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<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/zero-finance-resized-e1770845989719-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high">How the 0% Payment Plan works 0% interest for up to 12 months Finance any amount from $500 to $3,500 per device Applies only to your out‑of‑pocket cost after insurance has been applied No interest, no additional fees Payments are divided into equal monthly installments, with a minimum monthly payment of $95. Your first payment &#8230; <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/services/make-your-sound-processor-upgrade-more-affordable-with-0-financing/">Continued</a>

Make your sound processor upgrade more affordable with 0% financing

<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/N7-Retirement-Hero_1200x628-300x300.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async">What does end of service and support mean? As of January 31, 2026, recipients in the US are no longer able to: Purchase parts and accessories for Nucleus 7 Sound Processors or Repair out-of-warranty Nucleus 7 Sound Processors. Exceptions are for recipients with: A Nucleus CI22M cochlear implant or An insurance plan &#160;I have a &#8230; <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/services/nucleus-7-end-of-service/">Continued</a>

Nucleus® 7 Sound Processor end of service and support

<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">This milestone ensures that veterans with hearing loss have access to Cochlear’s most innovative hearing technologies, designed to deliver smarter, more connected hearing experiences. The Nucleus Nexa System is the world’s first smart cochlear implant system.1,*  The features include upgradeable firmware, internal memory, and with the Power Compact rechargeable battery, is the smallest and lightest &#8230; <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hear-now/in-the-news/cochlear-nexa-system-available-to-us-military-veterans/">Continued</a>

Cochlear Announces Availability of Nucleus Nexa System to US Military Veterans

<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Linda-ocean-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">“My hearing loss journey started 20 years ago after my divorce. Followed by endless doctor appointments, MRI tests, medicines and injections with no solid diagnosis or treatment that led to the ability to regaining my hearing. Year after year of added life stressors and a very demanding career, my hearing continually decreased little by little…until &#8230; <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/cochlear-implants/cochlear-implant-better-hearing/">Continued</a>

An Emmy win and health considerations pushed Linda toward choosing better hearing with a cochlear implant

<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Tracy-Husband-Sunset-after-Bilat-Surgery-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">“My name is Tracy.&#160;I have bilateral cochlear implants.&#160;I received my first cochlear implant in November 2021 and the second in September 2023. To say I am a happy recipient is an understatement.&#160;Living life with cochlear implants has truly given me my life back.&#160; Difficulties of daily life with hearing loss My hearing loss is mysterious &#8230; <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/cochlear-implants/cochlear-implant-clarity/">Continued</a>

Tracy found clarity that was missing with her hearing aids through a cochlear implant

<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Julie-Gara-Piano-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Julie&#039;s piano in the middle of her living room." style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy">“Hello, I’m Julie! I’m 73 years old, a retired language and music teacher, and I live north of Montreal. For most of my life, music wasn’t just something I enjoyed — it was part of who I was. I majored in piano performance in university. But everything changed when I contracted rubella, or German measles. &#8230; <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/cochlear-implants/cochlear-implant-bimodal-hearing-solutions-and-music/">Continued</a>

Finding my way back to music after losing my hearing

<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/RTW-blog-image-woman-with-backpack-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">Getting a sound processor upgrade can be an exciting and anticipated occasion. The upgrade process typically takes 6-8 weeks from order placement to receiving your new sound processor in the mail. Did you know there is an option of receiving your new Cochlear™ Nucleus or Kanso sound processor upgrade pre-programmed so you can wear the &#8230; <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/cochlear-implants/ready-to-wear-for-cochlear-nucleus-sound-processor-upgrades/">Continued</a>

Have your Cochlear Nucleus sound processor upgrade shipped Ready-to-Wear so that you can wear it right away

<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/GettyImages-1280693108-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy">Apps to help you improve your listening&#160;&#160; If you’re looking for more ways to practice your listening skills, try these apps that are designed to support people with hearing loss and cochlear implants:&#160; Nature Sounds: App for listening to nature sounds. Coffitivity: App that simulates background noise like being in a restaurant, etc. TOEIC Listening: &#8230; <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/services/stay-connected-and-supported-with-these-cochlear-implant-listening-apps/">Continued</a>

Stay connected and supported with these cochlear implant listening apps

<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Richard_1200x628-e1752087632409-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Musician Richard Reed smiling while he plays the piano" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy">Research shows that practice and persistence over time improves music appreciation and enjoyment with cochlear implants. As a professional musician, Richard found it critical to re-introduce music to his life after losing his hearing. But he realized that enjoying music after receiving a cochlear implant requires time and effort.&#160; &#160; “When I first got my &#8230; <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hear-with-you/cochlear-in-your-community/reconnect-to-music-with-cochlear-implant/">Continued</a>

A musician’s advice for reconnecting with music with your cochlear implant

<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/20210621_cochlear_1017-300x300.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Girl wearing a Nucleus Kanso sound processor looking through a telescope." style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy">Streaming is a great way for your child or teen to stay connected – and it’s proven to offer benefits in hearing with a sound processor. As well as helping your child enjoy more types of entertainment, listen to phone calls and even study, it can also help to improve their listening skills. Much research &#8230; <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-loss/children/streaming-to-your-childs-cochlear-implant/">Continued</a>

How streaming to their cochlear implant can help your child stay connected and improve listening skills

*Las historias mencionadas arriba se comparten con todos nuestros usuarios a nivel nacional y no son exclusivas de los usuarios de un Cochlear Hearing Center.