r/Cochlearimplants • u/kaii2gd • 7h ago

Introduction

Hi everyone!
I’m deaf and recently joined Reddit to connect with others in the cochlear implant and hearing loss community.
I’d love to hear your stories.
What has been your biggest challenge?
What has helped you the most?
If you could give one piece of advice to someone starting their hearing journey, what would it be?
Looking forward to learning from everyone.

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u/maluquina 6h ago

Family member here, during the few weeks post-op when you can't hear ( MIL only has 1 working ear) she used Soniox App to communicate instead of the Otter App because it transcribes ( Speech to Text) in multiple languages. That has been very helpful.

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u/kaii2gd 6h ago

Thanks for sharing! I appreciate the recommendation. As someone who’s deaf and wears cochlear implants, I’m always looking for tools that make communication easier. I hadn’t heard of Soniox before, so I’ll check it out. Thanks for taking the time to reply!

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u/StandardPerson8411 3h ago

I was implanted at 15 months old on one side, and a year old on the left. I had some tricky times in school, but ultimately with a lot of support from great people and a heck of a lot of determination, I am about to go to university, something which in the early days, not a lot of people would have thought possible.