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
RichardT ✭
About Me
I am married and live in London. I lost my hearing quite suddenly through an auto-immune disorder in 2010. I now mentor other cochlear implant candidates as I enjoy helping other people living with hearing loss. I am a keen Man City fan.
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My favorite thing about my AB Cochlear implant is
I can hear conversations again which I wasn't able to do before. Also, I now enjoy listening to music again and can speak to my family on the phone again, which I couldn't do before. I feel much better connected to my wife and family.
With my AB cochlear implant, I can
listen to my favourite Oasis music again and hear the roar of the football crowd when my favourite team Man City scores a goal!
My favorite sound is
listening to my dog Jake's claws as he runs across the laminate floor.
I chose AB because
it had the best technology and because of the T-mic which is brilliant for using on the phone. Also because of the connectivity as I can connect it to my Roger Pen and Compilot. The technology is brilliant.
I am a BEA Mentor because
I have lived through acquired hearing loss and I know how challenging and isolating it is. I want to help others through my own experience of hearing loss. Also AB have helped me, so I want to give something back.
I can help cochlear implant candidates by
Giving support and advice based on my own knowledge and personal experience of being a recent cochlear implant recipient.