One of the organizations that you can reach out to for funding your child's cochlear implants would be First Hand Foundation. They usually shoulder around 2,000 USD (so its subject to exchange rates, take note) and it goes directly to your CI distributor. First Hand Foundation is a charitable institution…
Depending on the device and specifications you need, cochlear implants in the Philippines range from 500k to 1.2M pesos. That is just for one ear. It is therefore recommended to exhaust all available funding options you have at your disposal. One of these is to apply for financial assistance with…
The past months have been a frenzy. After switch on, we worked on calibrating Johann's sound processors to a level he will be comfortable, yet flexed enough to help him get used to this new way of hearing. We thank our audiologist, Teacher Kathy for patiently pushing Johann to grow…
Here in the Philippines, quality hearing aids and cochlear implants do not come cheap. Not all can afford to get these for their children with hearing loss through only their own means. Fortunately, there are a lot of things you can do to help raise funds for your child's device.
If your child's hearing loss is severe to profound, your ENT or hearing professionals will recommend you get cochlear implants to unlock hearing for your child. For a time Johann was wearing hearing aids in his right ear despite being with severe hearing loss. But over time, through annual monitoring,…
For mild to moderate hearing loss, a good set of hearing aids will set your child in the right path. After determining the level of hearing loss your child has, your ENT or audiologist or a hearing professional will recommend hearing aid options for your child. There are different types…
After going through hearing tests after hearing tests to confirm if indeed my child has hearing loss, what do I now? The answer really is up to you. But we hope that you act as soon as possible, and amplify your child accordingly. Here are some tips we can impart…
If your baby have been 'referred' to take another OAE (Otoacoustic Emission) screening at 3-months old and still got a 'referred' mark, your ENT's next recommendation for you will be to have ABR and/or ASSR soonest. These are further tests to diagnose if your baby indeed has hearing loss, and…