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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My favorite thing about my AB Cochlear implant is
I can hear! Before implants, I could not carry on a conversation on a bad day.
With my AB cochlear implant, I can
Hear!!! Without them, I'm totally deaf.
My favorite sound is
my 3 grand-kids [even though they are very noisy!]
I chose AB because
The one thing that caught my attention: Waterproof! I wanted to hear my grandson in the swimming pool.
I am a BEA Mentor because
Deafness is very isolating. CI’s provide hope, a way out of the isolation – but the journey can be difficult and frustrating. Mentors have a unique opportunity to help people through this process, starting with vendor selection, surgery, recovery, activation, rehab, use of telephones / Bluetooth / loops, etc. In retrospect, much of my frustration was caused by improper expectations of the CI. Mentors have a big opportunities here as well. I enjoy helping people. I’ve already been helping others with their CIs. I’d like to become an Advanced Bionics evangelist!