Cochlear Americas Hosts FREE Hearing Health Fair For The Greater St. Louis Area

WHAT: Cochlear Americas is sponsoring a free Hearing Health Fair to help educate St. Louis area residents about hearing loss and today's modern solutions, such as cochlear implants. The Hearing Health Fair will provide several informational seminars, one on one opportunities for people who currently no longer benefit from hearing aids and for those who want to learn about other treatment options. The fair will include captioned informational sessions with experienced St. Louis medical professionals, who will explain why hearing loss occurs and why hearing aids may not work well for some patients. Attendees will also learn about the latest available treatment options, including cochlear implants and bone anchored hearing solutions (Baha® system). Beyond the science, attendees will have an opportunity to meet cochlear implant users and learn about their stories, as well as be able to share their own challenges and experiences.

WHEN: Saturday, June 25, 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. includes the following free information sessions:

8:30 - 9:45 a.m.: When Hearing Aids may no longer be Enough

• How to know and what other solutions may be available
  
  
• Audience Q&A

10:15 - 11:15 a.m: Life With a Cochlear Implant

• Learn about living with cochlear implants and hear inspirational stories of others who have successfully had their hearing restored with a cochlear implant
  
  
• Audience Q&A

11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.: Surgeon and Cochlear Implant User Panel

• Panel discussion with cochlear implant surgeons and cochlear implant users

1:30 - 2:00 p.m.: Meet and greet.

One on one time with professionals and cochlear implant users

WHERE: The Sheraton at Westport

900 Westport Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63146

Free admission and parking

RSVP: For more information on the Hearing Health Fair or to register, visit www.hearinghealthfair.com or call 877-HEAR-THIS (432-7844).

About Cochlear Americas

Cochlear Ltd. and its subsidiaries, including Cochlear Americas, are the world leader in advanced hearing technologies. Since launching the first multichannel cochlear implant system nearly 30 years ago, Cochlear Limited and its subsidiaries have brought the miracle of sound to more than 230,000 hearing-impaired individuals across the globe. Cochlear Americas markets the Baha® implantable bone-anchored hearing system for treatment of conductive and mixed hearing loss, as well as single-sided sensorineural deafness. Cochlear's state-of-the-art cochlear implant technology, based on extensive research and development at preeminent academic institutions, provides the ability to hear sound and to better understand speech, enhancing both learning capabilities and quality of life for those with severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss. For more information about Cochlear's products, call the Cochlear Hotline at 800/458-4999 (Voice) or 800/483-3123 (TTY) or visit www.cochlearamericas.com. You can also visit the Cochlear web channel on Audiology Online.