Tuning in to Cochlear Implants
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Stories by Mischelle
1. PM Bionic ear still going strong 2. Mischelle's story through deafness to hearing was shown on ABC's Australian Story in 2003. Mischelle's Australian Story
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Mischelle wasn't born deaf but became profoundly deaf due to measles as a child. This is her story.
Tuning in to Cochlear Implants
Broadcast on ABC Radio Wide Bay Qld: Tuesday, October 9, 2007. 3:06pm AEST
By Jodie van de Wetering
The latest technology to improve your hearing was on display at Better Hearing Australia's national conference in Maryborough on the weekend. Mischelle Edmunds was one of the delegates in town for the event, giving attendees advice on implantable hearing devices such as cochlear implants. But Mischelle doesn't just work for a company that makes these devices - she also uses one herself.
"I was profoundly deaf for 20 years, before I had my implant," Ms Edmunds recalled. "I've had my implant now for seven years, and it has just changed my life."