Category: Adjusting to cochlear implants

Let’s Celebrate Our Hearing Technology!

Gael Hannan Leave a comment Acceptance of hearing loss / Adjusting to cochlear implants / Assistive Devices / Assistive Technology / Bimodal hearing / Bluetooth and hearing loss / Cochlear Implants / Communicating with Hearing Loss / Hearing Aids & Technology / hearing aids and cochlear implants / hearing loops

I admit that the event crept up on me; I didn’t even know it was “a thing”.  But on February 25th, when dozens of posts and tweets jumped out at me bearing the hashtag #cochlearimplantday, I sat up and took notice. After decades of hearing aid use, I had never expected to be a cochlear implant…

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My Hear-Abulary is Growing!

Gael Hannan 1 Comment Activation of CI / Adjusting to cochlear implants / Cochlear Implants / Hear-abulary / Hearing Aids / Hearing Aids & Technology / hearing aids and cochlear implants

One of the joys of getting brand new hearing aids or getting a cochlear implant (CI) is the new sounds that come on your radar. As a hearing aid user, I loved how sounds popped up out of nowhere, shooting new information to my brain. Sounds were louder and crisper and the hiss of the…

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