Diary

Writing helped me to overcome the diagnosis of hearing loss

By Liz Fisher, author of Liz's Deaf Blog Liz Fisher was diagnosed deaf in 2002 and struggled to come to terms with the diagnosis. Here is her story on how she overcame the struggle and her blog helped her and... continue reading

October 11, 2011 3:34 PM | | Comments (0)

My hearing challenges

By Tim Jones My hearing problems began at the age of 10, but were only recognised at 15 when I was given a body worn hearing aid. I hated it and often refused to use it. My hearing got... continue reading

August 24, 2011 6:31 PM | | Comments (0)

My hearing challenges

By Lynne Geddis It was not until I was five years old that my family became aware that I had a slight hearing problem. My GP put this down to a bad case of measles and I got on... continue reading

July 27, 2011 4:24 PM | | Comments (3)

EXCLUSIVE! Rula Lenska talks to the DeafBlog about her hearing loss

In an exclusive interview, we talk to Coronation Street star Rula Lenska about how her hearing loss has affected her life and career, and how she's rewarding those who have overcome their deafness and achieved something remarkable. DB: How... continue reading

April 7, 2011 6:24 PM | | Comments (2)

How to determine if a deaf school is suitable for your child

By Ewan MacDougal, St John’s School for the Deaf Although many hard of hearing or deaf children attend public schools, some families still prefer schools for the deaf, as they are sometimes the better option for a child. When... continue reading

January 20, 2011 11:47 PM | | Comments (0)

A unique story for a unique situation

Dougie Clifford's bilateral Baha story Deafness in childhood is always tough, however, Dougie Clifford seemed to have a tougher time than most. Aged just three, Dougie fell ill with measles and consequently lost his hearing in both ears. Early education... continue reading

December 9, 2010 10:18 PM | | Comments (1)

My cochlear implant journey, by Amy Davis

Waking up, and not being able to hear is everyone’s worst fear. This is what happened to me… I was born severely deaf and am the only deaf person in my family. I was diagnosed as deaf at the... continue reading

October 4, 2010 7:41 PM | | Comments (11)

Elle’s nursery and school journey

Sharon Hathway talks about her daughter Elle’s cochlear implant experience, in the second of a two-part diary series on the DeafBlog. Elle was born profoundly deaf in 2001. Read part one here. Part two We were helped by Elle’s... continue reading

August 4, 2010 6:26 PM | | Comments (4)

Rainer Hersch reveals how hearing loss changed his life

Always finding the best side of things, classically trained musician and stand-up comedian, Rainer Hersch, talks about his experience with hearing loss with the aim of raising awareness about the importance of hearing and the consequences of hearing loss.... continue reading

June 14, 2010 9:49 PM | | Comments (1)

Elle’s nursery and school journey

By Sharon Hathway, mother of Elle, who was born profoundly deaf in 2001. Part 1 Although Elle and I had a bond from birth, I knew something was different just by the way she cried when we were on... continue reading

March 18, 2010 12:39 AM | | Comments (9)

EXCLUSIVE interview with Rebecca Dunne from forthcoming BBC drama, 'The Silence'

When will The Silence be hitting our screens? We are hoping that The Silence will be launched in May. If not, then in June on BBC. Which character do you play? I play one of the main girl's deaf... continue reading

February 19, 2010 9:44 PM | | Comments (14)

Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss – my story

My name is Graham and I am 36 years young, married with two daughters under the age of two (lots of fun!) and in July 2009, I became deaf overnight. This story actually starts ten years ago when for... continue reading

January 12, 2010 9:44 PM | | Comments (12)

Gerry Leeper on his cochlear implant and how he can hear his grandchildren laugh again

I suffered my first severe bout of Ménière's Disease at the age of 27, a relatively rare condition which involves bouts of dizziness, nausea, tinnitus and fluctuating hearing loss. From then, my deafness progressively worsened until I lost all... continue reading

December 1, 2009 9:38 PM | | Comments (3)

Jenny Moir, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People

Imagine waking up to a furry face and two paws scrabbling at your duvet? What a great way to start the day! Well, more than 800 people in the UK experience this ritual every morning, when their hearing dog... continue reading

