it says at the begining "before she hada implant" and then the next scene her ipod is sitting on her desk and then it says that she got the ipod after she got the implant around 4:48 so...
It makes sense that a child getting an implant has a greater chance for better hearing than waiting until they are an adult, as children's brains are very adaptable.
And why should a child miss out on all the happy sounds until they are an adult? Music, other children and their own family laughing, birdsong, etc. The fun of going to the movies and hearing all the dialogue and sounds. Not to mention the added safety of hearing. Or the joy of eavesdropping while waiting in a check-out line!
I can compare and contrast the pros and cons to being deaf all day. Because I can look at deafness from both sides of the aisle. You all, however, refuse to even go that route. You all just outright make claims and/or assertions about how being hearing is superior.
Gettings CIs doesn't mean you can't learn sign language or anything. It's just that now deaf people have more options, and can choose to hear if they wish. How can that be a bad thing? This is an advancement of science, just like vaccines and eye surgery were, and made to benefit the lives of people born with disabilities.
"All parents that get an implant for their child are brainwashed?" Quite an ignorant uneducated statement. If you think that parents dont look at every single option before deciding to get an implant for their child you need to change medication. Parents make these decisions for their child because they are wanting the very best for their children. I know deaf adults who are suggeasting CI's for children. That must be part of the brainwashing. If you dont want a CI, dont get one.
@LittleDeafJackass What an ignorant, moronic little brat you are. You look like a complete windbag sitting in front of your low-resolution camera waving your hands around. Because of the fact that you can't hear, you have failed to learn English as we know and therefore can't write very well. You wave your hands around trying to communicate with your fellow clowns and you make these odd noises. What else should we expect from a brat like you who loves attention? Stick to playing video games!
@TheMadMusicMan It's one thing to insult a person for a comment they make. It is another to criticize an entire culture and people. American Sign Language is just as much a language as English, in many ways it is even more expressive. You calling deaf people "Clowns" when not all can be helped with a CI is very offensive. Any person who does not have English as a first language and doesn't learn it early will have issues with it, especially one who can't hear a Phonetic Alphabet.
Hi! I messaged you before i have different screen name it was (laurielatorre)
I wanted to let you know that my c.i. has been activated for 2 months now at least. and I had to say this its really amazing technolgity, which made sounds more clearly for me (with hearing aids-all sounds are alike) with c.i. all sounds i can notice more different pitches, noises, etc. My hearing level with it is already at 20 dbs. I can start communicate with my family and bf little better. still working on it-hard!
that good for you.... you are happy with ur choice..... important it ur choice to have or not to have CI.... I hate when people try to FORCE us to wear CI... not give us choice to decide what we have for ourself.... full deaf or hearing aid or Ci.... congrat on ur medal... and ur trips...
was there any problems? i am thinking about getting a CI, but i am so scared that there will be complications, or i will come out bad. was there any problems?
Hi! I just got cochlear surgery few days ago, on Feb 11th. Its actually very uncomfrontable b/c of pressure feel like underwater...but I am very exicted to have it turn on on March 16th. I am looking for something like "buddy c.i." to support each other & understand more about sounds, my goal's to be able understand conversation/read lips first beofre learn other sounds. eek! ;-)
I am doubt about this video. "She has now had her C.I. for 3 month. She's still has a lot to learn. The cochlear implant helped her for communicate skills. " How is that possible? For 3 months to learn communicate skills? What kind of things that you learn a lot? Where did you learn that communicate skills from school, class for speech&hearing, or what? My story about cochlear implant still not same as this video. I have been struggling to get better speech and hearing for MORE THAN 3 months!
Also you cannot dive more than 20ft or 30ft (I am not sure for measure) of water depths. Any children or child, probably will disappoint if their parent decided to get C.I. for them in future. Depeneds on children if they're happy with it or not. They better to respect their children's choice.
@laurielatorre "sometimes up to 50 meters underwater" sounds like impossible. I was talking about internal implant, it's validated to withstand pressure at a depth of 25 metres underwater. for information about limit sports activity including SCUBA diving, google "SACIC", click it and you see "Cochlear Implants" on the top, click it and then you see "FAQ about cochlear implantation" that list of "MORE INFORMATION", and Read that last paragraph. Apologize if my explain is not clear.
"Now the surgery so small, they don't shave your hair off nor open a big scar to your head. " I was kinda doubt... I had cochlear implant surgery, they did shave of my right side of hair off like size of the hand and there's scar on mine like size of finger. If you choose to take C.I., it's gives you limit sports. You cannot involving any physical sports like hockey, wrestling, rugby and etc.
"Now the surgery so small, they don't shave your hair off nor open a big scar to your head. " I was kinda doubt... I had cochlear implant surgery, they did shave of my right side of hair off like size of the hand and there's scar on mine like size of finger. If you choose to take C.I., it's gives you limit sports. You cannot involving any physical sports like hockey, wrestling, rugby and etc.
I don't understand how one persons choice is anyone elses right to judge. Perhaps one person is happy and content with their life as it is. Perhaps another has a wish to hear. Or to see. Or to speak. Any possible medical remedy for a condition is always met with mix reviews. I applaude this young lady and her willingness to SHARE her choice with the world. Do not judge her for not being like you. Her life is her own to live in the way she chooses.
You're such a poster-child for deaf culture fanatical intolerance. Just look at you, berating everyone for not believing in your "one true belief." You call everyone else brainwashed and child abusers.
It's so simple what you're struggling with, and it's not Cochlear Implants. It's the fear of a shrinking identity and cultural obsolescence.
This is only the first clumsy steps. Medical science will eventually annihilate deafness and everyone's sensory organs will function as designed.
@TheJediCharles they called suffragists radicals too, but without them women would not be able to vote and would not have equal pay in the work force.
Suffragist fought for equality. How does that help your argument? You're arguing for maintaining purposeful, needless INequality.
You can drop all your talking points and your will to impose your indoctrination on me. I see how you berated another formerly deaf person on her own video. You're just a radicalized fanatic of the lowest order.
