"I struggled in business meetings"
Jacob experienced ear and hearing troubles from a young age. Throughout primary school, he experienced earaches, and he was diagnosed with hearing loss at seventeen. He was starting his career as an apprentice, having to undergo a hearing test before commencing that pickup up on a minor hearing loss. Ten years later, Jacob experienced a dramatic decline in his hearing.
His success at work resulted in him being offered a promotion, moving from Melbourne to Canberra to start his new position. This is where Jacob began to notice his hearing loss, relying heavily on his lip-reading skills.
I struggled in business meetings.
As his hearing had declined so bad, Jacob decided to visit Lions Hearing Clinic and Ear Science Implant Clinic to see if he would be a candidate for a cochlear implant after seeing how well his friend’s wife was doing after hers. He was told his right ear had profound hearing loss, and as a result, Jacob received a cochlear implant in 2014. He continued to wear his hearing aid on the left ear while having his cochlear implant on the right for four years, receiving his second cochlear implant in 2018 as his hearing in that ear had deteriorated to a profound level.
Jacob is very involved in community-based groups, specifically CICADA. He offers his support to those who might be considering a cochlear implant using his experience to help them on their hearing journey.
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