November 6, 2009 6:30 PM | | Comments (1)

Marjorie Sherman Memorial Lecture 2009

Given by Dr Patricia Chute What? Cochlear Implant Conundrums: Is it the map, the equipment, the services or the child? When? Thursday 12 November at 5.30pm Where? The Ear Foundation, Nottingham Dr Pat Chute will be giving this year’s... continue reading

October 13, 2009 6:36 PM | | Comments (0)

Deaf Masked Ball, 1 October 2009, Southampton

£35 per ticket. 210 tickets sold, ONLY 10 TICKETS LEFT! The Deaf Masked Ball is open to everyone – hearing, D/deaf, deafened, hard of hearing and cochlear implant recipients. It will be a chance for supporters of Hampshire Deaf...

September 25, 2009 3:49 PM | | Comments (0)

My time as a princess at Disney, by Laura Bolter

Winning Ferndown Carnival Queen had been so much fun, as had representing my town at lots of different events, but the special prize was an all-expenses paid trip to Euro Disney, Paris, where I would get to compete for... continue reading

May 21, 2009 12:42 AM | | Comments (3)

Next Nucleus Freedom information evening, Thursday 21 May

Cochlear is holding its next Nucleus Freedom information evening this Thursday, on the 21 May at Crowne Plaza, Birmingham NEC. Cochlear is inviting CI candidates and those about to start their implant journey and/or their parents to the evening,...

May 19, 2009 7:17 PM | | Comments (3)

'Deafinitely Girly' – new girl on the blog

Deafinitely Girly, 28 from London, tells her story. When I was three years old, Ma pulled me out of nursery as I was always getting into trouble for not knowing the songs that the teacher sang with us. At... continue reading

March 25, 2009 11:44 PM | | Comments (7)

TWILIGHT LECTURE with Kristina English

Audiologic Counselling Date : 2nd June 2009 Duration : 1 day Venue : The Ear Foundation, Nottingham Cost : Free Counseling includes the concept of “therapeutic listening,” defined as providing a troubled sender the opportunity to talk through a problem....

February 26, 2009 6:01 PM | | Comments (0)

Mum Jennifer on her triplets and son Cormac’s cochlear implant

On April 6th 2006 I became a mother of three little boys. Yep, I had triplets. It was by far the happiest day of my life. It was not easy getting through the pregnancy and we had many scares... continue reading

February 25, 2009 7:50 PM | | Comments (5)

Nucleus Freedom information evening

Date: 26 February, 6pm-8.30pm Venue: Thistle Hotel Charing Cross, The Strand in London Cochlear Europe is inviting CI candidates and/or their parents to an information evening, to learn more about its innovative Nucleus Freedom cochlear implant system and how... continue reading

February 12, 2009 5:02 PM | | Comments (0)

My Baha diary, by Mark De Klerk

Mark De Klerk talks about his Baha experience. I only recently became a Baha wearer. I was born with the genetic disorder Treacher-Collins Syndrome. The symptoms of this disorder vary greatly, ranging from almost unnoticeable to severe. Most affected... continue reading

January 28, 2009 12:36 AM | | Comments (9)

My cochlear implant, by Amanprit Johal

Amanprit Johal, winner of the Cochlear Graeme Clark Scholarship Award, talks about her cochlear implant experience. I am Amanprit Johal, a third year student studying for a BSc in Geography with Urban and Regional Planning at the University of... continue reading

December 19, 2008 11:55 PM | | Comments (6)

My cochlear implant, by Laura Jakubowski

Laura Jakubowski, 23, talks about her cochlear implant experience, in the last of a five-part diary series on the DeafBlog. Read part one, two, three and four here. Part five I went to see my GP and was prescribed... continue reading

November 28, 2008 1:01 AM | | Comments (1)

My cochlear implant, by Laura Jakubowski

Laura Jakubowski, 23, talks about her cochlear implant experience, in the fourth of a five-part diary series on the DeafBlog. Read part one, two and three here. Part four Christmas Day was good, although my brother got the best... continue reading

November 13, 2008 6:22 PM | | Comments (5)

