Children With Cochlear Implants

Read stories about children who are hearing with cochlear implants 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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Children with Bilateral Cochlear Implants

Brandyn Li
Lost hearing due to illness, implanted at 15 months, bilateral at age 7

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Ryan Dake

Lost hearing due to ototoxic medication in NICU, implanted at 5, bilateral at 6

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Lost Hearing From Birth Or Early Childhood

Madisen Schafer
Meningitis, implanted at age 3
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Kacey Brown
Genetic (Connexin 26), implanted at age 17 months
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Logan Watson
Unknown cause, implanted at age 6
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Mitchell McKinley
Genetic, implanted at age 7
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Sydney Mondoux
Genetic (Connexin 26), implanted at age 14 months
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Cheyenne Roberts
Genetic, implanted at age 2
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Luke D.
Unknown, implanted at age 3
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Carson Roller
Deaf at birth, implanted at age 2
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Will Tuggle
Hereditary condition, implanted at 12 months
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Hearing Music

Is It Music to Your Child’s Ears?
(Josee Mondoux, Cindy Dake, Melissa Lopez, Claire Zimmerman, Kelly Watson, Melissa Roberts)
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