[Darkwolf377]

Sorry if already posted. I just thought this was cool. Some of the comments puzzled me, saying it's just the baby reacting to mother's smile, the kid will have trouble fitting in with other kids, etc. I'm aware of these issues but, this is just cool.

[Darkwolf377]

Ahhh, my posting stupidity defeats me again. If anyone can repost that to an active link, I’d appreciate it.

[BenKenobi]

Wow, someday I hope I will be like this. Very cool. Thanks for posting.

[Darkwolf377]

http://www.mediaite.com/online/this-exists-video-of-deaf-baby-boy-hearing-for-the-first-time-goes-viral/

[Jim from C-Town]

I am absolutely thrilled for this baby and his family. This is the miracle of modern technology.

My son Douglas, who recently passed, had a significant hearing loss. He was absolutely helped by Hearing Aids. It was an awakening for him to be able to hear. This Cochlear type implant for this boy is wonderful.

Thank you so much for posting this. It makes me smile.

[sinanju]

That commentor was one of the “deaf culturists” who feel threatened that cochlear implants will cause the deafie ASL-based subculture to die out.

There’s been some documentaries made about the issue. The deaf-since-birth people consider themselves the cream of the deaf world and fear they’ll all die out if cochlear implants keep improving.

Perhaps you recall the grotesque strong-arming tactics they used in 2007 over the succession struggle at Galludet U. Steve Hayes of the Weekly Standard wrote a great piece at the time.

[MissDairyGoodnessVT]

awesome really sweet made my day