Simon Baldock, 50, hears properly for the first time in more than a decade with cochlear implants. Video / Southern Cochlear Implant ProgrammeSimon Baldock, 50, hears properly for the first time in more than a decade with cochlear implants. Speaking on the phone from his living room in Picton - an unfathomable task without his implants - Baldock shared his story with the Herald, following the Government's announcement of a $28 million injection over four years towards adult cochlear implants. Neil Heslop, Southern Cochlear Implant Programme chief executive, said the group had been campaigning for years for a long-term, sustainable funding increase to meet the growing backlog and demand for adult cochlear implants. "Having people wait for a cochlear implant for years and years is a terrible waste of human potential.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 23, 2021 17:03 UTC