Wired magazine reports on better integration between devices and hearing instruments. Just as importantly, it gets the personal impact of hearing loss: "Before he had CI surgery, Bahnmueller’s hearing difficulties were getting in the way of his job—he was unable to follow presentations at board meetings, for instance. They cut him off from his loved ones, too. He would ask his 10-year-old daughter to repeat what she’d said, and when she’d answer, 'Never mind, it wasn’t important,' he’d be devastated."