Then, Mary Ann heard about the new off-the-ear Kanso 2 Sound Processor in the summer of 2020 and she immediately said “I’ll take it!” The Kanso 2 Sound Processor provides the same features and hearing performance as her Nucleus 7 Sound Processor, but with more simplicity and convenience because of the built-in battery. She also loved the small and lightweight design. She enjoyed the sound quality of the behind-the-ear sound processor, the control of the Nucleus Smart App and the benefits of hearing in various environments 1. Mary Ann upgraded her Nucleus 6 Sound Processor to the Nucleus 7 Sound Processor. Upgrading: off-the-ear versus behind-the-ear “My cochlear implant gave me my life back.” Daily, she walks her dogs through the woods behind her house and not only hears the birds chirping but can also identify the direction they are coming from. To this day she regularly hears new sounds she didn’t even know she had been missing. She immediately realized her experience wasn’t like that, but she worked hard to retrain her brain to hear even the softest of sounds.
Mary Ann believed she would hear right away, like putting on a pair of glasses to see. I have to hear.” At the recommendation of her audiologist, she was implanted in 2015 and received a Cochlear Nucleus 6 Sound Processor. “I have to be part of this world I am living in. She was unable to hear on the phone, communicate with friends and family and take care of the family business. It was after the loss of her husband that she realized how dependent she had become on her husband to be her ears. Mary Ann lost her husband a short time later. When the paramedics arrived, Mary Ann realized she was not able to hear at all.
Then one afternoon, while delivering a meal to a friend recovering from surgery, Mary Ann was in a car accident that caused damage to her other ear. She began wearing a hearing aid on her right ear. Back then, the dryers and blowers had a high-pitched squeal and over time, it left her with damaged hearing and ringing in her ears. She has struggled with hearing loss since her 40’s due to her career as a hairstylist. She is a master gardener and native plant enthusiast working as a consultant for people in her area who have gardening questions.
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