Please, go have a stiff drink and go to bed. You're not helping anyone here. You're only being a lunatic.
Oh, you should talk, you totalitarian shill. You'd probably advocate government programs to surgically remove the cochlea from deaf parents' babies to keep them in the fold.
You have a real sickness there, kal, and it's not your lack of hearing. It's your lack of acceptance. There will come a day when medical science will so routinely correct sensory loss that it will be thought of as utterly LAUGHABLE that one CHOOSE to be deaf.
Interesting that you change your mind at calling me "evil, pure evil" and delete the post yourself. It wouldn't bother me, in fact, I would have worn it with a badge of honor. Equating me with a parent who gives their child a CI is complimentary.
But, it really wasn't necessary to bother self-correcting, Kal. I see your last barrage of trolling across other CI videos has been "spammed out of existence" and YouTube is a better place that it's all gone. Prophetic, really. You think?
@TheJediCharles Why the hell would both of you started to argue each other? Is there problems for decide about C.I.? I'm C.I. user and love to being in the deaf culture. Anyway, this video is about the girl made her decisions for C.I., NOT from her parents' decide. I didn't mad or upset about this video because it's her decision. I have nothing to against with it.
But... I hate when the parents who made decide to implant their child.... This child HAVEN'T made decide for C.I. yet.
If you think waiting until the child is no longer a child to get a C.I., you are over-simplifying this. If you think parents should exert no decisions over their children lest the appear to be imposing their will on their child, you're making very light of a parent's role/responsibility in a child's life. More importantly, "having vs. not having" a CI will deeply affect every facet of who the child ends up becoming. Parents know this. AND so does deaf culture, which explains their scorn.
@TheJediCharles Deaf adults have more options to get C.I. than the children who had no choices to get C.I. I don't said nor think anything about the parents to make use of less the decisions over their children's life more than the decision for C.I. That was off-topic for relationship. And yes, It would makes the relationship problems between parents and child, if they were not enough to role/responsiblility. They may be no longer to imposing their children anymore.
When you say "deaf children have no choice to get a C.I." you omit the other choices they don't have, such as to be deaf needlessly. Here's the deal; if a child wishes to be part of deaf culture, they shouldn't have to be deaf to be so. Anyone should be able to learn ACL and have full access. I don't know why you people view treatable deaf infants as "born into your club" and you have more rights to them than their own parents.
Such views don't help your club. It's embarrassing it.
@TheJediCharles "you omit the other choices they don't have, such as to be deaf needlessly."
It's similar to my life.
Let me tell story. I got the C.I. by no choice. I never understand anything or talking until I was 11 years old. I was no educated by that time and never learned the sign language. The doctor offered it to my parents and told them that I should speak the oral first then other languages later. He told us that I will learn it quicker ever more than hearing aids.
@TheJediCharles After that, It's nothing happens, it didn't help me. My parents tried to help me for many times but impossible. It was lack of communicate with them. I only know the names of my family and few basic words. It's makes my life useless.
@TheJediCharles My life was useless for 11 years and never been to the deaf culture. My old school has a class for speeching. I only copy what the speech teacher taught to me but I never understand. I moved to other school, there's class for deaf resources. I started to learning many things and began to understanding. Also I learned how to talk too. It changed my life so much. Now I get along to my parents as well. I am respecting them and still bonding with them.
Your personal anecdote is sad, but I don't know why you're telling it to me. There are just as many (actually more) success stories in the opposite direction.
The reason you weren't taught to sign at the same time you had a C.I. is because you cannot be native to both at the same time. One or the other would become dominant, period. And, how you were taught impacted success. There is no success like the success of total emersion, and it's true in every aspect of human learning. All.
@TheJediCharles At first I thought you were talking about it because this video is about the C.I... (Apologize if I am wrong.) Ah, I understand. Same here, I never been to debating before. That was longest I ever had to debate. It's my first time to debate.
"Your personal anecdote is sad, but I don't know why you're telling it to me." Indeed, very much... I don't want these children to become same as me.
"it's true in every aspect of human learning. All." - Yeah, it's always.
I have compassion for your situation. What you're bringing to the table is your hearing impairment and imperfect experience with CI. What I'm bringing to the table is my love as a parent and concern for children and needless human suffering.
I find it alarming how much small-minded opposition there is for the C.I. across the board in the deaf community. I also am put off by C.I.s being installed and not followed through with comprehensive education as if there's nothing else needed.
@TheJediCharles It was heavy responsible for my parents to find the place that I could learn. If I didn't moved to other school, then It's waste of something my life and may disbond to my parents because of the bad behave. So waste of time to learn....
@TheJediCharles So, I met the man who wearing C.I. He talks very little and didn't learned anything in his life. Also he lives with his parents and doesn't have a job. He doesn't involved the deaf culture. His parents were give up to help him and not responsible to find the place for him to learn. By the way, I still wondering why do these doctors offering about the C.I. to parents for their child who doesn't understand anything and told them to not teach the child for sign language?
What do you mean you thought I was talking about CI but "now" am talking about parental rights? I never was more interested in the CI than how it impacts parents. For example, if there was some hypothetical reason a CI was impossible before an individual was a grown adult, I'd not be here debating anything. The debate is obvious, deaf culture attempting to wedge itself in between deaf babies and their own parents. Nothing else matters than that legal/moral conflict.
@TheJediCharles "if a child wishes to be part of deaf culture, they shouldn't have to be deaf to be so. Anyone should be able to learn ACL (You means ASL) and have full access."
Actually, no problems for them and they understand anything. It's their decision, they are just welcome to it.
@TheJediCharles "born into your club"... club? My club? What does it makes you think it's my club? I don't have own the club nor make a new club. I am not interesting in it. I thought you talking about the C.I. but you talking about the relationship between the parents and child for rights. Why should we talking about the relationship between the parents and child for rights?...
@TheJediCharles ...That was another subject, and it's not what I want to talking about it. I was JUST talking about the children who doesn't understand anything and get the C.I. such as me. I wondering how can they communicate and get along well to their parents if they don't understand?
