Johannesburg Cochlear Implant Centre

21/07/2026

Upgrade days are joyful!
To Her Ears - Tegan van Niekerk

02/07/2026

Wonderful to he part of a bigger community who really cares about sound and supporting our patients to access the hearing world.

25/05/2026

We are exceptionally proud of our cochlear implant recipients who thrive in mainstream hearing environments. Mohamed Abood, having bilateral cochlear implants, has graduated from the International School of Tanganyika, completing his education within this mainstream school.

21/03/2026

It is so important that we understand how the cochlea works to appreciate what happens when the mechanisms don’t function. A cochlear implant has the potential to restore some function again…

Ever wonder what hearing is really doing inside the human body? 🤔 This video visually deconstructs the process of hearing, illustrating how sound waves are ...

25/02/2026

Happy international cochlear implant day to all our JCIC patients!

Our team feels privileged to be part of your lives 🫶

11/02/2026

Kayleigh Kotze 👑 Miss Deaf International 2nd runner-up!

Congrats Kayleigh from the JCIC community!

So incredibly proud of our reigning Miss & Mr Deaf South Africa 🇿🇦✨

What an unforgettable journey at Mr & Miss Deaf International 2026!

👑 Faeem Karodia - Mr Deaf South Africa 2024
🥈 2nd – Best Fashion Model
🥈 2nd – Best Swimwear
🏆 Mr Congeniality
🏆 Best Photogenic
🏆 Best Talent
🏆 Best Culture wear
👑 And officially crowned MR DEAF INTERNATIONAL 2026!!! Miss & Mister Deaf International

👑 Kayleigh Kotze - Miss Deaf South Africa 2024
🥉 3rd – Best Talent
👑 Crowned Miss Deaf International 2nd Runner-Up

Your hard work, dedication, and passion truly paid off. You represented South Africa with excellence, confidence, and pride. We couldn’t be more proud of you both for flying our flag so high on the international stage 🇿🇦✨

The future is bright — and this is only the beginning!

09/02/2026

Peppa Pig's younger brother George will be diagnosed as moderately deaf in an upcoming episode of the iconic kids' show.

30/01/2026

We at JCIC are so proud to support Kayleigh’s cochlear implants for the past 24 years! Go Kayleigh, you make us proud!

28/01/2026

We hear with our brain.

They think the cochlear implant does the work.
It doesn’t.
The brain does.

After cochlear implantation, sound doesn’t arrive as sound.
It arrives as electrical signals.

At first, the brain doesn’t recognise them as meaningful.
They’re unfamiliar. Mechanical. Sometimes overwhelming.

So the brain begins again.

It learns to sort noise from signal.
To match sound to meaning.
To rebuild pathways that were never used or were long quiet.

This is neuroplasticity.
The brain’s ability to adapt, reorganise, and learn.

And it doesn’t happen overnight.

At first, everything can sound the same.
Footsteps. Voices. Traffic. Water running.

Slowly... with exposure and repetition, the brain starts to separate them.
A voice becomes a voice.
A word becomes a word.
Meaning starts to land.

Not because the device improved
but because the brain learned.

This is why rehabilitation matters.
Why repetition matters.
Why therapy matters.
Why consistency matters.

The implant provides access.
The brain builds understanding.

And that work is invisible.

People see a child “implanted” and assume the hardest part is done.

Learning to hear is not the same as being able to hear.

Some days feel like progress.
Some days feel like nothing stuck.

And still, the brain keeps adapting.

This is why early access helps.
Why regular listening helps.
Why supportive environments help.

Because the brain grows in response to what it’s given.

Cochlear implants don’t switch hearing on.
They give the brain a new language.

And the brain learns it
one sound at a time..

©Talking Deaf Kid, 2026