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Sound and Silence

Twenty Thousand Hertz

CHAPTER

I Am a Cyborg and I Have a Cochlear Implant

Rebecca Nill has a cochlear implant to help her hear. She was born profoundly deaf after being exposed to German measles as a child. Her hearing aids were industrial strength, sledgehammer, volume but they helped more than most people. Rebecca describes how she became a cyborg from the TED stage.

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