@Zeoinx You aren't aware of the fact that a child will miss his ENTIRE childhood by not being able to hear, and, there are simply NO disadvantages of having a CI. And you forgot to mention the fact that young children have a much higher benefit of implants than adults, because their brains are more flexible, and they learn much faster.
@I3uttSweat Actually, the children are quick leaner than adults. But what's about the hearing aids? What's difference between hearing aids and cochlear implants?
@Zeoinx The hearing aids are much worse than the CI's, since they are not directly connected to the cochlear inside your ear. The main reason why people are deaf is because of broken sensory receptors inside the cochlear, the CI can actaully replace some of them.
@TheJediCharles Actually, Some of them are scorn toward to C.I. because they don't like it when the children who already had cochlear implant then not many of them involved in the deaf culture, they are lost in the deaf culture.
In that case, it's sad that deaf culture is so intolerant of the hearing. Why would a hearing person or formally-deaf person "lose deaf culture?" You do realize that doesn't shine well on it. It makes it appear to have less with giving the deaf a community and more to do with keeping outsiders out. Familiarity with ASL apparently isn't enough with them. That's going by your statements. That's not a virtue. It's pathetic.
I do have hearing people that did have conversations with deaf people with CI for test talking. My friends said they don't speak as good as hearing people do. Sometimes they sound like stupid people it's not because they are deaf but they sound a little funny when they talk while have their CI on because they are still deaf and won't be able to hear as well as hearing people. Most of times whoever have CI often get confused about their identity and show their frustration.
Hi. is it true that there is lot scary risks about getting cochlear implant?...because i have been thinking about get it. the part of having hole in my head isnt good idea for me...haha...
There are risks with anything you do. You won't really have a hole in your head. There is a little one and it isn't very big. The big question is, are you willing to take a risk to hear because it is what you want? Don't think about some of the things that could POSSIBLY go wrong, think about if you want to have hearing in your life or not.
I love it when people can hear sounds for the first time!...i was fitted with hearing aids at 15 couldnt believe how much i was missing out on...cant imagine what it would have been like not to be able to hear at all!... I just wish they would find something that could make it so you can hear well but dont have something on the side of your head....i mean Implanted or hearing aid users and even the deaf ALL get judged!!!! Primarily from the people who can hear. Cant stop that.
hola katie mi nombre es gil de chicago il yo tambien padesco de sordera profonda desde que tengo tres 3 de edad ahora tengo 36 y ya tengo 2 implantes cocleares me los pucieron en la univercidad de il (uic) y me estan ayudando mucho gracias a dios ya tengo 2 anos escuchando y si gustas podemos platicar por internet mi correo electronoco es fhtmgil@hotmail.com que dios te vendiga asta luego un saludo muy grande
I really enjoyed the video! I especially like how it shows that you had a full and happy life without the implant, and that not hearing didn't stop you from doing what you wanted to do. The implant just made a lot of things easier for you. The technology is just amazing, and I'm sure it will get better and better. Thanks, I learned a lot from this video.
you did got a cochlear implant in 2008 also you will get to another CI but i think you should to wait to see coming up to new technology for AB however I was doing research for almost 6 years.. i decide to getting to Cochlear implant after i did processing to through because of audiology and DR surgery was agree, they was approve me my mom and sister make sure.. about 2 weeks ago i got surgery in march 19th 2010 so i have a cochlear Nucleus 5 System. on my right ear..
you did got a cochlear implant in 2008 also you will get to another CI but i think you should to wait to see coming up to new technology for AB however I was doing research for almost 6 years.. i decide to getting to Cochlear implant after i did processing to through because of audiology and DR surgery was agree, they was approve me my mom and sister make sure.. about 2 weeks ago i got surgery in march 19th 2010 so i have a cochlear Nucleus 5 System. on my right ear..
you did got a cochlear implant in 2008 also you will get to another CI but i think you should to wait to see coming up to new technology for AB however I was doing research for almost 6 years.. i decide to getting to Cochlear implant after i did processing to through because of audiology and DR surgery was agree, they was approve me my mom and sister make sure.. about 2 weeks ago i got surgery in march 19th 2010 so i have a cochlear Nucleus 5 System. on my right ear..
Hey Katie. My Joanne. I wearing a hearing Aid in my right, but none in my left. I'm almost completely deaf in left. I never thought of CI until I saw your video. Now I'm thinking about it.
Hi, I'm doing a project on the Cochlear Implant for the National History Day Competition. I am Hearing but I'm taking ASL in High School. If you are anti-Coohlear Implant or pro please contact me via youtube as I am looking for people to interview about the said subject. Thank You!
Please contact me. I have a story of ethics that you won't believe. My granddaughter is bilaterally implanted. She is 8. My son is deaf. The mom is hearing. My granddaughter is not allowed now to be deaf at all by a judge. What do you think of that? She hates wearing her CIs around her deaf dad because she is not around him enough. She learns ASL easier being deaf.
This should a rights issue, Maybe she can turn down her implants or just wear one when she is with her dad. Is her wearing BOTH implants a court order? she could get away with one because many recipients only have one.I think it would be good for her to know english and ASL so that she can communicate with her parents. When she is older (Teen-ish) she can make a case to decide for herself what she wants.
hi kati i really love your istory ,, my sister is so scare cuz she is 21 years older and shy born like your ,, and now we goint the make the cochlear implant, i really wish it work , she is so beautifull and very smart ,, she looks like you alot of power for live the life but she cant not do much cause she cant hear..you are her hero now lol. thanks for make that beautifull video.....
At my school we are learning sign language and my asl teacher wants us to learn about the cochlear implant. Your story is very touching. You also helped me practice my asl more better! Thanks! Stay safe!
