Sounds Good Blog
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Cochlear implants
When hearing aids no longer help: a father’s story
19. February 2019Full of hope, Ha and Hang are waiting for a special moment: on February 27th, 2019, their son Hung, who is almost three years old, will once again hear his parents’ voices clearly. That is the moment when the boy’s cochlear implant, which he received through the #HearVietnam program on January 21st in Hanoi, will be activated.
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Personal
A child in Malawi likely doesn’t know who Santa is
15. October 2018Lisa Bacic from Phonak recently volunteered at our project in Malawi. As a speech-language pathologist she knows that adapting communication resources is very important for a successful therapy. Because not every child
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Test
Do you feel you have hearing issues?
14. November 2018When did you last have your hearing tested? Don’t wait any longer. The online hearing test gives you a first impression about how well you hear.
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Interview
«Auditory-verbal therapy is essential for children with cochlear implants»
27. September 2018In 2017, Hear the World donated cochlear implants (CI) for the first time, to three children in need in Panama. This spring, four more children with a profound hearing loss received the
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Interview
“I was deeply impressed”
03. September 2018German singer-songwriter Gregor Meyle has been a Hear the World ambassador since July 2018. During his visit to a project in South Africa in July, he met children with hearing loss at ...
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Interview
“Not many people get to be bionic!”
12. July 2018Isaiah Baier lost his hearing due to meningitis when he was 21 months old. Thanks to a cochlear implant and a hearing aid he was able to hear again and live a ...
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Personal
An awe-inspiring experience
14. June 2018By Sanah Kayani, Audiologist at Boots Hearingcare
Lisa Robertson (Audiologist Boots Hearingcare) and I set off from cloudy London Heathrow to the Paris of the middle east, Beirut in Lebanon. I cannot ...Read more
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Tips
Tips to prevent and reduce the impact of hearing loss
03. March 2018On March 3, for World Hearing Day 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) will draw attention towards the rise in the number of people with hearing loss across the world with the ...
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Personal
Hope dies last: the story of a strong woman and mother of children with hearing loss
12. February 2018By Jackie Oduor, a mother from Kenya of four children – three with severe to profound hearing loss.
We were blessed with our first child in 2006. I had a normal pregnancy and ...Read more
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