"Our children's listening trip was really great!"

My name is Michaela, I am from Münchendorf and I am the mother of two bilaterally implanted children, Victoria and Florian. Victoria was born in 2009. Her newborn hearing screening was already conspicuous, and further examinations also confirmed that she suffered from hearing loss. This was not an easy time for us, we were constantly plagued by doubts and uncertainty. But we finally decided to fit her with cochlear implants so that she could hear the wonderful sounds of the world. Florian was born in 2011. His hearing screening was also positive, so we had him implanted at the age of one.

Both children made rapid, great progress immediately after the adaptation. Both play an instrument (flute, guitar), enjoy skiing, ice skating, horse riding, going to the movies and the theater. Victoria also loves listening to music and sings passionately in the choir. They also love going for a walk in the countryside and listening to the birdsong.

I advise all parents to talk, laugh and sing a lot with their children. Also make use of early intervention, it can help a lot. Otherwise, I recommend having fun in life and believing in yourself and your children! Miracles do happen, I've seen it.