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
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Implanted AgeOlder AdultHearing LossSlowly ProgressiveImplantedRightI have a congenital progressive hearing loss. The possibility of my getting more benefit from a cochlear implant than a hearing aid was first raised with me in 2010. In 2019, having finally reached the point where I had to admit to myself that, in one ear, a hearing aid was no longer helping me, I started to seriously investigate getting a cochlear implant. It took me a long time to make the decision, but once I had, the implant was done just 5 weeks later in August 2020.
Implanted AgeYoung AdultHearing LossSince BirthImplantedRightOutgoing and friendly individual who is keen to share his experiences hearing with his miraculous ci. I was diagnosed with a severe hearing loss in both ears aged three and used hearing aids in both ears till my early 20s. My useful hearing in my right ear dropped suddenly, and went for a ci The rest as they say is history....
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.