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<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Richard_1200x628-e1752087632409-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Musician Richard Reed smiling while he plays the piano" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high">Research shows that practice and persistence over time improves music appreciation and enjoyment with cochlear implants. As a professional musician, Richard found it critical to re-introduce music to his life after losing his hearing. But he realized that enjoying music after receiving a cochlear implant requires time and effort.&#160; &#160; “When I first got my &#8230; <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hear-with-you/cochlear-in-your-community/reconnect-to-music-with-cochlear-implant/">Continued</a>

A musician’s advice for reconnecting with music with your cochlear implant

<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/20210621_cochlear_1017-300x300.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Girl wearing a Nucleus Kanso sound processor looking through a telescope." style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async">Streaming is a great way for your child or teen to stay connected – and it’s proven to offer benefits in hearing with a sound processor. As well as helping your child enjoy more types of entertainment, listen to phone calls and even study, it can also help to improve their listening skills. Much research &#8230; <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-loss/children/streaming-to-your-childs-cochlear-implant/">Continued</a>

How streaming to their cochlear implant can help your child stay connected and improve listening skills

<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/CLTD_INSPIRING_STORIES_FRANCE_ROMY_Still005-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Girl smiling in school with classmates showing her white Nucleus sound processor." style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async">Looking for strategies to help your child live confidently through the teenage years with hearing loss? To help, we asked teens, parents and a peer support group manager to share their tips for navigating a challenging life stage. Here are their top tips: 1. Don’t pressure for information&#160; You might want to encourage your child &#8230; <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/cochlear-implants/4-must-know-tips-to-navigate-the-teen-years-with-hearing-loss/">Continued</a>

4 must-know tips to navigate the teen years with hearing loss

Wearing your device for prolonged periods every day exposes it to perspiration, dirt and natural oils. So, how can you maximize its performance and even lengthen its life? There are a few simple steps to follow: Keep your sound processor dry Wipe down your sound processor with a soft cloth every night to help keep &#8230; <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/cochlear-implants/care-for-your-cochlear-implant-sound-processor/">Continued</a>

Must-know tips to care for your cochlear implant sound processor

<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/N8_220526_04_Bowling_Alley_4498-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="A Cochlear Nucleus recipient with a group of friends smiling and talking at a bowling alley." style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy">Research shows that children with hearing loss can be at risk of delayed social skill development needed to &#8220;fit in&#8221; at school and beyond, compared to their hearing peers. “Because of their hearing loss, they grow up in a ‘hearing bubble’ where it is difficult to easily participate in conversation with friends and family when &#8230; <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-loss/children/help-your-child-improve-their-social-skills-with-a-cochlear-implant/">Continued</a>

4 tips to help your child improve social skills with a cochlear implant

<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/220525_02_Airport_1421-300x300.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy">What to know before you go Note important phone numbers, email addresses and website information of your hearing health professional and doctor in case you have any issues while traveling. Visit the Cochlear™ Clinic Finder to locate the closest clinic for where you’re staying. Change your microphone covers if needed to avoid any disruption to &#8230; <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/cochlear-implants/travel-checklist-with-cochlear-implant/">Continued</a>

Read below for your essential travel checklist for your cochlear implant

<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Piper-Princess-Pic-scaled-e1761854581485-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy">“Piper failed her newborn hearing test in the hospital and then failed again a couple of weeks later. At three months old, our local children’s hospital (Akron Children’s Hospital) conducted an auditory brainstem response (ABR) test. This test can tell how the cochlea and the brain pathways for hearing are working. After the test was &#8230; <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/cochlear-implants/bilateral-kanso-sound-processors/">Continued</a>

How bilateral Kanso Sound Processors helped young Piper hear and thrive

<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/60_YEAR_OLD_FACETIME-300x300.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy">Being able to stream audio from a smartphone or other device is often referred to as direct streaming. You can experience high quality sound streamed direct to your Nucleus® Nexa™ sound processor from compatible smartphones and devices. How direct streaming helps you hear more clearly Much research has been done on how direct streaming can &#8230; <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/cochlear-implants/wireless-streaming-from-cochlear-implant/">Continued</a>

How to make the most of phone calls, music and more with wireless streaming from your cochlear implant

<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2_YEAR_OLD_MUSIC_1_CMYK-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Two toddlers playing with musical toys on a carpeted floor in a living room, with a woman sitting on a sofa in the background." style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy">Did you know there’s a strong connection between musical activities and the development of speech and language skills in children with hearing loss or cochlear implants? Here are eight ways to incorporate musical activities into your child’s daily life to help boost their communication skills.&#160; 1. Start as soon as you can&#160; Children can benefit &#8230; <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-loss/children/8-ways-to-use-singing-and-music-to-boost-your-childs-brain-development/">Continued</a>

8 ways to use singing and music to boost your child’s brain development

<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Cochlear_Mariana-077-300x300.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="A swimmer sitting cross-legged by a pool, adjusting goggles, with Cochlear accessory cases on the ground." style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy">While Cochlear™ Nucleus® Nexa™ sound processors are splash-proof, dust-proof and water resistant, the Aqua+&#160;silicone sleeve provides added protection in salt-water and rushing water, &#160;keeping your child’s sound processor water-safe while helping them to hear when in the water. &#160;&#160; Here are three benefits of the Aqua+ for your child to enjoy the water while protecting &#8230; <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-loss/children/water-activities-for-a-child-with-a-cochlear-implant/">Continued</a>

Sports, swimming, and beach holidays—navigating water activities for a child with a cochlear implant

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