Name: Dr Ray HareProfession: Principal Research Scientist (retired), Durum Wheat Improvement, NSW Department of Primary IndustriesCochlear Implant Status: Bilateral cochlear implantsImplants: 2 x...
Piano was my first love. For 14 years I took lessons, practising often four hours a day until I reached Grade 7.
My deafness was first diagnosed at 16, but I did not believe it. I left school...
Way back in 1950 I was diagnosed by a Macquarie Street specialist to have single sided deafness.
Life went on and with one good ear I finished high school and university, eventually starting my own...
Between the ages of 40 and 55 I lost my hearing, my job, my confidence and a lot of friends. I became isolated, at times moody and depressed and looked to the future with dread. This is my story of...
I would like to share the story of my journey from silence, back to the world of sound – thanks to Cochlear.
When I was 3 to 4 years of age because I hadn’t learned to speak, Mum took me to the...
I have now been given the greatest gift of all – "The Gift of Hearing" and I would love to share with you my journey through life of living with a profound hearing loss and how receiving my...
I grew up fit and healthy and was encouraged to take advantage of all the opportunities available. In 1998 I completed high school and joined the Royal Australian Navy. As far as I was...
Robyn became deaf as a child. Many years later in life, her condition ensured she couldn't hear her baby cry and she struggled for recognition at work. The 45-year-old, from Northcote, began losing...
Cochlear Implant41-64 yearsName: Dr Ray HareProfession: Principal Research Scientist (retired), Durum Wheat Improvement, NSW Department of Primary IndustriesCochlear Implant Status: Bilateral cochlear implantsImplants: 2 x...
Cochlear Implant41-64 yearsPiano was my first love. For 14 years I took lessons, practising often four hours a day until I reached Grade 7. My deafness was first diagnosed at 16, but I did not believe it. I left school...
Cochlear Implant41-64 yearsWay back in 1950 I was diagnosed by a Macquarie Street specialist to have single sided deafness. Life went on and with one good ear I finished high school and university, eventually starting my own...
Cochlear Implant41-64 yearsBetween the ages of 40 and 55 I lost my hearing, my job, my confidence and a lot of friends. I became isolated, at times moody and depressed and looked to the future with dread. This is my story of...
Cochlear Implant19-40 yearsI would like to share the story of my journey from silence, back to the world of sound – thanks to Cochlear. When I was 3 to 4 years of age because I hadn’t learned to speak, Mum took me to the...
Cochlear Implant19-40 yearsI have now been given the greatest gift of all – "The Gift of Hearing" and I would love to share with you my journey through life of living with a profound hearing loss and how receiving my...
Baha19-40 yearsI grew up fit and healthy and was encouraged to take advantage of all the opportunities available. In 1998 I completed high school and joined the Royal Australian Navy. As far as I was...
Cochlear Implant19-40 yearsRobyn became deaf as a child. Many years later in life, her condition ensured she couldn't hear her baby cry and she struggled for recognition at work. The 45-year-old, from Northcote, began losing...