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Old 03-21-2009, 07:33 PM   #22 (permalink)
Hear Again
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Originally Posted by Bottesini View Post
Those figures in honesty don't count for someone deafened in adulthood. It is misleading. A whole different story.
Not necessarily. I know several people who were born profoundly deaf and received a CI as an adult. None of them could speak, but after having AVT, they learned how to speak well and can now use the telephone. It isn't a different story. It's reality. It may not be reality for all, but it most definitely is for some.
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