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Implanted AgeOlder AdultHearing LossSlowly ProgressiveImplantedRightI 'm the husband of Sue, an AB Naida CI recipient. Until I met her I had never experienced life with a deaf person and it was an interesting learning curve! My hobbies are watching Rugby, playing badminton and travelling around in our Motorhome. I live in Leicestershire.
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Implanted AgeMiddle-aged AdultHearing LossSince BirthImplantedBothI 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.