Hi Katie, i just watching your video talk about C.I , i think that very awesome!! very nice sound good . and are you Happy C.I now? and you are learn to lot sound different and also i see you have Ipod music would help to your hear C.I it working? and when you hear learn word remind then you can talking some word?
because i'm thinking about C.I i try have one. i am happy see your video is cool,
i wear cochlear implant since 7 year old i'm 15 year old. they've shave my hair.. i can remeber the painful on my head.. its make me sick for about 3 week time..your lourney amazing!!!
i like football lots. ive join london deaf girl football.
in future i'll join england deaf girl football becasue i get very good.. i think you're cool girl
is it C.I. good or amazing? I wish I could get this for me too... because I always wanted to hear it sounds from the whole world. but it make me scared because I thought it could happen to my brain or something, heh that is why, I asked you one question, is this CI good or amazing?
My name is Amy D and full deaf since I was born. Nice to meet you and I hope you will send back to me for answer to my question. :) God bless you.
This video was posted a year ago. Right now, my implant has helped me so much - its the best thing i've ever had! Without my implant I don't think life would be better as it is now!
Gettin' a cochlear implant doesn't damange your brain or anything. Now the surgery so small, they don't shave your hair off nor open a big scar to your head. At the moment I am currenly wating to get my 2nd implant done!
@gazkatie Well... "Now the surgery so small, they don't shave your hair off nor open a big scar to your head. " I was kinda doubt... I had cochlear implant surgery, they did shave of my right side of hair off like size of the hand and there's scar on mine like size of finger. If you choose to take C.I., it's gives you limit sports. You cannot involving any physical sports like hockey, wrestling, rugby and etc. Also you cannot dive more than 20ft or 30ft (I am not sure for size) of water depths.
@gazkatie hello kate, my name is tom after living my life normaly for 15 years, i lost most of my hearing and doctors want me to get an implant. after talking to one girl about it she claims everything is robotic and is not normal sounds. if you hear normal stuff before it's not the same or something?
can you provide any imformation? i can hear music the way i always known it now. i don't really want to ruin that unless i loose all my hearing. then i will take that risk.
Bad statistics. If the Cochlear Implant is so unreliable why are thousands of people gettingthis surgery every year? CI's are here to stay. More and more deaf adults are making this choice and opening themselves to opportunities.
@peterb362 Too right. Cochlear Implant is the best thing you could ever ask for. 2 years for me next month and i'm using the phone etc. Look at for the 2 years video that I'll be posting up later in may!
Anti-cochlear propaganda. It's not unusual for a dying culture to resort to extreme, dishonest measures to stop it's borders from closing in.
Medical science will overtake deaf culture. It's just a question of time.
It's really sad that a people would wish away anything resembling a cure out of fear of isolation and thinking their old life had less meaning or significance. Of course the deaf and deaf culture has value. Being an obstacle to the end of deafness has NO value.
@TheJediCharles I can't say if deaf culture uses dishonest measures but I can say that a certain CI doctor in Spokane, WA used dishonest measures to implant! I am NOT against the implant, just the DISHONEST measures that were used to implant a child whose natural father is Deaf so he wouldn't know about it. Then this doctor wrote a letter to the court saying she should not be around her father much because he would force her to take them off. THIS was hearsay by the mother and was NOT true.
You're talking about what is basically an exceptional event. You're focusing on a topic, but me the issue. I'm talking about the popular norm. Of course there's right and wrong ways to go about anything in life, including C.I.s. But that's not what I'm addressing or what deserves the public's attention. That would be the over-all opposition to C.I. in general to save deaf culture's continuation, which to anyone with a consistent and honest morality would recognize is offensive.
@TheJediCharles CI is not a cure for deafness. It cannot help anyone with deafness due to nerve damage. Also not enough studies have been shown to say whether or not CI's cause side effects. It is still a relatively new science. I have heard cases of brain tumors forming around or near CI implant cites causing seizures etc. Maybe some people want CI and that's fine. Personally I would never want one installed if I were to become completely deaf. Either way I am not a candidate. Neural dmg.
I never claimed it was the perfect solution or a total cure. I never said it wasn't a developing science. Inversely, I've heard about tumors forming in brains without CI's either. Your response isn't really addressing any of my points, but sorry about what life has dealt you.
"Force?" What a charged word. You could call any treatment of an infant forced. You could call feeding an infant forced. Are you for forcing an infant into your taste in clothes? Are we forcing a name on the child? Hell, forcing them to be born for that matter.
Please, take your "forced" term and put it were it belongs.
@TheJediCharles Yeah, but what you do not understand is cchoclear implant surgery is elective. No child in the world needs a cochlear implant to be healthy or live.
@TheJediCharles Also, if its not forced then why is the child's choice to choose or not choose .. latter in life, the choclear implant, taken away?????????????
I can throw the term "forced" around in just as charged a way as you are, for just as much effect. I could say "why force a child to be developmentally behind and force them to wait to get one until they actually say they want it thus lessening it's usefulness, and miss out in all those important, hearing years of life for no reason other than fear of people like you taking it as an attack when it's not?"
@kalijasin You are saying that everyone who gets a CI has been brainwashed. Really!! If a parent makes the decision to give their child an opportunity to hear, why wouldnt they? If that child decides later in life that they want to go without their CI, they can choose to do that. It is not for everyone. However, it is an incredible technology that tens of thousands of people are choosing to take advantage of each year (deaf adults included). CI's are here to stay. Fact.....
@peterb3621 I am saying hearing parents who implant deaf children are brainwashed. They are brainwashed into believing a child without hearing is limited.
I work with deaf children, and the younger children with Ci can speak really good. But they have here in Germany always one colour :) It's nice to have a choice every day :D (the children have it only before a new one).
I grew up with cochlear implant on the right, I started it when I was 4 and now I am 20 and still wearing it. My speech skill are wonderful! I also went to mainstream, but I decided to go Illinois School for the Deaf! :) By the way I like your video!
Bardzo dzielna dziewczyna :) ja się kwalifikuje do takiej operacji :/ ale nie wiem czy się zdecydować:/ najgorszy to jest tego wygląd:/ brawa dla dziewczyny:)
I wish her the best and im so happy shes even more happier than before.. My cousin who is 2 has the implant but she is just startinng to recognize sounds (she hears the phone ring and music) ..
