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
ElaineW · Blue Level Member · ✭✭
About Me
I was born deaf and was implanted with internal implant of HiRes90K in 2005 and Auria processor. It failed 9 months later. In Oct 2007, I was sequentially bilaterally implanted with HiRes90K and Harmony processors. I was upgraded with Naida Q70 processors in Sept 2015. I am a mum to my three boys(19,11,9) and also a foster carer and a web designer. I enjoy walking with my dog. When I have time, I enjoy music and baking.
About
- Username
- ElaineW
- Location
- Wiltshire, Other ZEBRA
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- Members, Mentor
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Mentor Information
My favorite thing about my AB Cochlear implant is
to be able to hear my family, friends and it enables me to live life to the full.
With my AB cochlear implant, I can
use my t-mic hook to listen to music and talk on the phone. With the amazing technology of using bluetooth and ultrazoom is the coolest thing I've come across.
My favorite sound is
Water trickling over rocks in streams and fountains.
I chose AB because
it is easy to use and environmentally friendly and more economical with the battery usage - just simply recharging saves hundreds and hundreds of disposable batteries, in thus costs lots of money! I've had years and years of using the same rechargeable batteries without them ever being replaced. Also another reason I chose AB because it is always striving forward and better for the future.
I am a BEA Mentor because
at the time there was no one to help me go through my journey. I know that just to discover that your only option is a cochlear implant and that is a hard thing to accept and isolating, so by being a mentor I can reach out those who need guidance. AB have done so much for me since I began in 2005.
I can help cochlear implant candidates by
listening to them and helping them through their difficulties and guiding them to have a successful cochlear implant journey.