I had the pleasure of reaping one of the benefits of being a Mentor for Advanced Bionics last week. I spent a few hours in Bloomington, IN with Lindsay Fletcher, Au.D., CCC-A, Clinical Specialist with AB for my region, talking with students and audiologists in the Doctor of Audiology program about cochlear implant recipient perspectives. … Read the rest
A Much Overdue Update
I’ve been neglectful in not posting more often. I guess on one hand, things are really going well with my hearing so I haven’t focused on writing much. On the other hand, I know that I’m missing great opportunities to help spread the word about hearing health, research, education and advocacy. … Read the rest
So Cool!
Science Friday posted a video segment yesterday that featured two audiologists from the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center (where I go). One is Rene Giffords, the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program. She’s heavily involved in cochlear implant research at Vanderbilt. The other is Emily Driscoll, also an audiologist at Vanderbilt. … Read the rest
My Exciting Friday
Last Friday I had the pleasure of participating in the training of two audiologists learning how to activate a new CI recipient. I received an email from one of the Clinical Specialists with the manufacturer of my cochlear implants, Advanced Bionics, to see if I was interested and available to be part of the training process – of course I said yes!… Read the rest