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
dkuehnhoff · Blue Level Member · ✭✭
About Me
Started loosing my hearing in late 30's and was fitted with hearings aids in 1995. I was a customer service agent spending 8 hours a day on phone and struggling until I retired in 2005. Still struggled with phone and noisy situations and could not hear all of what the minister said at church. I was implanted in the left ear in September of 2013 and my hearing got so much better I had the right ear implanted in April of 2015.
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My favorite thing about my AB Cochlear implant is
T-mic, Roger Pen, Com-Pilot, TV streamer. I am an electronics junkie but each of the above help in my hearing journey. Even though I can talk on the cell phone without their help both the Roger Pen and the Com-Pilot offer great assistance.
With my AB cochlear implant, I can
Hear at Church, understand my wife in the car, listen to TV at the volume I want and others can enjoy at their level. In general it allows me the freedom of great hearing.
My favorite sound is
The birds
I chose AB because
Mainly because of the T-Mic and the electronic goodies they offered that the other brands did not. AB's reputation for good customer service. Meeting other satisfied users at a BEA meeting really made the difference.
I am a BEA Mentor because
I believe in the product and the Customer Service from AB. I also believe in the idea that if technology exist to improve quality of life we should take advantage of it.
I can help cochlear implant candidates by
My wife and I are both bi-lateral implant recipients and can offer our experiences and successes to help someone make the choice to be implanted. Granted it is a big step but worth the few days of discomfort.