Hearing Aids Weren't Enough for Retired Nurse in Elgin, Whose Hearing Improved After Cochlear Implant Surgery

Hearing aids weren't enough for retired nurse in Elgin, whose hearing improved after cochlear implant surgery

Kitty Grutzmacher had contended with poor hearing for a decade, but the problem had worsened over the past year. Even with her hearing aids, "There was little or no sound,” she sys.“I was avoiding going out in groups. I stopped playing cards, stopped going to Bible study, even going to church.”Her audiologist was unable to offer Grutzmacher, a retired nurse in Elgin, a solution. But she found her way to the cochlear implant program at Northweste…

Hearing aids weren’t enough for retired nurse in Elgin, whose hearing improved after cochlear implant surgery

Kitty Grutzmacher had contended with poor hearing for a decade, but the problem had worsened over the past year. Even with her hearing aids, “There was little or no sound,” she sys. “I was avoiding going out in groups. I stopped playing cards, stopped going to Bible study, even going to church.” Her audiologist was unable to offer Grutzmacher, a retired nurse in Elgin, a solution. But she found her way to the cochlear implant program at Northwes…