Lost and Found: My Cochlear Implant Life

It really is Mom's fault. She drummed it into my head. "Make sure you wear clean underwear when you leave the house -- just in cas...

Quiet Muted noise My ears just cannot hear Unrelenting, never ending Silence My doctor explained that cochlear implant surgery wo...

Staples: a u-shaped piece of metal used to fasten layers of easily-penetrable material (usually paper) together. Staples are so commonly u...

Locutus I know who I am. I belong to a collective of individuals who have been implanted with an advanced bionic ear. I have a miniatur...

This morning, I am nursing sore muscles from an injury to my chest and ribs. I've no idea what I did to hurt myself. My doctor said it...

"What is your first name?" the young man behind the counter asked after I ordered my lunch today. "Bonnie, " I said. ...

One of the things people tell me is that my hearing loss has made them acutely aware of their own hearing. This is a very good thing, I th...