Taryn Armstrong, cochlear implant recipient, lost her hearing at age 24 due to bilateral Meniere’s disease. As a mother, getting her hearing back has been life changing. (London Health Sciences Foundation photo)
Taryn Armstrong, cochlear implant recipient, lost her hearing at age 24 due to bilateral Meniere's disease. As a mother, getting her hearing back has been life changing. (London Health Sciences Foundation photo) Transforming care for patients with hearing loss is focus of donation from global hearing implant company MED-EL Taryn Armstrong recalls several close calls walking her kids to the bus stop down the road from their house in Chatham, Ont. Living with Meniere's disease, a disorder of the inner ear, she suffers from progressive hearing loss, making it difficult to sense passing vehicles. "It's kept me up at night," she said. "I'm their mom, I'm supposed to keep them safe." Diagnosed at age 24, Armstrong rapidly lost hearing in her right ear, requiring a hearing aid within four years. Symptoms then started emerging in her left ear, putting her at risk of total hearing loss. "Hearing is such a big part of life.
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