By Jennifer Swan I really struggled with the decision to have AJ implanted.  While the surgery had the potential to give AJ a tool we viewed as beneficial, there was no guarantee that a Cochlear Implant would work for him. … Continued

By Harmony Baker     From attending pre-school at what was called CASTLE (now the Children’s Cochlear Implant Center at UNC) to a university is a BIG blessing for me because I never thought I would be able to attend … Continued

By Erin Thompson Mongolia. A beautiful country nestled between China and Russia. Filled with open grasslands, beautiful snow covered mountains, amazing people and just like here in the US children with hearing loss. Children whose families want an opportunity for … Continued

By Erika Gagnon, Au.D., CCC-A   Asymmetric Hearing Loss is when degrees of hearing loss are not the same across each ear. Typically hearing levels are similar across ears. If asymmetric hearing is found, the ENT will likely request imaging … Continued

By Erika Gagnon, Au.D., CCC-A Types of Hearing Loss:   The image above displays the outer, middle and inner ear. Sound comes in the ear canal and vibrates the eardrum. This vibration then moves the hearing bones or ossicles which stimulates … Continued

by Marcy, his mom  Hope for Hudson … Our son, Hudson, was born in June of 2013.  Like all parents we were overjoyed to welcome this precious baby into our family.  Not long after birth it became very apparent to … Continued

by Melissa Auchter, AuD “Going to college is scary and exciting all at the same time. One of the things I knew was going to be a challenge is managing my hearing loss on my own. As I knew my … Continued

By Holly Shoun My husband and I were pleasantly surprised when we sat down in the stadium at a high school football game beside an older gentleman with a cochlear implant. Our implanted son, Parker, attends the high school and … Continued

by Jonathan Mosher 15 years ago, I failed the newborn hearing screen. The hospital told my mom that it was probably fluid in my ears and it would clear up. We went for a follow-up 2 weeks later and I … Continued

By Erika Gagnon At ACIA this year I had my first podium presentation. I spoke about trends seen in datalogging in conjunction with strengths based coaching techniques and co-treating. These strategies are used with the parent in mind to help … Continued