sara1981

Moment deaf girl, 10, moved to tears after new implant allows her to hear her own breathing for the first time since she was a toddler
Moment deaf girl, 10, moved to tears after new implant allows her to hear her own breathing | Mail Online

that cool!

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Mimsy

This made me get tears in my eyes. So happy she's happy.

Bebonang

Oh, brother. Like an advertisement telling the world how wonderful CI is. Yeah, right. (sarcasm).

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rockin'robin

Interesting.....but I'm waiting to see what will happen when 1 of our own AD members (Angel) gets activated. Her journey has been a long one and more to come....

kokonut

Aww, sweet. She is certainly happy and even overcome with tears of joy.

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Frisky Feline

I can understand why shes happy. Thats good for her since she have not been involved with ASL or Deaf community.

guess HAs dont work for her.

KarissaMann05

Yeah... It seems it does work for her.

But, I wonder, how long ASL and Deaf culture will die out? Sorry, I still believe ASL (even sign languages) and Deaf community will die out because everyone is so clings to spoken languages as it is a superior one, and deafness will be cured in future. =/

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Frisky Feline

I know. Guess we are the last GOOD generation people that they will never know how ASL or Deaf culture are like.

deafdyke

did you know that when hearing aids became popular deaf people were against them? There were deafies who thought that the CI would kill deaf culture............that is b/c a HA or CI doesn't make a dhh kid hearing.......

Tikra

i saw that story on cnn. Aww i am glad to see that girl is happy to have hearing back. That what the most important thing is to see that girl being happy to have her hearing back.

geez i hate to say this but come on dont even bother to mention that ci/ha will kill the deaf culture that easy....Reason is that some of you have FORGOT that some deaf/hh person may have not been happy with the life they are going through. Some times ci/ha can solve the problem but not ALWAYS even though there are some other solutions that could help them. And not only that, THERE IS at least more than million people who are deaf/hh out there. You can have your own deaf culture for all i care and it is your freedom of choice to choose. It is same as choose any religion you want but dont need to make such a discriminating comment against those people who make decisions to choose ci/ha.

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CrazyPaul

If CI actually works, then it's ok for anyone who wants to try it. I think it's great but it's not invisible yet, even though it's better than nothing. Maybe someday in the future no one will know that someone wears a CI which would become very small in size like a pea. There are always improvements in any technology. As for me, it's too late because I am old. In other words, it's a right time for her and other young deaf people.

KarissaMann05

What the hell? I don't say you can't have CI or HA.

I was wondered how it goes on without ASL, sign languages, and Deaf community. I am pretty sure sign languages, including ASL, and Deaf Culture will die much later. But, it is in near future.

So, never mind what I thought because it does not concern you that much, anyway.

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CrazyPaul

I don't think all deaf children will have CI so ASL will live on. You worry too much. Please remember that CI works for some, not everyone.

Ausrider

While its good to see she is happy, those sort of videos go hand in hand with the "give your child a CI and they will be normal/fixed/cured" brainwashing thats going on

KarissaMann05

Idiot. I don't imply all deaf children will have CI. You're being so unrealistic, so meh.

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GISJason

It will hopefully die off in the future if people from that culture keep on being soo judgemental and discrimincating as well hateful towards these who don't support their culture and put ASL /deafies first.
Cmon! This is riduclous. Think harder in reality IT WILL NEVER DIE as theres people that cannot benefit from either CI or HA technology. Stop with these posts all that makes me just want to GTFO cause I'm just ashamed for these that are so ignorant like that, just like last time when I first joined in '10 all that is still alive and kicking I see and sense posts from people immersed in ASL and deafie culture...Just really sad to see.

CrazyPaul

You are THE idiot talking about ASL being obsolete in the future.

Foxrac

In our state, the deaf school don't have any students with CI or just very little like only 2-3 students so rest of them are heavily ASL users.

I remember about our state legislative made cut on Medicaid funding so nobody on Medicaid could get CI at all and I asked ENT specialist if Medicaid will cover CI so he said no at all. The private insurance will cover but have to pay huge out of pocket and will have a lot of medical debts. For my insurance, it will cover 60% of cost so have to pay rest of them at 40%.

The insurance companies are getting tighten up and more expensive now.

I don't think ASL will die in anytime.

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KarissaMann05

Oh, lol.

No. You twisted my posts by implying something that is not I said. PLEASE show me where did I say you can't have CI or HA, now.

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KarissaMann05

Well, we shall wait and see... I should remind you something, the cure for deafness is coming up in near future.

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Foxrac

Hello CrazyPaul,

Please could you be nice to her?

She wasn't call idiot directly to you.

Just take easy.

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Bebonang

The hearing society have work so hard to take away our sign languages all over the world and tried very hard to get us to speak and to lipread. As for CI, hearing authorities plus hearing parents want us to listen and start having CIs on babies early. That is what hurt us soo much that we felt like screaming at them to stop doing that to us. We would love to go to Deaf schools where there is sign languages for us to understand what is going on. Also we still need sign language interpreters badly and most hearing society don't understand our needs. They are fighting to put us down just because they want us to be their way, not our way. It is the same with Natives in First Nations or reservations where they put us down because they don't want us to have our Native traditions and customs. It just not fair why we have to battle with them about our needs as Deaf people.

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Foxrac

I doubt that cure for deafness will be 100% perfect and it won't help with speech.

Learn the speech is EXTREMELY frustrated for me and I had speech therapy for 10 years - all failed, even CI doesn't help at all.

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KarissaMann05

No, actually, I did call him on purpose because he did say before he edited his post: "I don't think all deaf children will have CI so ASL will live on. You worry too much."

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Foxrac

Oh ok, just tell him that you aren't worry but just concerned.

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Bebonang

I hope not because we have enough to suffer every time they tried to get us to hear. The hearing society has gone tooooo far on this. Does it mean in our brainwash brain that we are not able to accept our deafness and be ashamed to be deaf and never go into Deaf communities, eh?

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KarissaMann05

That is because of how medical and advanced technology works. They don't care about worldwide Deaf community, Deaf Cultures, or sign languages. I can understand why Deaf people have a hard time with such offensive attitudes or views from hearing people.

So, I don't have much faith in Deaf Culture for future...

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CrazyPaul

You said you are pretty sure that ASL and Deaf culture will die out in near future, didn't you? So can you explain how or why it will happen, idiot?

Foxrac

I do know about Rehabilitation Act of 1973 has caused deaf schools to lost many students.

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Bebonang

Oh, please, don't say that, Karissa. I don't ever want Deaf Culture to die out in the future. That is bad Karma. We need to fight for our rights to use ASL and Deaf Culture, no matter what. Fight, fight and more fight for our rights. Don't give up.

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