Sound Advice by Ruth D. Bernstein I have a long list of Valentines to distribute this year, all of them related to my hearing loss and new Covid-19 lifestyle. I will remember 2020 as the year when I, along with the rest of the world, learned how to communicate in various ways we had seldom […]

Sound Advice by Ruth D. Bernstein The new year, an easier and healthier one I hope, has arrived. Despite the pandemic, I have been busy with many activities as part of my role as a Hearing Access Ambassador. As an Ambassador, I know that asking for help is a good thing because I get access […]

I’m Still Hear: My Cochlear Implant Journey, Part 3 By Ruth Bernstein In August, 2020, I celebrated my first year living with the MED-EL cochlear implant I received at Columbia Medical Center in 2019. I’ve written about my implant and activation adventures in I’m Still Hear – Part 1 and Part 2. My life changed […]