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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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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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Brand bashing
Someone recently accused me of engaging in brand bashing between CI brands. The individual cited my post, A challenge to Cochlear Americas and Med-El. The very same person cited one of my comments on a CI forum accusing me of pushing “marketing tactics”. Finally, I am being accused of being insensitive. Do I categorically deny
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How we do it with the loss of hearing…
Last Friday, I found the following in my inbox on Facebook from a very dear friend who we affectionately call Bee: Hi there, I hope your recovery is going well with your ankle. You will be back out there before you know it. I gotta tell you i don’t know how you do it with
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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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Back in business!
As reprinted from the Sonova website…need I say more??? Sonova announces FDA approval for U.S. market re-entry of the Advanced Bionics HiRes 90K cochlear implant 13.09.2011 Stäfa (Switzerland), 13.09.2011 – Sonova is pleased to announce the immediate market re-entry of the Advanced Bionics HiRes 90K cochlear implant in the United States. In recent months, Advanced
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