Did you know HEARING JOURNEY offers TWO ways to learn about Advanced Bionics technology directly from AB recipients and share your cochlear implant experience with others? We encourage you to visit both HJ CHAT and HJ FORUM for the best Hearing Journey experience.
HJ CHAT meets every Thursday evening from 7-10 pm ET/4-7 pm PT for a live exchange of questions, answers, and support. Please join by logging in and clicking on the green "US Weekly Chat" box on the home page. **Once in the chatroom, if you are prompted to log in again and cannot with your HJ username and password, please log in as a Guest, but with your HJ Username.
HJ FORUM is available all day, seven days a week. You can read discussions from others or add your own posts. Sign up for the Forum's DAILY DIGEST to receive a brief summary of the day's discussions by email. Want to read the most recent discussions? Log in and click on LATEST TOPICS. Want to start a new discussion? Log in and click https://hearingjourney.com/post/discussion
HJ CHAT meets every Thursday evening from 7-10 pm ET/4-7 pm PT for a live exchange of questions, answers, and support. Please join by logging in and clicking on the green "US Weekly Chat" box on the home page. **Once in the chatroom, if you are prompted to log in again and cannot with your HJ username and password, please log in as a Guest, but with your HJ Username.
HJ FORUM is available all day, seven days a week. You can read discussions from others or add your own posts. Sign up for the Forum's DAILY DIGEST to receive a brief summary of the day's discussions by email. Want to read the most recent discussions? Log in and click on LATEST TOPICS. Want to start a new discussion? Log in and click https://hearingjourney.com/post/discussion
** HJ Chat will currently operate biweekly and run on the following Thursdays, August 27, September 10 & 24, and October 8 & 22. **
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Implanted AgeMiddle-aged AdultHearing LossSlowly ProgressiveImplantedBothWife and mom of 2 teens. My husband and I have been running our own business for the past 10 years. I'm the current president of our local chamber of commerce and am quite involved in our local business community. I grew up in a HoH family and had progressive hearing loss (hearing aids from age 15) up to the point where I went suddenly deaf in my right ear in 2016 and my left ear in early 2017.
Implanted AgeOlder AdultHearing LossSlowly ProgressiveImplantedLeftI am a retired cabinet maker, and suffered from meniere's disease and tinnitus. Gradual hearing loss from my early 20's. I was implanted 8th March 2017. It has changed my world, it is now full of sound. Thanks to AB and Beaumont CI team Dublin.
Implanted AgeToddler or PreschoolerHearing LossSince BirthImplantedBothI am the mother of a successful bilateral cochlear implant user who is able to live life to the fullest because of his ability to hear the world around him. It has been a blessing to watch my son grow into a confident, well-rounded young man of integrity who is well-spoken, academically and socially successful and who understands that, in time, it will be his turn to work towards making the world a better place.