Lost and Found: My Cochlear Implant Life

The CI was developed for speech. That's why the ear piece behind my ear is called a speech processor. Music, in all its richness and sub...

CI Boot Camp hasn't been much fun. I really can't hear as well with only my cochlear implant as I do with both my CI and hearing aid...

This morning, I sat on my covered patio during a rain shower. It was that kind of rain that gently soaks the earth and makes everything s...

It's been 6 days since I wore my hearing aid. My audi said I should go for extended times without it -- like a week or two at a time to ...

I saw my audiologist again yesterday for an adjustment. She is very patient with me and I can tell she is doing the very best she can to hel...

For Christmas, my daughter gave me the audio book,  Ender's Game, to practice listening with my new cochlear implant. I didn't jump ...

One of the things that worried me most when I lost my hearing was how I would be able to hear my morning alarm. Without my hearing aids, I a...