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Baby With Cochlear Implant Hears Mom for the First Time in Touching Video

by Tom Henderson, Posted May 28th 2010 2:24PM

A video going viral today shows a hearing-impaired baby named Jonathan bursting into a smile after his new cochlear implant -- a sort of bionic ear -- is switched on. It is a beautiful moment, indeed. A cochlear implant is a surgically ...
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Hearing Loss Doesn't Affect Quality of Life for Kids with Cochlear Implants

by Monique El-Faizy, Posted Feb 26th 2010 1:00PM

Deaf children who have cochlear implants report the same quality of life as their hearing counterparts, and their perceived satisfaction improves with earlier implants and longer wear, new research shows. Auditory specialists from the Dallas ...
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Should UK couple be allowed to choose a deaf embryo?

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Mar 15th 2008 8:00AM

A deaf couple in the UK are making headlines with their request to choose a "deaf" embryo, should they go through with IVF. The couple currently have one child who is hearing impaired. Because of maternal age, they'd likely turn to IVF to conceive ...
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Teachers at school for the deaf not fluent in sign language

by Rachel Mosteller, Posted Dec 13th 2006 9:03AM

Inspired by deaf students at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., 20 deaf students from the Mississippi School for the Deaf walked out of their classes over not being able to communicate with teachers. Turns out that four of the 26 teachers at ...
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