About

I am Peng (my full name is Le Peng, Tee) and am a cochlear implant user. I was born deaf in both ears and got implanted with CI when I was 2.5 years old in 1997. From being a kid to a teenager and now a young adult, I have experienced struggles and triumphs – mostly social ones.

I attended mainstream schools throughout. I have achieved a fair part of what a successful CI use case should look like. I was elected the role model of the year in primary school and secondary school. I attended Hong Kong University of Science & Technology with an entrance scholarship and later State University of New York at Plattsburgh, where I graduated with the highest distinction in B.A. Sociology. I am now working as a Marketing Executive for a Singapore-based digital marketing agency.

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Though I realize that external recognition does not automatically translate into self-acceptance. I realize that no matter how advanced the Cochlear Implant (CI) technology has become, it is not going to make a significant change if CI users do not feel accepted for who we are. I believe many could relate to me.

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​We cochlear implant users need to acknowledge and understand our own struggles before the people around us can effectively support us.

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Through CI Project, I reach out to fellow cochlear implant users to chronicle their experiences and seek to understand the perspective of the people close to us. The goal is to empower CI users to live out who we are (as CI users) – that takes more than just technology. Here are the cochlear implant user stories.

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You may check out this two-minute video about my CI journey produced by Cochlear Southeast Asia.

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I also share perspectives and realizations that have shifted the way I see and experience things on my personal blog.