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A Rollercoaster Week in Kenya
01. October 2020By Sonova volunteer Yovina Khiroya, Clinical Audiologist and Regional Sales Manager at Phonak GB
In February, a team of seven Sonova volunteers travelled to Kenya to support the great work of the Hear the World Foundation – and one of them was: me! As I am passionate about helping others, I was excited to be...Read more
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«No one could contain their own emotions in this one powerful moment»
02. December 2019By Feraz Ashraf, Audiologist at Boots Hearingcare in the UK
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From Lebanon to Lübeck: training in the Mecca of hearing professionals
04. November 2019By Gladys Asmar, pediatric nurse and audiology assistant at IRAP, a school for children with hearing loss in Lebanon.
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Cochlear implants
That was a gift from God
28. October 2019The three-and-a-half-year-old Phuong was born in Vietnam with severe hearing loss. A cochlear implant seemed unattainable to her parents. But the joint program of the Global Foundation For Children With Hearing Loss and the Hear the World Foundation gave them new hope.
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Cochlear implants
My discovers her love of music
14. October 2019For half a year now, My, a young Vietnamese girl, has been able to hear clearly – thanks to a cochlear implant and habilitation support. Her life has changed a lot since then.
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«Gaining trust was the biggest challenge»
18. July 2019By Nadja Laible, hearing acoustics expert at Phonak Germany
Ever since I started at Phonak Germany, I have wanted to go on assignment as a volunteer for Hear the World. When the opportunity finally arose, I was thrilled!Read more
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“I feel blessed to have been able to help these children to hear again”
26. March 2019Hear the World invited Isaiah to join a team of three Sonova volunteers who visited a project in Guatemala in February 2019. For Isaiah, a dream came true...
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Peru and the hearing test factory
18. March 2019By Jennifer Appleton-Huber -
560 wax occlusions, 21 infections, two Piñata foam pieces and a live insect (a cochineal)! - some otoscopy findings during your typical week of hearing screening in Lima...Read more
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Check your hearing! It's World Hearing Day 2019
03. March 2019On March 3, for World Hearing Day 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) draws attention to the importance of early identification and intervention for hearing loss with the theme “Check your hearing!”...
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