My cochlear implant, by Laura Jakubowski

Laura Jakubowski, 23, talks about her cochlear implant experience, in the third part of a five-part diary series on the DeafBlog. Read part one and two here. Part three After passing ten GCSEs at school, I went on to... continue reading

October 31, 2008 10:32 PM | | Comments (0)

My cochlear implant, by Laura Jakubowski

Laura Jakubowski, 23, talks about her cochlear implant experience, in the second of a five-part diary series on the DeafBlog. Read part one here. Part two After a few weeks, we got an appointment to go and see my... continue reading

October 17, 2008 6:33 PM | | Comments (0)

My cochlear implant, by Laura Jakubowski

Laura Jakubowski, 23, talks about her cochlear implant experience, in the first of a five-part diary series on the DeafBlog. Part one I wasn't born into family of two before my brother came along two years later, my parents... continue reading

September 25, 2008 12:35 AM | | Comments (6)

My Cochlear Implant, by Alison Patuck PART FOUR – life with a cochlear implant

Alison, 26, talks about her cochlear implant experience, in the last of a four-part diary series on the DeafBlog. Read part three here. I had my cochlear implant annual review on 16th November 2004. The CI is now part... continue reading

August 14, 2008 10:22 PM | | Comments (2)

My Cochlear Implant, by Alison Patuck PART THREE – switch on!

Alison, 26, talks about her cochlear implant experience, in the third of a four-part diary series on the DeafBlog. Read part one here and part two here. Until the 9th October, which was my switch on day, I spent... continue reading

July 29, 2008 7:58 PM | | Comments (0)

My Cochlear Implant, by Alison Patuck PART TWO - the operation

Alison, 26, talks about her cochlear implant experience, in the second of a four-part diary series on the DeafBlog. Read part one here Over the course of 2001, I had the usual hearing tests, balance tests, CT, and then... continue reading

July 15, 2008 7:34 PM | | Comments (1)

My Cochlear Implant, by Alison Patuck

Alison, 26, talks about her cochlear implant experience, in the first of a four-part diary series on the DeafBlog. I had my Cochlear Implant fitted in 2001, and three and a half years on, felt that it was time... continue reading

July 2, 2008 11:24 PM | | Comments (0)

Living with cochlear implants, by Elaine Webster

I was born in 1969 with significant hearing loss as a result of maternal rubella. Although I had no useful hearing in my right ear, I had some hearing in my left ear and benefited for many years from... continue reading

June 18, 2008 12:08 AM | | Comments (1)

Teaching me to hear, by Val Blakely

There were certainly times when I found out my first born was deaf, that I doubted the day he would ever hear. He had severe ear malformations that actually prevented him from receiving a cochlear implant the first attempt.... continue reading

May 29, 2008 11:18 PM | | Comments (4)

Mum Annabel talks about how Freddie’s Bahas have really improved his quality of life

Freddie is nine yrs old and has Downs Syndrome. People with Downs Syndrome have an extra chromosome, which in Freddie's case has caused a number of problems including poor hearing. For six years we unsuccessfully tried a number of hearing... continue reading

April 21, 2008 8:14 PM | | Comments (0)

Paul Downes writes about his profound deafness and how a baha implant has added another depth to his hearing

I am 45 years old, married with two daughters aged 22 & 25 and two grandsons. I am profoundly deaf without my hearing aids and first started to lose my hearing pre-school around 1966. I was very fortunate that... continue reading

January 18, 2008 6:34 PM | | Comments (4)

Do nothing ‘til you hear from me

Mine was a very gradual hearing loss. I don’t know when it started – probably at birth. My earliest memories of anything being wrong date from boyhood. Many years later, I came to realise the significance of many things that... continue reading

December 3, 2007 8:12 PM | | Comments (1)

Lyn Kolsteren, a Baha user since 1998 and chairperson of the Baha users support group, tells the story of her hearing dog Liffey

November 2006 The few weeks until I went to the centre for my training week soon passed. The week was like a working holiday, I was very well cared for and made very welcome, as Liffey and I lived and... continue reading

September 21, 2007 4:08 PM | | Comments (1)

Lyn Kolsteren, a Baha user since 1998 and chairperson of the Baha users support group, tells the story of her hearing dog Liffey