The sounds quality now at 10months is quite good. I am able to hear voices and tell the different between other peoples voices. I am able to identifiy sounds from the enviroments. So, from my point of view I love the quailty and couldn't ask for more!
Wow, what an awesome journey! Thank you for posting this. I am researching to make a decision for my 8 year old profoundly hearing impaired daughter. She currently wears hearing aids but, we are considering a cochlear implant. Great video!
Your welcome. All the best in your daughters hearing journey. I hope what ever you do will be worth it and that when she grows up she'll be thanking you with all your support that you have given to her life!
I like how you have progress with the implant and it has suits you alot better than not hearing anything, really.. its really miracle to have people in the world of silence into the world of sounds.. i had my cochlear implants when i was 2 years and one month, so it has been 17 years and 7 months since i had it. it totally had changed my life and the way i live with it.
Congratulations Katie-louise! Good luck with your continued journey of sound and communication. This video shows you are a special person who is not afraid to live life to its fullest.
it says at the begining "before she hada implant" and then the next scene her ipod is sitting on her desk and then it says that she got the ipod after she got the implant around 4:48 so...
GlamorousPromises14 3 months ago
It makes sense that a child getting an implant has a greater chance for better hearing than waiting until they are an adult, as children's brains are very adaptable.
And why should a child miss out on all the happy sounds until they are an adult? Music, other children and their own family laughing, birdsong, etc. The fun of going to the movies and hearing all the dialogue and sounds. Not to mention the added safety of hearing. Or the joy of eavesdropping while waiting in a check-out line!
yarnpower 3 months ago
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I can compare and contrast the pros and cons to being deaf all day. Because I can look at deafness from both sides of the aisle. You all, however, refuse to even go that route. You all just outright make claims and/or assertions about how being hearing is superior.
kalijasin 4 months ago
Gettings CIs doesn't mean you can't learn sign language or anything. It's just that now deaf people have more options, and can choose to hear if they wish. How can that be a bad thing? This is an advancement of science, just like vaccines and eye surgery were, and made to benefit the lives of people born with disabilities.
CylindricalWhistle 5 months ago
I am proud of you this your video is so Great. I love it. Norman B
norman640 5 months ago
People who dont caption videos do not care about the needs of the deaf.
kalijasin 5 months ago
"All parents that get an implant for their child are brainwashed?" Quite an ignorant uneducated statement. If you think that parents dont look at every single option before deciding to get an implant for their child you need to change medication. Parents make these decisions for their child because they are wanting the very best for their children. I know deaf adults who are suggeasting CI's for children. That must be part of the brainwashing. If you dont want a CI, dont get one.
peterb3621 5 months ago
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Cochlear Implanting is Modern day eugenics.
kalijasin 5 months ago
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kalijasin 5 months ago
If you look at the stats you will notice Deaf rarely ever implant their own deaf children. Implantation is being forced on the deaf by the hearing.
kalijasin 5 months ago
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kalijasin 5 months ago
Brilliant video!
DxBlackwell 6 months ago
9 persones have no heart, thanks for posting this beautiful video! God bless you Katie!
blessmeish 6 months ago
@LittleDeafJackass What an ignorant, moronic little brat you are. You look like a complete windbag sitting in front of your low-resolution camera waving your hands around. Because of the fact that you can't hear, you have failed to learn English as we know and therefore can't write very well. You wave your hands around trying to communicate with your fellow clowns and you make these odd noises. What else should we expect from a brat like you who loves attention? Stick to playing video games!
TheMadMusicMan 7 months ago
@TheMadMusicMan It's one thing to insult a person for a comment they make. It is another to criticize an entire culture and people. American Sign Language is just as much a language as English, in many ways it is even more expressive. You calling deaf people "Clowns" when not all can be helped with a CI is very offensive. Any person who does not have English as a first language and doesn't learn it early will have issues with it, especially one who can't hear a Phonetic Alphabet.
DaveASL 7 months ago
That's great! How about the other side now so she can hear full stereo separation from that ipod!
thecanadianstoner1 8 months ago
Hi! I messaged you before i have different screen name it was (laurielatorre)
I wanted to let you know that my c.i. has been activated for 2 months now at least. and I had to say this its really amazing technolgity, which made sounds more clearly for me (with hearing aids-all sounds are alike) with c.i. all sounds i can notice more different pitches, noises, etc. My hearing level with it is already at 20 dbs. I can start communicate with my family and bf little better. still working on it-hard!
spicychick1987 9 months ago
that good for you.... you are happy with ur choice..... important it ur choice to have or not to have CI.... I hate when people try to FORCE us to wear CI... not give us choice to decide what we have for ourself.... full deaf or hearing aid or Ci.... congrat on ur medal... and ur trips...
sun79bear 10 months ago
@sun79bear exactly. Implanting a child is not letting them choose latter in life if they want or do not want CI.
kalijasin 5 months ago
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was there any problems? i am thinking about getting a CI, but i am so scared that there will be complications, or i will come out bad. was there any problems?
flippinup 11 months ago
Hi! I just got cochlear surgery few days ago, on Feb 11th. Its actually very uncomfrontable b/c of pressure feel like underwater...but I am very exicted to have it turn on on March 16th. I am looking for something like "buddy c.i." to support each other & understand more about sounds, my goal's to be able understand conversation/read lips first beofre learn other sounds. eek! ;-)
laurielatorre 1 year ago
I am doubt about this video. "She has now had her C.I. for 3 month. She's still has a lot to learn. The cochlear implant helped her for communicate skills. " How is that possible? For 3 months to learn communicate skills? What kind of things that you learn a lot? Where did you learn that communicate skills from school, class for speech&hearing, or what? My story about cochlear implant still not same as this video. I have been struggling to get better speech and hearing for MORE THAN 3 months!
Zeoinx 1 year ago
Also you cannot dive more than 20ft or 30ft (I am not sure for measure) of water depths. Any children or child, probably will disappoint if their parent decided to get C.I. for them in future. Depeneds on children if they're happy with it or not. They better to respect their children's choice.
