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SharonC Cochlear Volunteer- Ambassador
DFW FUN EVENTI CAN HEAR YOU!!! 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...
Hannah Hope
I started out on this journey -- the journey that is like no other -- wanting to regain the hearing that was lost to me. Genetics had played out their role in my ears. Deafness was on the ...
grammaK (Karen)
Although I didn't go to have my hearing tested until I was 38 years old, I now know I was not hearing what others were hearing when I was in my early 20's. I was having sudd...
EllenBR
I'm Ellen and was diagnosed with otosclerosis at 26 years old. Now at 55, I'm excited I received the Nucleus 5 as my first implant. My loss has been gradual in both ears and although aides h...
Michael Noble - A Cochlear Staff
"Your son, Michael, will never be able to hear, speak, or do the things a normal hearing person would do,” my parents were told. I was diagnosed as being profoundly deaf at the age of...
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Rustycms~ Cochlear Awareness Network Volunteer
I have been Hearing Impaired all my life (nerve deafness, they said at the audiologist) , a teacher noticed when I was 10, because I could hear "sounds" my parents did nothing and I did ...
MargoK-Cochlear Volunteer Ambassador
I am a cochlear implant old timer! I am an adopted child with no known family history. My initial hearing loss with no hearing in my left ear was detected after I was in a car accident when...
Ilene - Cochlear Volunteer
Five years ago, on what was an ordinary night, I went to bed only to awaken to a problem that would forever change my life. I was unable to hear on one side and the other had lost a signif...
Paula M -Awareness Manager
Hello and welcome to the Cochlear Community!This is a GREAT Community of people just like you! Whether you are researching implantable hearing solutions, such as a Cochlear Implant or Baha...
Karen P. Cochlear Awareness Network Volunteer
Dear Cochlear Community Members: Although we are just meeting for the first time via these pages, I want you to know that you have been instrumental in my decision making process regarding...
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