richard pocker author

Richard Pocker is a self-published author, philanthropist, and lifelong advocate for people with hearing loss. At the age of thirty, he experienced a sudden and total collapse of his hearing that led to thirty-five years of complete deafness. In 2015, with simultaneous bilateral cochlear implant surgery, he regained speech comprehension and dedicated himself to helping others find their way out of the isolation of deafness. His website, Cochlear Implant Basics, cochlearimplantbasics.com hosts a library of podcast interviews, resources, and transcripts that have guided hundreds of candidates and families through the cochlear implant journey.