Everything You Need to Know About Daisy Kent’s Hearing Loss and Cochlear Implant

Joey Graziadei’s season of The Bachelor has finally begun, and fans are already talking about episode two, which airs tonight. Daisy Kent, a 25-year-old account professional from Minnesota, is about to have the one-on-one date of her life.

Daisy Kent has been a vocal champion for hearing loss on social media for years, raising awareness about cochlear implants and profound hearing loss, and even writing a book about it for children.

Daisy isn’t afraid to have difficult talks about her illness, from describing how she fixes her hair for events while working around her cochlear implant to giving specifics about her health path and favorite items. Daisy has stated that her substantial hearing loss is likely caused by Ménière’s illness and Lyme disease.

Profound hearing loss is a severe kind of hearing loss. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, someone with substantial hearing loss will not be able to hear speech and will only hear extremely loud noises.

According to the CDC, profound hearing loss is frequently treated using hearing aids, cochlear or brainstem implants, bone-anchored hearing aids, or other assistive devices.

Daisy’s therapy involves receiving a cochlear implant. She has documented her implant experience and how she deals with it in the real world on her Instagram feed.

According to the Mayo Clinic, a cochlear implant is an electronic device intended to enhance hearing in those who have significant hearing loss due to inner ear injury. Cochlear implants transmit sound impulses to the auditory nerve by bypassing damaged parts of the ear.

There are two kinds of cochlear implants. Daisy has the first type, which rests on the ear and has a cable that connects to a disk on the side of her head. The alternative variant does not have an ear attachment and instead connects to the side of your head.

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