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 on Summer Hours and will run biweekly on the following Thursdays, June 4 and 18, and July 2, 16, and 30.**
Browse Mentors
Implanted AgeMiddle-aged AdultHearing LossRapidly ProgressiveImplantedLeftWhen I was 6 years old I lost my right ear to Meningitis. As a teen and young adult I was always on a quest for better hearing. With only one ear that was slowly getting progressively worse and my hearing hearing aid no longer helping I looked at my future as being deaf. That was not acceptable to me. In 2014 I started to do research on cochlear implants. Wow, I can't believe I waited this long. I was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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 AgeYoung AdultHearing LossSlowly ProgressiveImplantedRightBEA mentor. Born deaf but hearing worsened in late teens (sudden loss in left ear; gradual loss in right ear). Naida CI user implanted at Middlesbrough 2001. From Newcastle but currently living in Manchester. Now married with two kids (all hearing).