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Giving back…
When I first started considering the cochlear implants back in 2006, little did I know there was a dedicated group of supporters whose personal mission was to help others on their journey. This group wasn’t even an official one…just a bunch of other CIers around the country who decided to do what I do today…giving
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He Is Not Me
With work, training and all of those other real life stories, I rarely have time for anything more. My life consists pretty much that plus sleep and eat. Steph complains I am like an old man…falling asleep at 7:00. Believe me, I do lead a grueling life. Anyway, for those of you who are interested
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Holy shit….I can hear underwater! (cont.)
In my last post, I talked about feeling like a kid opening Christmas presents. I realized that it was getting long so I decided to break the post into two parts. Here is the second part… Once I got home from my appointment, I realized that it was a smart move to prepare the processor
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Holy shit….I can hear underwater!
Those were my very first words after jumping into the pool at the University of Buffalo where I am training for the swim part of a triathlon. It’s amazing how fast five years have gone by since my first CI, the right side. The day started off atypical…excitement and anticipation. Time couldn’t move fast enough
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The all in one website for cochlear implants
A few months ago, what was a lively discussion about the marketing practices of manufacturers became a project of ten individuals around the world collaborating to demystify the world of cochlear implants. Through much bickering, wrangling, editing, censoring, researching, begging, finger-pointing, joking around became what is now known as CochlearImplantHELP.com. Below is the press release…
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Clearvoice
Today, I had ClearVoice installed on my CIs. ClearVoice is designed to automatically analyze and adapt to each listening situation, separating the distracting noises from what I want to hear most—speech. It eliminates background noises such as road noise, noisy restaurants and bars, air conditioner fans overhead, basically any form of noise that has a
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Advanced Bionics approved for Clearvoice…FINALLY!
Advanced Bionics is thrilled to announce that we have received FDA approval today for ClearVoice! Built on AB’s proprietary HiRes Fidelity 120™* technology for high-performance hearing, ClearVoice has been designed to automatically analyze and adapt to each listening situation encountered throughout the day, separating the distracting noises from speech so that communication can be a
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Honorable mentioning…
A very good couple friends of mine were endowed with being the feature article in the January/February 2012 issue of Hearing Loss Magazine. I met Tina and Tom at the HLAA convention in Washington DC last summer. They took a time out from their wedding planning to attend the convention. I also had the opportunity
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FDA approves the first completely waterproof CI ever (and it’s an AB!)
As reprinted… Advanced Bionics is thrilled to announce that the NEPTUNE™ sound processor has received FDA approval in the United States!! Today is a momentous day for us all!! Now AB recipients and candidates have the choice of a Neptune or Harmony sound processor for hearing their best with AB. I have attached a brochure
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