Michael Drury's life back on track thanks to cochlear implants

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Updated March 5 2019 - 4:44pm, first published March 4 2019 - 5:00pm
Switched on: Michael Drury, pictured with his children Piper and Rhys, lost his hearing after a serious accident last March but Monday marked a milestone with the activation of his second cochlear implant. Picture: Sylvia Liber
Switched on: Michael Drury, pictured with his children Piper and Rhys, lost his hearing after a serious accident last March but Monday marked a milestone with the activation of his second cochlear implant. Picture: Sylvia Liber

Berkeley's Michael Drury can now hear with his "whole head rather than half a head" after his second cochlear implant was switched on.

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Lisa Wachsmuth

Deputy Editor

Deputy editor and health reporter at the Illawarra Mercury, covering stories in the Wollongong, Shellharbour and Kiama local government areas. For news tips email lwachsmuth@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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