Awareness in Action

Ally SD- AuD/Awareness Network Manager

        Welcome everyone! Thank you Cochlear for providing all of us with such an amazing community of friends:) So here's my story & how I got to...

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Stuart N

In 1989 I started having periodic severe (knee-walking, commode hugging) vertigo attacks.   I was 47 years old at that time.  On two occasions I went to the...

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Shelley E -Cochlear Volunteer

I am an early recipient of the Nucleus 5. My surgery was on September 9, 2009 and ever since the CI was activated three weeks later my hearing experience has been...

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Mike Corso - BAHA Volunteer

Hi, everyone I was born and raised in Sarasota Fl. and now live in Maryland since 1986. I have been deaf in my right ear since I was 4 yrs old I am now 39. I...

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SharonC

Hi my name is Sharon I suffered from sudden onset deafness, after coming out of a coma. They say it was the Vancomycin anti-biotic that caused my deafness. I also...

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ezmikee

Hi, my name is Michael.  I was born in Pawtucket, RI in 1968.  I was born with a broken jaw (dr's error) and by the time I was three years old, my family...

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Lesley

Hi! My name is Lesley. I'm currently 15 years old and a freshman in high school.  I was diagnosed with a moderate-severe hearing loss when I was three and a...

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Joe M. - Awareness Network Manager

 In December of 2006, at age 56, I retired from NY State as Deputy Director of Criminal Justice and was planning to continue my work as a training consultant...

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Carol B - Cochlear Volunteer

My Cochlear Implant Story is one of great joy and certainly full of amazement. In 1996 I was seriously considering disability retirement, as I was barely hanging...

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