Zeoinx 1 year ago
@Zeoinx I heard that with nucleus 5, you can go up to 30 meter deep with it, sometimes up to 50 meters underwater. I don't know if thats true or not
laurielatorre 1 year ago
@laurielatorre "sometimes up to 50 meters underwater" sounds like impossible. I was talking about internal implant, it's validated to withstand pressure at a depth of 25 metres underwater. for information about limit sports activity including SCUBA diving, google "SACIC", click it and you see "Cochlear Implants" on the top, click it and then you see "FAQ about cochlear implantation" that list of "MORE INFORMATION", and Read that last paragraph. Apologize if my explain is not clear.
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"Now the surgery so small, they don't shave your hair off nor open a big scar to your head. " I was kinda doubt... I had cochlear implant surgery, they did shave of my right side of hair off like size of the hand and there's scar on mine like size of finger. If you choose to take C.I., it's gives you limit sports. You cannot involving any physical sports like hockey, wrestling, rugby and etc.
Zeoinx 1 year ago
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"Now the surgery so small, they don't shave your hair off nor open a big scar to your head. " I was kinda doubt... I had cochlear implant surgery, they did shave of my right side of hair off like size of the hand and there's scar on mine like size of finger. If you choose to take C.I., it's gives you limit sports. You cannot involving any physical sports like hockey, wrestling, rugby and etc.
Zeoinx 1 year ago
I don't understand how one persons choice is anyone elses right to judge. Perhaps one person is happy and content with their life as it is. Perhaps another has a wish to hear. Or to see. Or to speak. Any possible medical remedy for a condition is always met with mix reviews. I applaude this young lady and her willingness to SHARE her choice with the world. Do not judge her for not being like you. Her life is her own to live in the way she chooses.
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kalijasin 5 months ago
@Dixiesweetiemomma Yeah, but that's just it .. children don't have that choice latter in life. Hearing parents of deaf children are taking it away.
kalijasin 5 months ago
@kalijasin
You're such a poster-child for deaf culture fanatical intolerance. Just look at you, berating everyone for not believing in your "one true belief." You call everyone else brainwashed and child abusers.
It's so simple what you're struggling with, and it's not Cochlear Implants. It's the fear of a shrinking identity and cultural obsolescence.
This is only the first clumsy steps. Medical science will eventually annihilate deafness and everyone's sensory organs will function as designed.
TheJediCharles 5 months ago 3
@TheJediCharles they called suffragists radicals too, but without them women would not be able to vote and would not have equal pay in the work force.
kalijasin 5 months ago
@kalijasin
You are as odd as you are bitter.
Suffragist fought for equality. How does that help your argument? You're arguing for maintaining purposeful, needless INequality.
You can drop all your talking points and your will to impose your indoctrination on me. I see how you berated another formerly deaf person on her own video. You're just a radicalized fanatic of the lowest order.
Please, go have a stiff drink and go to bed. You're not helping anyone here. You're only being a lunatic.
TheJediCharles 5 months ago
@TheJediCharles CI does not bring equality to the Deaf community it separates Deaf people.
kalijasin 5 months ago
@kalijasin
It reduces your population.
TheJediCharles 5 months ago
@TheJediCharles Its an attempt to eradicate Deaf people from society.
kalijasin 5 months ago
@TheJediCharles Its the same kind of shIt Hitler did. Only difference is it uses technology rather than murder.
kalijasin 5 months ago
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Oh, you should talk, you totalitarian shill. You'd probably advocate government programs to surgically remove the cochlea from deaf parents' babies to keep them in the fold.
You have a real sickness there, kal, and it's not your lack of hearing. It's your lack of acceptance. There will come a day when medical science will so routinely correct sensory loss that it will be thought of as utterly LAUGHABLE that one CHOOSE to be deaf.
Deaf culture will be extinct in time.
TheJediCharles 5 months ago 3
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@TheJediCharles You want to eradicate Deaf people and you call me sick??? You are the sicko!!!!!!!!
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Interesting that you change your mind at calling me "evil, pure evil" and delete the post yourself. It wouldn't bother me, in fact, I would have worn it with a badge of honor. Equating me with a parent who gives their child a CI is complimentary.
But, it really wasn't necessary to bother self-correcting, Kal. I see your last barrage of trolling across other CI videos has been "spammed out of existence" and YouTube is a better place that it's all gone. Prophetic, really. You think?
TheJediCharles 5 months ago
@TheJediCharles Anyone who forces something on a Deaf person is evil.
kalijasin 5 months ago
@kalijasin
I thought we dealt with your abuse of the word "forced."
Please, shut your troll face.
TheJediCharles 5 months ago
@TheJediCharles Why the hell would both of you started to argue each other? Is there problems for decide about C.I.? I'm C.I. user and love to being in the deaf culture. Anyway, this video is about the girl made her decisions for C.I., NOT from her parents' decide. I didn't mad or upset about this video because it's her decision. I have nothing to against with it.
But... I hate when the parents who made decide to implant their child.... This child HAVEN'T made decide for C.I. yet.
Zeoinx 5 months ago
@Zeoinx PS... Don't encourage the parents of child to make their decide for C.I.... Let the child's choices first....
Zeoinx 5 months ago
@Zeoinx
If you think waiting until the child is no longer a child to get a C.I., you are over-simplifying this. If you think parents should exert no decisions over their children lest the appear to be imposing their will on their child, you're making very light of a parent's role/responsibility in a child's life. More importantly, "having vs. not having" a CI will deeply affect every facet of who the child ends up becoming. Parents know this. AND so does deaf culture, which explains their scorn.
TheJediCharles 5 months ago 2
@TheJediCharles Deaf adults have more options to get C.I. than the children who had no choices to get C.I. I don't said nor think anything about the parents to make use of less the decisions over their children's life more than the decision for C.I. That was off-topic for relationship. And yes, It would makes the relationship problems between parents and child, if they were not enough to role/responsiblility. They may be no longer to imposing their children anymore.
