Girl gets her Cochlear Implant turned on. Hears for the first time in 10y
I apologize if this is a fata but it is really a wonderful moment to watch. Watch for the reaction. She is now testing her cochlear implant to get the right level so she doesn't blow apart her brains with too much volume
But despite its benefits CI is very controversial in the deaf community with many of them seeing it as an attack on their culture or even 'cultural genocide'. In fact the National Association of the Deaf says Many within the medical profession continue to view deafness essentially as a disability and an abnormality and believe that deaf and hard of hearing individuals need to be “fixed” by cochlear implants. This pathological view must be challenged and corrected by greater exposure to and interaction with well-adjusted and successful deaf and hard of hearing individuals.
Needless to say the NAD is full of scatology. It is fantastic that the deaf has made great strides, and continues to do so, are able to thrive in today's society rather than being outcasts. But as one that deals with a parent that has become virtually deaf the loss of hearing is a massive blow to being socially active and leads to a life of isolation. Losing hearing is akin to losing your legs. Yes the disability (a term not wanted to be used by some int he deaf community) can be overcome (if you are young enough). I can understand if a person, personally chooses not to have this operation. But how can you morally stand against science that tries to give other a choice?
Their reasoning is beyond my understanding.
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I can understand if a person, personally chooses not to have this operation. But how can you morally stand against science that tries to give other a choice?
Stem. Cell. Research.
Garbage like this is all around our society. Is this any different than religious farts objecting to abortion or science experiments that advance our understanding of how the body heals?
As for the 'Deaf culture', they can suck it up. Humans have 5 senses. Hearing is 1 of those 5. If you're born without one, you're disabled.
I apologize if this is a fata but it is really a wonderful moment to watch. Watch for the reaction. She is now testing her cochlear implant to get the right level so she doesn't blow apart her brains with too much volume
But despite its benefits CI is very controversial in the deaf community with many of them seeing it as an attack on their culture or even 'cultural genocide'. In fact the National Association of the Deaf says Many within the medical profession continue to view deafness essentially as a disability and an abnormality and believe that deaf and hard of hearing individuals need to be “fixed” by cochlear implants. This pathological view must be challenged and corrected by greater exposure to and interaction with well-adjusted and successful deaf and hard of hearing individuals.
Needless to say the NAD is full of scatology. It is fantastic that the deaf has made great strides, and continues to do so, are able to thrive in today's society rather than being outcasts. But as one that deals with a parent that has become virtually deaf the loss of hearing is a massive blow to being socially active and leads to a life of isolation. Losing hearing is akin to losing your legs. Yes the disability (a term not wanted to be used by some int he deaf community) can be overcome (if you are young enough). I can understand if a person, personally chooses not to have this operation. But how can you morally stand against science that tries to give other a choice?
Their reasoning is beyond my understanding.
Is it just me or does anyone else get the feeling that this has waaaay too much to do with whomever is in charge of the NAD getting a hefty paycheck from somehwere whom's interests don't really work here??
Nothing makes me more disgusted than people/groups that present themselves as working for a group when the reality is much closer to exploiting them.
well the deaf better get used to it, because cochlear implants are just the start. in the next decade deafness could be completely curable, without the need for wearing implants. and are blind people going to protest about losing their "culture" when bionic eyes start to become mainstream?
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Hear's (hah!) a clip of a baby getting his CI turned on and hearing his Moms voice for the first time. I can't even imagine the feeling of a whole new sense being "turned on" like that.
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Last night around 10:30 I was watering the garden when a small yappy dog wandered over from across the street. Knowing that he had escaped, I led him back to his house.
As I approached, I noticed some girls coming out of the side door.
"Hey! your dog got out"
"HEY!!! your dog escaped!!"
*No response they just kept going.*
More people... same result (with the annoying dog yapping the whole time, jumping about 3 feet in the air).
Finally, I flagged down one of the people from the back yard. A total hipster dude rolls over and is (of course) deaf. He gets the girl who lives there (who can talk and read lips).
"Would you like a beer?"
"Does a camel have a hump?"
*Puzzled look*
"Yes, please."
Long story short, There was about a dozen of them there, doing crazy deaf stuff like : beer pong, picture taking, doing shots, hanging out. It was funny, they all had blackberrys and could type out a conversation as fast as I've seen, and generally were having a good time.
Oh, and some young parents showed up to drive some of the dudes to the airport. They had a 3 year old and a 3 week old in tow. I can't imagine being a parent, let alone a deaf one.
Best part: No loud music! Best neighbours EVAR!
Sorry for the randomonium.
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But living an honest life - for that you need the truth. That's the other thing I learned that day, that the truth, however shocking or uncomfortable, leads to liberation and dignity. -Ricky Gervais
I had something similar happen to me, but on a much smaller scale..
When I was young I had repeated bad ear infections, even blew my ear drums out a couple times. I couldn't hear well at all, had tubes in about 7 times, tonsils, adenoids, nothing fixed it. At about 14 I went to look at hearing aids, but went to one last specialist. He noticed something, and I had surgery on my throat again, and tubes one last time.
When I came out of surgery (it was only day surgery) and got in the car, the level of the stereo (which I had set) was so loud it hurt my ears, and previously it was normal for me.
We got home late that night, so I was out, but the next morning I got up to let my dog out, and I opened the back patio, and it was amazing. I could hear all these sounds, that I wasn't able to hear before, birds, people talking in neighboring yards etc..... It's really difficult to describe what that feeling was like.
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It's stuff like this that makes me feel good about the world, her reaction is absolutely priceless. I can't even imagine what something like that would be like.
My neighbour's two year old boy has the implants, he's the cutest kid in the world. His uncle is also deaf and was very disappointed that his brother would have this done to his son. I was very surprised how vehemently against this procedure a lot of deaf people are. He tried to use the example of music but his brother has no idea what it is. His reasoning: "If you don't know what it is, how can you miss it?"
One thing I would love to have that this boy does: if he gets too cranky and wants to tune everyone out, he simply takes off his implants.
My neighbour's two year old boy has the implants, he's the cutest kid in the world. His uncle is also deaf and was very disappointed that his brother would have this done to his son. I was very surprised how vehemently against this procedure a lot of deaf people are. He tried to use the example of music but his brother has no idea what it is. His reasoning: "If you don't know what it is, how can you miss it?"
One thing I would love to have that this boy does: if he gets too cranky and wants to tune everyone out, he simply takes off his implants.
My response to the uncle is that if there were an implant I could get that would allow me to "see" electromagnetic fields, to be able to sense them, even though it isn't a natural sense for a Human to have (although it is with fish), I would seriously consider it. It has nothing to do with "fixing" someone who can't hear, as in this case I couldn't be considered to be "fixing" myself. It has more to do with capabilities, and experiences.
The boy can still experience being deaf more than anyone else could, as he can switch his implant off. In fact, he should still be trained to handle life without his implant, as there may be circumstances where it stops working.
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My response to the uncle is that if there were an implant I could get that would allow me to "see" electromagnetic fields, to be able to sense them, even though it isn't a natural sense for a Human to have (although it is with fish), I would seriously consider it. It has nothing to do with "fixing" someone who can't hear, as in this case I couldn't be considered to be "fixing" myself. It has more to do with capabilities, and experiences.
The boy can still experience being deaf more than anyone else could, as he can switch his implant off. In fact, he should still be trained to handle life without his implant, as there may be circumstances where it stops working.
Yep. Battery technology is still not the greatest.
Girl gets her Cochlear Implant turned on. Hears for the first time in 10y
