David's high frequency hearing loss was interfering with his job as a reporter and was a strain on him and his family.

He was a through researcher. He wanted to retain whatever natural hearing he had. In his case a hybrid cochlear implant was the best possible solution. A hybrid cochlear implant is a combination of a cochlear implant with a hearing aid component. They are not common, and David’s search led him far afield from home until he found a surgeon in which he had full confidence.

His high frequency hearing loss probably started when he was very young. Like many others, he did not realize he had a problem until he was an adult, and his story speaks to many of us who lived in denial of our hearing loss.

Happily, he received an Advanced Bionics hybrid, and he talks about his progress and the changes it brought to his life. ...