

Posted by Pindrop Foundation on 23/08/2022
Catherine Wolicki: Community Hospice Nurse Catherine was on the verge of walking away from her beloved nursing career before she received her first cochlear implant last year. She has lived with progressive hearing loss her whole life and relied on hearing aids and lip-reading until these... Read the rest of this entry >>
Posted by Pindrop Foundation on 23/08/2022
Richard Milne: Farmer Richard Milne, a farmer from South Taranaki has lived with hearing loss his whole life. My father decided that I wouldn’t have a hearing aid because of the stigma around being deaf back then. The technology was in its infancy and did not work that well... Read the rest of this entry >>
Posted by Pindrop Foundation on 23/08/2022
Josie Calcott: Care Manager and Registered Nurse Nurse and mother of three, Josie Calcott has spent her professional and personal life caring for others. Despite being profoundly deaf from the age of two after contracting chicken pox and relying on hearing aids and lip reading,... Read the rest of this entry >>
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My life as a cochlear implant surgeon, by bill baber Read the rest of this entry >>
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The team here at Pindrop wishes you and your family a very merry Christmas and a fantastic New Year. We have also put together our very own Christmas list with tips on dealing with some of the communication challenges that may be faced during the festive celebrations. Read the rest of this entry >>
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Bilateral cochlear implant user, Josie Calcott, shares what it is like working as a medical professional in a busy hospital and the challenges of communicating while wearing face masks. Read the rest of this entry >>
Posted by Pindrop Foundation on 21/11/2018
Typical days in the life of cochlear implant recipient, Cabby Keyte. Read the rest of this entry >>
Posted by Pindrop Foundation on 10/08/2016
My experience as part of the Sounds of Life Photo Campaign. Read the rest of this entry >>
Posted by Pindrop Foundation on 07/07/2016
What a lovely evening, first being greeted by two young girls handing out the information booklet outside, before entering. Read the rest of this entry >>