'Jake was diagnosed with bilateral profound sensorineural hearing loss which we found out was caused by a mutated gene called Connexin 26, it meant he easily met the criteria for cochlear implantation.' Read more
Mia is about to celebrate her 5th birthday; she is a bright, social and determined little girl who has defied all the odds. Mia was born with CHARGE syndrome, a rare genetic condition that can affect different parts of the body; the most common problems are with the hearing, vision, the heart, airways and growth. Read more
Kurran was born two months premature, in 2003, and quickly fell victim to a severe necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) infection. Now he is flying! Read his story in father Avy's words. Read more
Since Auditory Verbal UK founded in 2003 we have supported over 1,000 families. Approximately 80% of children who have been on our programme for two years graduated with language on a par with typically hearing children. Below are some of the stories written by our families.
When our baby daughter Aimee failed her newborn hearing screening test and we thought nothing of it. It was only at the follow up appointment six weeks later when we learned that she had a bilateral moderate to severe hearing loss that we felt that our word had crumbled. Read more
Alana’s hearing loss was identified by the newborn hearing screening. She was born with a moderate-severe loss and received her first set of hearing aids at 3 months old old. Read more
My name is Charlie and I’m 13 years old. I play the violin, piano, drums and guitar and I also play tennis, football and table tennis. Read more
Leah is the eldest of five siblings (pictured above) and was born with a profound hearing loss. She is now a happy and fun-loving teenager at mainstream school. Here, her mother Deena shares her story. Read more
Joshua’s hearing loss was picked up through the newborn screening test at just one day old. Read more
Louis’ hearing loss is a genetic issue and typically leads to progressive hearing loss, leading to complete deafness. Read more
'Now at 15, she is excelling at school and in her music. None of this would have happened if it wasn’t for AVUK!' Read more
From the day I found out that Lily was deaf, I always said I would not rest until she could talk. Read more
We are Joanna and Andrew Callaghan. And this is the story of, our son, Sam. Read more
Ernie was diagnosed at 11 weeks and aided at 12 weeks with profound loss in his left ear and severe to profound in his right ear. Read more
"All I could think of was that he would never be able to share a joke, he was condemned to a life where he would be isolated and lonely" Read more
“I think everyone should have fun and do what they want to do and a cochlear implant shouldn’t stand in their way.” Read more
Ben's family fundraised to have cochlear implants fitted after being told their son wasn't eligible on the NHS. Read more