Adults With Cochlear Implants

Individuals and family members reveal personal experiences with cochlear implants, the impact that hearing life through cochlear implants makes, and the Advanced Bionics commitment to helping them for the rest of their hearing lives. Their stories are for you and your family to share.

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Lost Hearing at Birth or Preschool-Age
(Dan Solcher, Carol McGowan, Debbie Bottles, Carol Ban, Paul Sommer)
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Lost Hearing in the Teen years or as a Young Adult
(Dorothy Filchak, Lise Lyscom, Kelly Gutshalll, Jackie Wistort, Debra McClendon)
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Lost Hearing as an Adult
(Paul Nejelski, Liz Hupp, George "Geo" Cobb, Janis McAtee, Jeremy Nyquist, Ruth Walworth, April Hubbell)
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Adults with Bilateral Cochlear Implants

Jaki Schekter

Born with hearing loss, implanted at age 30

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Judy Wilson

Unknown cause, hearing lost over 5 years, Left CI in 2000, Right CI in 2007

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Lost Hearing During Childhood/Adolescence

Jim Savageau
Progressive hearing loss, implanted at age 50
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Judy Wagner
Unknown cause, implanted at age 53
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Kristin Pagliuca
Progressive hearing loss, implanted at age 30
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Carol McGowan
Unknown cause, Implanted at age 46
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Sandy Mintz
Unknown cause, implanted at age 43
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Susan Boswell
Maternal rubella, implanted at age 38
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Dave Spencer
Progressive hearing loss, implanted at age 48
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Debra McClendon
Unknown cause, implanted at age 47
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Heather Arnone
Unknown cause, implanted at age 45
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JoAnne M. Anmann
Unknown cause, implanted at age 48
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Lost Hearing as an Adult

Paul Nejelski

Progressive hearing loss since age 30, implanted at age 64

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Liz Hupp

Progressive hearing loss, implanted at age 48, going bilateral at 50

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George "Geo" Cobb

Progressive hearing loss, implanted at age 48

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Sally Carlson
Cogan's syndrome, implanted at age 54
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Jackie Wistort
Labyrinthine Otosclerosis, implanted at age 61
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Judy Hansberry
Unknown, implanted at age 50
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Bobby Fowler
Heredity/Noise exposure, implanted at age 60
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Klaas Helsinga
Heredity, implanted at age 74
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Susan Mitloff
Auto-immune disease, implanted at age 58
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John Redden
Unknown, implanted at age 50
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Neina Thompson
Progressive, implanted at age 55
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Bill Sarcino
Sudden hearing loss, implanted at age 52
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Sue Smith
Progressive, implanted at age 45
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Michelle Tjelmeland
Progressive, implanted at age 26
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