Zeoinx 4 months ago
@Zeoinx
When you say "deaf children have no choice to get a C.I." you omit the other choices they don't have, such as to be deaf needlessly. Here's the deal; if a child wishes to be part of deaf culture, they shouldn't have to be deaf to be so. Anyone should be able to learn ACL and have full access. I don't know why you people view treatable deaf infants as "born into your club" and you have more rights to them than their own parents.
Such views don't help your club. It's embarrassing it.
TheJediCharles 4 months ago 8
@TheJediCharles "you omit the other choices they don't have, such as to be deaf needlessly."
It's similar to my life.
Let me tell story. I got the C.I. by no choice. I never understand anything or talking until I was 11 years old. I was no educated by that time and never learned the sign language. The doctor offered it to my parents and told them that I should speak the oral first then other languages later. He told us that I will learn it quicker ever more than hearing aids.
Zeoinx 4 months ago
@TheJediCharles After that, It's nothing happens, it didn't help me. My parents tried to help me for many times but impossible. It was lack of communicate with them. I only know the names of my family and few basic words. It's makes my life useless.
Zeoinx 4 months ago
@TheJediCharles My life was useless for 11 years and never been to the deaf culture. My old school has a class for speeching. I only copy what the speech teacher taught to me but I never understand. I moved to other school, there's class for deaf resources. I started to learning many things and began to understanding. Also I learned how to talk too. It changed my life so much. Now I get along to my parents as well. I am respecting them and still bonding with them.
Zeoinx 4 months ago
@Zeoinx
Your personal anecdote is sad, but I don't know why you're telling it to me. There are just as many (actually more) success stories in the opposite direction.
The reason you weren't taught to sign at the same time you had a C.I. is because you cannot be native to both at the same time. One or the other would become dominant, period. And, how you were taught impacted success. There is no success like the success of total emersion, and it's true in every aspect of human learning. All.
TheJediCharles 4 months ago
@TheJediCharles At first I thought you were talking about it because this video is about the C.I... (Apologize if I am wrong.) Ah, I understand. Same here, I never been to debating before. That was longest I ever had to debate. It's my first time to debate.
"Your personal anecdote is sad, but I don't know why you're telling it to me." Indeed, very much... I don't want these children to become same as me.
"it's true in every aspect of human learning. All." - Yeah, it's always.
Zeoinx 4 months ago
@Zeoinx
I have compassion for your situation. What you're bringing to the table is your hearing impairment and imperfect experience with CI. What I'm bringing to the table is my love as a parent and concern for children and needless human suffering.
I find it alarming how much small-minded opposition there is for the C.I. across the board in the deaf community. I also am put off by C.I.s being installed and not followed through with comprehensive education as if there's nothing else needed.
TheJediCharles 4 months ago
@TheJediCharles It was heavy responsible for my parents to find the place that I could learn. If I didn't moved to other school, then It's waste of something my life and may disbond to my parents because of the bad behave. So waste of time to learn....
Zeoinx 4 months ago
@TheJediCharles So, I met the man who wearing C.I. He talks very little and didn't learned anything in his life. Also he lives with his parents and doesn't have a job. He doesn't involved the deaf culture. His parents were give up to help him and not responsible to find the place for him to learn. By the way, I still wondering why do these doctors offering about the C.I. to parents for their child who doesn't understand anything and told them to not teach the child for sign language?
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What do you mean you thought I was talking about CI but "now" am talking about parental rights? I never was more interested in the CI than how it impacts parents. For example, if there was some hypothetical reason a CI was impossible before an individual was a grown adult, I'd not be here debating anything. The debate is obvious, deaf culture attempting to wedge itself in between deaf babies and their own parents. Nothing else matters than that legal/moral conflict.
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@TheJediCharles "if a child wishes to be part of deaf culture, they shouldn't have to be deaf to be so. Anyone should be able to learn ACL (You means ASL) and have full access."
Actually, no problems for them and they understand anything. It's their decision, they are just welcome to it.
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@TheJediCharles "born into your club"... club? My club? What does it makes you think it's my club? I don't have own the club nor make a new club. I am not interesting in it. I thought you talking about the C.I. but you talking about the relationship between the parents and child for rights. Why should we talking about the relationship between the parents and child for rights?...
Zeoinx 4 months ago
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@TheJediCharles ...That was another subject, and it's not what I want to talking about it. I was JUST talking about the children who doesn't understand anything and get the C.I. such as me. I wondering how can they communicate and get along well to their parents if they don't understand?
Zeoinx 4 months ago
@Zeoinx You aren't aware of the fact that a child will miss his ENTIRE childhood by not being able to hear, and, there are simply NO disadvantages of having a CI. And you forgot to mention the fact that young children have a much higher benefit of implants than adults, because their brains are more flexible, and they learn much faster.
I3uttSweat 4 months ago
@I3uttSweat Actually, the children are quick leaner than adults. But what's about the hearing aids? What's difference between hearing aids and cochlear implants?
Zeoinx 4 months ago
@Zeoinx The hearing aids are much worse than the CI's, since they are not directly connected to the cochlear inside your ear. The main reason why people are deaf is because of broken sensory receptors inside the cochlear, the CI can actaully replace some of them.
I3uttSweat 4 months ago
@TheJediCharles Actually, Some of them are scorn toward to C.I. because they don't like it when the children who already had cochlear implant then not many of them involved in the deaf culture, they are lost in the deaf culture.
Zeoinx 4 months ago
@Zeoinx
"they are lost in the deaf culture"
In that case, it's sad that deaf culture is so intolerant of the hearing. Why would a hearing person or formally-deaf person "lose deaf culture?" You do realize that doesn't shine well on it. It makes it appear to have less with giving the deaf a community and more to do with keeping outsiders out. Familiarity with ASL apparently isn't enough with them. That's going by your statements. That's not a virtue. It's pathetic.
TheJediCharles 4 months ago 6
@Zeoinx Its not about deaf culture. Deaf culture has nothing to do with it.
