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Listen Again: Sound And Silence

TED Radio Hour

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How Did You Grow Up Deaf?

The number one question that i get about the coclear in plant is, whether my head sticks to the refrigerator. No, it says not. Before we talk more about your implant, just tell us a little bit more about what it was like growing up deaf. It really wasn't that different. I mean, i didn't have anything to compare it against. The oral method is basic lip reading and speaking verses signing and not using speech at all.

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