When you begin to investigate cochlear implants for your child or yourself, the amount of information, terminology, and decisions can seem overwhelming. Once you feel that you have a handle on things, someone throws another twist or curve your way. Don’t you just want someone to hold your hand and walk you through the process [...]
Archive for the ‘Bilateral Implantation’ Category
The Cochlear Implant Process: From Identification to Candidacy to Activation and Beyond!
Monday, April 2nd, 2012
Posted in Adults, Advanced Bionics, Audiology, AVT, Babies, Bilateral Implantation, Children, Cochlear, Cochlear Implant, Elizabeth, MED-EL, Medical Care, Misconceptions, New Parents, Sound Processor | 3 Comments »
Upgrading to the Nucleus 5 Sound Processor
Thursday, June 16th, 2011
In December 2008, when I was in Sydney, Australia and at the Cochlear Headquarters, one of the staff members asked, “What would you like to see in Cochlear’s future sound processors?” I said, “I want a sleeker and slimmer sound processor. I want the design to be like Apple’s products.” My wish has been granted [...]
Posted in Audiology, Bilateral Implantation, Cochlear, Rachel | 9 Comments »
EaR Books Re-Release
Monday, May 2nd, 2011
SURPRISE! NEW EaR BOOKS!!! In honor of Better Hearing and Speech Month 2011, Elizabeth Boschini (author) and Rachel Chaikof (illustrator) are proud to announce the re-release of their books, Ellie’s Ears and Happy Birthday to My Ears. Since the original release for BHSM 2008, these children’s books, which feature characters who are deaf but can [...]
Posted in Advocacy, AVT, Awareness, Bilateral Implantation, Books, Cochlear Implant, EaR Books, Events, Literacy, News, Speak Up, Spoken Language, Website | 6 Comments »
Julianne’s Story: A Parent’s View
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010
I met Julianne at the 2010 AG Bell Convention. She immediately impressed me with how she and her husband have turned their own family’s struggles and successes raising a child with severe-to-profound hearing loss into the inspiration for helping other families in the same situation. They even have their own blog, where they seek to [...]
Posted in Advocacy, AGBell, Audiology, AVT, Babies, Bilateral Implantation, Children, Cochlear Implant, Cochlear Implant Convention, Elizabeth, Encouragement, Hearing Aids, New Parents, Parent's Story, Spoken Language, Video | 1 Comment »
Thomas’s Story
Thursday, October 14th, 2010
I met Laura and Mark Paddack, parents to the adorable toddler, Thomas, at this past summer’s AG Bell Convention in Orlando. They were kind enough to share their story with me. Their son received bilateral cochlear implants at eleven months of age and, with help from a grant through AG Bell’s Parent-Infant Financial Aid program, [...]
