Deaf woman hears for the very first time

[Return of the Rev]

If i was going to hear for the first time rather it wasn't that patronising fat bince

 

[LamieRobertson]

If i was going to hear for the first time rather it wasn't that patronising fat bince

ye but if it was you ...she wolud have been talking-to herself after 5 mins as you went home to wash ya hair

 

[fat old seagull]

If she was married to my partner she'd be demanding a Reverse Procedure pretty damn quick!
More seriously though great to see something nice happening for a change, it's nice also she will now understand when someone tells her she still has her pyjamas on

 

[Albumen]

That made me cry - TURN THE PHONE ROUND TO THE CORRECT ASPECT YOU STUPID WOMAN

 

[Blue3]

Was on the radio recorded by her mum she was deaf from birth and lost her sight in more resent times I cannot imagine the isolation she must have endured, just seen the video does bring a tear to your eye for all the right reasons

 

[Return of the Rev]

ye but if it was you ...she wolud have been talking-to herself after 5 mins as you went home to wash ya hair

Going to have the best hair in nsc land next season,every Saturday free soon

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Tears running down my face. What an old softie. Lovely scenes.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Amazing video but I have a genuine question.
How does she know what she is hearing is high pitched?

She means loud I suspect, not high pitched.

 

[surlyseagull]

Truly amazing and lovely to see such happines for that Lady

 

[marcos3263]

but putting aside the emotion and technology for one moment to ask the important question

would ya?

 

[Wozza]

I love this one - 8-month-old boy with his mother...

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[Triggaaar]

Oh my god, that's a tear jerker.

I had hearing up until 20 and very little until 31, so not quite the same excitement, but exciting nonetheless.

I'll have a read of those, thanks. After you'd adjusted to the implants, did things start to sound the way you remember them sounding when you were young, or is it still quite different?

 

[Triggaaar]

You have raised my question. The thread says she has heard for the VERY first time. Therefore she hasn't heard any thing before. How can she know what spoken words sound like straight away?

I assume by lipreading.

Amazing video but I have a genuine question.
How does she know what she is hearing is high pitched?

Oo, that's a good one. Could she have learnt about sounds by vibrations with things like balloons? Like you can feel low bass sounds, so maybe she'd know what low means.

 

[Fungus]

Wednesday

November

It's gonna take her a while...

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Oh my god, that's a tear jerker.
I'll have a read of those, thanks. After you'd adjusted to the implants, did things start to sound the way you remember them sounding when you were young, or is it still quite different?

To be honest, I had forgotten what things sounded like. I was encouraged to ask people when I heard a new noise. I used to ask strangers and most of them thought I was rather demented.

I put my hands under the hand dryer and gave myself the biggest fright. I had forgotten how noisy they were. I thought the ceiling was coming down.

"Hello. Sorry to bother you. What's that peeping sound?"

"Can I call someone for you?"

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I assume by lipreading.

Oo, that's a good one. Could she have learnt about sounds by vibrations with things like balloons? Like you can feel low bass sounds, so maybe she'd know what low means.

There is a deaf DJ that plays in Brighton sometimes. They have lots of low bass music to dance to. I went to one gig on the Palace Pier and had to leave as it felt as though I was having a heart attack.

 

[Triggaaar]

To be honest, I had forgotten what things sounded like. I was encouraged to ask people when I heard a new noise. I used to ask strangers and most of them thought I was rather demented.

So do you feel like it sounds similar now - does it sound 'real'?

 

[Barrel of Fun]

So do you feel like it sounds similar now - does it sound 'real'?

All real now. At first, everything sounded robotic. But your brain quickly learns what is what and how things should sound.

 

[Triggaaar]

All real now. At first, everything sounded robotic. But your brain quickly learns what is what and how things should sound.

Clever things those brains. Well, some of them.

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Now that she can hear she will have to adjust to sound very slowly and not go anywhere too noisy for the time being so as not to cause any damage to her eardrums.
Expect to see her tomorrow at the Amex, East Stand Upper.