24-year-old bilateral cochlear implant user from Denmark. I was born with profound sensorineural hearing loss and received my cochlear implants when I was 2 and 6 years old. At that time, I could only receive one cochlear implant, so I traveled to Sweden to get my second … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/cochlear-implants/recipient-of-cochlear-implants/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Cochlear_Gbg_Sony_3788_Phone_Kids_Highres_edited-300x300.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Three young girls stand together, laughing. The girl in the middle is wearing a Baha® SoundBand® and holding a phone that the group is looking at together." style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async">Research shows that children with hearing loss can be at risk of delayed social skill development needed to fit in at school and beyond, compared to their hearing peers. “Because of their hearing loss, they grow up in a ‘hearing bubble’ where it is difficult to easily participate in conversation with friends and family when … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/bone-conduction/help-your-child-improve-their-social-skills-bone-conduction/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/image-2-2-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async">Falling in love with music “I’ve always loved music. Even as a little kid, I loved the sounds of music, loved catching the groove, loved the way it made me feel. I saved up money from odd jobs to buy myself a guitar, which has since become a lifelong fascination with music and a passion … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/cochlear-implants/cochlear-implant-recipient-plays-guitar/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/shutterstock_2132713747-scaled-e1754515845288-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy">You can use auditory and verbal strategies during everyday routines to boost your child’s listening and talking skills. Some routines that may be part of your day include:   Washing clothes   Checking the mailbox   Watering the garden   Washing the dishes   Putting away clothes   Putting away toys   Cleaning the floors   Cooking a meal   Getting ready for bed   … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/bone-conduction/build-your-childs-language-skills-bc/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Cochlear_In-Clinic_61_Highres-300x300.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="A young girl sits on a woman’s lap as they talk to another woman. The girl is wearing a Baha® SoundBand® and smiling." style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy">  Research shows that children learn language best when they are allowed to lead a conversation and communicate about topics that interest them. In practice, this means giving your child the opportunity to take that first turn, so that you have something to respond to.   This is called Observe, Wait and Listen, or the “OWL” strategy, … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/bone-conduction/listening-practice-with-a-bone-conduction-device/">Continued</a>
<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" loading="lazy">“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" loading="lazy">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" loading="lazy">“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>
*The stories above are shared by our recipients nationwide and not exclusive to that of a Cochlear Hearing Center recipient.
