Posted on 03/28/2014 1:54:49 PM PDT by kingattax
VIDEO AT LINK
A 39-year-old woman is hearing sound for the first time after receiving a set of cochlear implants. Joanne Milne of Gateshead in the U.K. was born deaf because of Usher syndrome. It also made her lose her sight when she was in her late-20s. She is now legally blind.
But thanks to doctors at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Milne regained one sense. About four weeks ago, she underwent surgery for cochlear implants. This past week, Milne returned to the hospital to have the implants turned on. She brought a friend, Tremayne Crossley, along to film the moment.
In the video that Crossley shot, Milne is sitting across from a hospital employee who cautions that her new sense of hearing might be overwhelming at first. As the worker begins to recite the days of the week, Milne is moved to tears. The employee also warns that everything may sound high-pitched at first, but eventually her brain will readjust and everything will sound normal.
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No.
OK. Nobody in the universe has ever been born deaf. Gotcha.
You obviously read the title thread without bothering to watch the video.......Her reaction was to the sounds which were being translated to her by the hand signing interpreter.
I have close friends who have twins which were born deaf, trained to communicate via signing and to read lips.
While they can read lips and sign, their problem is vocalizing words that they themselves can not hear..........
You might want to educate yourself on hearing disabilities before you condemn this video due to your own ignorance............
Yes, they have to be tuned for the individual, and yes it's done via software.
Didn't say that, gotcha person.
That is exactly what I was trying to say to the ignorant.
'Nuff said. Now you are lying about what you said. Are you Harry Reid?
Guarantee you I would've were that my child. She adapted very quickly to hearing again. IIRC from what my friend said, the doctors said going into the surgery to implant the cochlear device that since their daughter had hearing up to the time she was two, that she should respond quickly to "hearing again" ... the brain has a way of remembering speech I guess.
She's a teenager now and you'd never know she has that implant by talking to her. She hears and talks just like any other "hearing" kid.
Sorry. I’ve been called out as a liar on this.
My first cousin became profoundly deaf before age 1. She went to the Houston School for the Deaf. They would not allow any sign language. She was forced to learn to lip read and speak. It sounds cruel, but Vicki could talk and sounded very close to normal. So normal, that many people did not realize that she was deaf. She was so happy when her children could hear. As babies they learned that mom could only hear high pitch squeals. Their cries were really strange, but got their mothers attention.
Do as I do: Just ignore the detractors. Honest to God, it's gotten so bad on here lately that I now have a list of people taped to my monitor that I will no longer engage in discussion with here on FR because they just can't handle having a civil conversation without either namecalling, or making themselves out to be superior to others.
Granted, I've done my share of namecalling on here since I joined in 1998 but I'm doing my level best to stop that and just not engage "those people" any longer. I've found if I don't engage them I don't engage in the tit for tat namecalling.
Something about getting older supposed to make us wiser. I still struggle with it but at least I'm trying.
I’m trying too. Hang in there.
Are you an idiot? What I was saying is that a person born deaf would not automatically be able to understand and speak English right away. It's a feel good story but I'm not buying it.
(Ya nOOb!)
Right I have no problem with that. What I'm saying is someone hearing a question for the first time in their life is not likely to respond.
To: kingattax
If she’s never heard before, how would she understand the days of the week? I’d think her first word after getting the implants would be, “Huh?”
And stuff. Please.
Oh, for Pete's sake -- read.
Joanne Milne of Gateshead in the U.K. was born deaf because of Usher syndrome.
Popcorn ping ...
I RECEIVED MY IMPLANTS AT UPMC PITTSBURGH, PA.
I WAS 68 YRS.OLD WITH THE FIRST ONE AND THE SECOND ONE CAME A YEAR AND SEVEN MONTHS LATER.
AND YES I HAD MEDICARE PLUS A SECONDARY INS. SO AMERICANS ARE NOT DENIED THIS SERVICE...BUT LET ME ADD Medicare did deny me at first and the doctor went to bat for me and filed a second request (appealed my denial) and Medicare informed me that they reconsider my request and granted approval...this doctor is a ‘fighter’ for what he feels is right...so grateful for him and his crew..I love them deeply.
my implants have given me a fresh life and to my children and husband RELIEF...I began losing my hearing in my early 50 and by 60 hearing aidS did nothing for me..after a serious ear infection my audiologist and ear doctor recommended that I be tested for an implant, they did all the paper work and arranging for me and I will be forever grateful to them also...
my cochlear audiologist is a Saint and after I got ‘turned on’ and tested I had 98% hearing comprehension. It is not an easy procedure and takes a long time, and a lot of patience.. oh but Dear Lord, it is so worth it...
many ask how this lady knew what a ‘high pitch’ was, well during the testing and mapping procedure you are subject to many, many different high pitch sounds before you are ‘turned on’ that testing is difficult for many of us..but you learn from it and the end result is ...YOU HEAR...
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