October 2006 On the 4th October 2006 I had a letter through the door, with the Hearing Dogs frank on the front. I held my breath and told myself that it was “another newsletter”. But when I opened it the... continue reading

September 12, 2007 7:00 PM | | Comments (0)

The BCIG conference Hello, my name is Margaret and I have been a cochlear implant user since August 2004. On 12th and 13th April I was fortunate to attend the British Cochlear Implant Group’s Annual Conference at the Royal College... continue reading

May 23, 2007 3:29 PM | | Comments (0)

My Baha diary

My name’s Karen, though my mates call me Kazz or Kazzy. I’m 44 years old and I live near Folkestone in Kent. I was about 24 when I first started having hearing problems - the occasional ear infection with... continue reading

November 23, 2006 5:31 PM | | Comments (2)

My work experience at the Cochlear Technology Centre

Hello everyone, I’m Michael Batt, a cochlear implant user of 17 years. I am in my final year of studying Design and Technology for Industry at Manchester Metropolitan University in Cheshire and I felt I had to do some...

November 17, 2006 9:44 PM | | Comments (0)

My work experience at the Cochlear Technology Centre

Hello everyone, I’m Michael Batt, a cochlear implant user of 17 years. I am in my final year of studying Design and Technology for Industry at Manchester Metropolitan University in Cheshire and I felt I had to do some...

November 9, 2006 6:13 PM | | Comments (0)

My work experience at the Cochlear Technology Centre

Hello everyone, I’m Michael Batt, a cochlear implant user of 17 years. I am in my final year of studying Design and Technology for Industry at Manchester Metropolitan University in Cheshire and I felt I had to do some...

November 2, 2006 9:48 PM | | Comments (1)

My work experience at the Cochlear Technology Centre

Hello everyone, I’m Michael Batt, a cochlear implant user of 17 years. I am in my final year of studying Design and Technology for Industry at Manchester Metropolitan University in Cheshire and I felt I had to do some...

October 26, 2006 5:38 PM | | Comments (0)

My work experience at the Cochlear Technology Centre

Hello everyone, I’m Michael Batt, a cochlear implant user of 17 years. I am in my final year of studying Design and Technology for Industry at Manchester Metropolitan University in Cheshire and I felt I had to do some...

October 20, 2006 4:08 PM | | Comments (0)

My work experience at the Cochlear Technology Centre

Hello everyone, I’m Michael Batt, a cochlear implant user of 17 years. I am in my final year of studying Design and Technology for Industry at Manchester Metropolitan University in Cheshire and I felt I had to do some... continue reading

October 11, 2006 10:53 PM | | Comments (1)

Marathon Mum runs for Deafness Research

Victoria Banks, who lost her hearing at the age of two and had a cochlear implant in August 2005, took part in this year’s London Marathon to raise money for Deafness Research UK. 23 April 2006, Marathon Day -... continue reading

May 5, 2006 10:05 AM | | Comments (0)

Three months on

By Gill Pickford After the first few weeks of hearing everything in a robotic way my brain soon adapted and things sound very normal now. Everybody I know can see a difference in my hearing - they all think it...

February 28, 2006 1:18 PM | | Comments (0)

Learning to hear again

By Gill Pickford I now have a two month break from my visits to the Cochlear Implant unit - I have had about four mappings up until now. My implant has four settings. Programme one is my normal setting. Programme... continue reading

January 24, 2006 12:30 PM | | Comments (0)

One Week after Switch On

By Gill Pickford I went back for another mapping on 20th December. One week post op. I also had some tests. These were pre-op and post-op tests to compare. I had to sit in front of a screen and listen... continue reading

December 22, 2005 2:46 PM | | Comments (0)

New Noises

By Gill Pickford. I had my second mapping on 16th December. My audiologist Deborah said I am doing well for such a short space of time. I said that the noises from the first programming sounded high pitched. She said... continue reading

December 21, 2005 6:29 PM | | Comments (0)

Switched On

Gill Pickford had normal hearing until about 10 to 12 years ago. It gradually declined until, four years ago, she became profoundly deaf. Gill has just had a cochlear implant and will be updating her diary as she makes progress... continue reading

December 20, 2005 4:27 PM | | Comments (4)


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