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Truly we live in amazing times.

I always see these, and I know they're going to make me cry, and I always watch them anyway.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpKKYBkJ9Hw

*anatomy YAY!

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I was born mostly deaf. Hearing aid works fine. I don't like implants and surgeries (too many already!).

the whole family and doctors holding mobile phone cameras and video cameras right into her face prob made it bit awkward for her. They should have tried to enjoy such a nice moment as it happened

Even if deafness can be "cured" with implants and stuff, there's the question of whether it should be cured for everyone. I know there are deaf communities that feel their culture and language are threatened by the increasing prevalence of implants. After all, why would anyone learn sign language if there are no deaf people, other than as a curiosity, or a secret language? Languages, after all, help bind cultures together.

Personally, I think we should give children every opportunity to live their lives unimpeded by disabilities, even if it means some people feel threatened, or it means the end of some communities. (Btw, I extend this view to screening for genetic disorders during early pregnancy, to allow parents to end the pregnancy should such a disorder be found. I know some parents who have children with Down's think this idea sounds horrid, but I'm of the firm opinion that we can't go around preserving various disabilities that have no advantageous traits just to keep from offending some people.)

"My voice, is it soft or loud, or in the middle?"

She should have said:
"It sounds really nasally, there must be something wrong."

Does anyone know how long it takes for someone who is as old as her to understand language only through listening?
And another question would be how much her spoken language changes? Is it like an accent?

I guess if you never heard a thing the learning process could take quite long.

@ant, better not to get implants. They might interfere with your antennae

That too!

Do You Realize - that happiness makes you cry?

Thanks for sounding off on this, WD! A really great book that touches on much of the *controversy surrounding the "curing" of "disabilities" (deafness, dwarfism, autism, etc.) is andrew solomon's "Far From the Tree." Really eye opening.

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I envy people that have a switch that can turn off all noise in the world entirely.

I do not envy them for sign language, or speaking disabilities, but turning off all sound when you want silence, would be pretty cool.

I do this often. I am not fully deaf, but at least I can turn down the audio volume like in loud parties, concerts, movie theaters, alarms, etc.