Learn more about our recipients and their experiences with Cochlear.*
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Willow-3_Motorcycle-e1729639892704-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high">In 2019, our worlds changed forever. Our beautiful baby girl was born. We named her Willow. For months we had talked about how our lives were going to change and imagined how wonderfully different life would be. She was so beautiful and so perfect. Every screening at the hospital indicated that she was healthy, but … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-loss/children/child-with-waardenburg-syndrome/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Baha6-max-Will-Sinnott-18-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async">Will was born with bilateral microtia and atresia, a congenital condition where the outer ear is malformed and the ear is missing components, including the ear canal. From the age of 4 months, he wore bone conducting hearing aids to assist with his hearing loss. And at age 12, Will had rib graft surgery to … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/bone-conduction/baha-6-max-sound-processor-microtia-atresia/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Online-Payment-Portal-Social-Pic-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async">  Key Features Online Payment Portal: Say goodbye to the hassle of mailing checks or calling to make payments. With our secure online payment portal, you can make one-time payments or set up flexible payment plans from anywhere. Comprehensive Account Access: Once you create your account, you’ll have access to your invoices, statements, payments, and … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/services/online-payment-portal/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Michael-O.-3-e1727897953468-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy">“I just celebrated my 18th birthday. For 17 of those years, I’ve been able to hear thanks to my cochlear implants. I was born with profound bilateral sensorineural hearing loss due to a connexin 26 genetic mutation. My parents were both carriers, but they didn’t know about it until I had genetic testing. I was … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/cochlear/community/cochlear-mentor-program/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_7096-e1727896722641-300x300.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy">“When I was 3 years old, my parents noticed something seemed off with my language development. I had been learning words like most other children my age, but then I started losing that vocabulary. It got to the point where I had forgotten people’s names and when my parents would call me, I wouldn’t respond. … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-loss/children/cochlear-implants-for-cmv/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Danny-Hockey-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">“I was born deaf. At only 12 months old, I underwent surgery to receive my cochlear implant. My parents actively sought out different options to help me and found Cochlear to be the most effective and efficient devices on the market. I have not known life without my cochlear implant. Coming to terms with my … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/cochlear-implants/cochlear-implant-involved/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Brielle-park-photo-scaled-e1725917007721-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy">“Brielle was born with hearing loss in her right ear. The doctors kept telling us she had fluid still in her right ear and to try different positions when feeding to help absorb. A few weeks later we were referred to our local Children’s Hospital in Portland. We were unsure of what this meant but … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-loss/children/girl-with-cochlear-implant/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Taylor-Post-Op-e1725899881185-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy">“My journey with hearing loss officially began at a young age, 4 years old specifically. When I was around the age of 2, my mother brought me to the pediatrician to ask why my speech was developing so slowly but the doctor dismissed the concerns at the time and chalked it up to me just … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/bone-conduction/osia-system-for-mri/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Phone-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">What’s your favorite app? Do you like playing games, watching a favorite TV show or scrolling through your social media feed? There are also loads of mobile apps designed specifically to help you live more confidently with hearing loss. Self-managing your hearing loss is a key component of successful hearing therapy. This is especially important … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-loss/sensorineural/mobile-apps-boost-listening-skills/">Continued</a>
<img width="300" height="300" src="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSC09082-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy">Strengthening Connection with Will and Denise Will first noticed his hearing loss during his time in the military. His family consistently noticed that everything around him was getting louder and louder; things like the TV and the radio. His coworkers encouraged him to go to the doctor and get his hearing checked. Will finally took … <a href="https://hearandnow.cochlear.com/hearing-solutions/cochlear-implants/win-back-loved-ones-bts/">Continued</a>
*The stories above are shared by our recipients nationwide and not exclusive to that of a Cochlear Hearing Center recipient.
