I was bilaterally implanted with Advanced Bionics cochlear implants. My doctor, Dr. Loren Bartels, a Tampa, Florida doctor at the Tampa Bay Hearing and Balance Center, recommended Advanced Bionics. It was the only company he recommended, and he trusted it.
I can live in the hearing world. I have attended mainstream school my whole life. I can act in theater productions - hearing cues and music. I can play sports and hear the referee whistles. I can talk with friends, listen to conversations, drive and hear car horns, listen to the rain and thunder and snow falling. I am attending college in the fall with my hearing peers. I can also take off my ""ears"" at night and rest my brain in blissful silence. I have the best of both worlds.
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Advanced Bionics
21 January 2025