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.
Lost Hearing at Birth or Preschool-Age(Dan Solcher, Carol McGowan, Debbie Bottles, Carol Ban, Paul Sommer)
View Stories>>Lost Hearing in the Teen years or as a Young Adult(Dorothy Filchak, Lise Lyscom, Kelly Gutshalll, Jackie Wistort, Debra McClendon)
View Stories>>Lost Hearing as an Adult(Paul Nejelski, Liz Hupp, George "Geo" Cobb, Janis McAtee, Jeremy Nyquist, Ruth Walworth, April Hubbell)
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Jaki Schekter
Born with hearing loss, implanted at age 30
Judy Wilson
Unknown cause, hearing lost over 5 years, Left CI in 2000, Right CI in 2007
Jim SavageauProgressive hearing loss, implanted at age 50
View Story>>Judy Wagner
Unknown cause, implanted at age 53
View Story>>Kristin PagliucaProgressive hearing loss, implanted at age 30
View Story>>Carol McGowanUnknown cause, Implanted at age 46
View Story>>Sandy MintzUnknown cause, implanted at age 43
View Story>>Susan BoswellMaternal rubella, implanted at age 38
View Story>>Dave SpencerProgressive hearing loss, implanted at age 48
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Debra McClendon
Unknown cause, implanted at age 47
View Story>>Heather ArnoneUnknown cause, implanted at age 45
View Story>>JoAnne M. AnmannUnknown cause, implanted at age 48
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Paul Nejelski
Progressive hearing loss since age 30, implanted at age 64
Liz Hupp
Progressive hearing loss, implanted at age 48, going bilateral at 50
George "Geo" Cobb
Progressive hearing loss, implanted at age 48
Sally CarlsonCogan's syndrome, implanted at age 54
View Story>>Jackie Wistort
Labyrinthine Otosclerosis, implanted at age 61
View Story>>Judy Hansberry
Unknown, implanted at age 50
View Story>>Bobby Fowler
Heredity/Noise exposure, implanted at age 60
View Story>>Klaas Helsinga
Heredity, implanted at age 74
View Story>>Susan MitloffAuto-immune disease, implanted at age 58
View Story>>John ReddenUnknown, implanted at age 50
View Story>>Neina ThompsonProgressive, implanted at age 55
View Story>>Bill SarcinoSudden hearing loss, implanted at age 52
View Story>>Sue SmithProgressive, implanted at age 45
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Michelle TjelmelandProgressive, implanted at age 26
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