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@TheJediCharles so when you cant be logical you just tell people to shut up? LOL
kalijasin 5 months ago
I DONT EVER AGREE WITH ANYTHIGN THIS. I WONT DARE HAVE 1 MA SLEFT
lovesingever 1 year ago
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H0EYHEMP | December 11, 2010 | 8 likes, 0 dislikes
while removing cochlear implant, Doctor found green MOLD growing inside cochlear implant metal plate. I'm lucky to be alive today!!!
hancocklicata 1 year ago
H0EYHEMP | December 11, 2010 | 8 likes, 0 dislikes
while removing cochlear implant, Doctor found green MOLD growing inside cochlear implant metal plate. I'm lucky to be alive today!!!
hancocklicata 1 year ago
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Amazing Video Thanks to God
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55luisabarraza 1 year ago
nice video, but what's with the apostrophe overuse? She "love's" it? lol
opheliamoonstone 1 year ago
I still think how you taught your dog sign language commands is so cool.
rissehx3 1 year ago
i am not being harsh but if she is deaf, how come she had an ipod?
wolfchicgalpal 1 year ago
i have a cochlear implant on my left ear!
houmorman123 1 year ago
did she get the bacterial meningitis from it???
harvestmoonfan1991 1 year ago
I do have hearing people that did have conversations with deaf people with CI for test talking. My friends said they don't speak as good as hearing people do. Sometimes they sound like stupid people it's not because they are deaf but they sound a little funny when they talk while have their CI on because they are still deaf and won't be able to hear as well as hearing people. Most of times whoever have CI often get confused about their identity and show their frustration.
EliteGamer001 1 year ago
Hi. is it true that there is lot scary risks about getting cochlear implant?...because i have been thinking about get it. the part of having hole in my head isnt good idea for me...haha...
laurielatorre 1 year ago
@laurielatorre
There are risks with anything you do. You won't really have a hole in your head. There is a little one and it isn't very big. The big question is, are you willing to take a risk to hear because it is what you want? Don't think about some of the things that could POSSIBLY go wrong, think about if you want to have hearing in your life or not.
lovelycaitie89 1 year ago
I love it when people can hear sounds for the first time!...i was fitted with hearing aids at 15 couldnt believe how much i was missing out on...cant imagine what it would have been like not to be able to hear at all!... I just wish they would find something that could make it so you can hear well but dont have something on the side of your head....i mean Implanted or hearing aid users and even the deaf ALL get judged!!!! Primarily from the people who can hear. Cant stop that.
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hola katie mi nombre es gil de chicago il yo tambien padesco de sordera profonda desde que tengo tres 3 de edad ahora tengo 36 y ya tengo 2 implantes cocleares me los pucieron en la univercidad de il (uic) y me estan ayudando mucho gracias a dios ya tengo 2 anos escuchando y si gustas podemos platicar por internet mi correo electronoco es fhtmgil@hotmail.com que dios te vendiga asta luego un saludo muy grande
MrGildardo1 1 year ago
Terrible spelling
great story though.
BuildYourMonument 1 year ago
have you took a shower in these few days when u got the cochlear implant? or just not to let water go to the surgery place?
oxoxemo4evaxoxo 1 year ago
This is such a nice video. The two songs are beautiful.
huyked 1 year ago
I really enjoyed the video! I especially like how it shows that you had a full and happy life without the implant, and that not hearing didn't stop you from doing what you wanted to do. The implant just made a lot of things easier for you. The technology is just amazing, and I'm sure it will get better and better. Thanks, I learned a lot from this video.
smarcuzzi 1 year ago
i wonder what it feels like to hear sounds for the first time... it must be amazing.
BriannaBlog 1 year ago
What is cochlear implant! do u start hearing again or what?
PersonOfBook 1 year ago
hello katie, this video is really good, it inspires me so much :) so r u a england player now??x
rebeccatoft 1 year ago
hate to cochlear
TheBigSillyBoy 1 year ago
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H0EYHEMP | December 11, 2010 | 8 likes, 0 dislikes
while removing cochlear implant, Doctor found green MOLD growing inside cochlear implant metal plate. I'm lucky to be alive today!!!
hancocklicata 1 year ago
This is a good videp katie :)
rebeccatoft 1 year ago
you did got a cochlear implant in 2008 also you will get to another CI but i think you should to wait to see coming up to new technology for AB however I was doing research for almost 6 years.. i decide to getting to Cochlear implant after i did processing to through because of audiology and DR surgery was agree, they was approve me my mom and sister make sure.. about 2 weeks ago i got surgery in march 19th 2010 so i have a cochlear Nucleus 5 System. on my right ear..
V1nnie08 1 year ago
you did got a cochlear implant in 2008 also you will get to another CI but i think you should to wait to see coming up to new technology for AB however I was doing research for almost 6 years.. i decide to getting to Cochlear implant after i did processing to through because of audiology and DR surgery was agree, they was approve me my mom and sister make sure.. about 2 weeks ago i got surgery in march 19th 2010 so i have a cochlear Nucleus 5 System. on my right ear..
V1nnie08 1 year ago
you did got a cochlear implant in 2008 also you will get to another CI but i think you should to wait to see coming up to new technology for AB however I was doing research for almost 6 years.. i decide to getting to Cochlear implant after i did processing to through because of audiology and DR surgery was agree, they was approve me my mom and sister make sure.. about 2 weeks ago i got surgery in march 19th 2010 so i have a cochlear Nucleus 5 System. on my right ear..
V1nnie08 1 year ago
Hey Katie. My Joanne. I wearing a hearing Aid in my right, but none in my left. I'm almost completely deaf in left. I never thought of CI until I saw your video. Now I'm thinking about it.
rocklesson86 2 years ago 2
@rocklesson86 I am the same here on my hearing loss. :) Wears a hearing aid on right ear, none on left ear -- same reasons as yours. :)
HOHNancy 1 year ago
Kewl another person like me.
rocklesson86 1 year ago
Hi, I'm doing a project on the Cochlear Implant for the National History Day Competition. I am Hearing but I'm taking ASL in High School. If you are anti-Coohlear Implant or pro please contact me via youtube as I am looking for people to interview about the said subject. Thank You!
ThePointOfLifeIs 2 years ago
Please contact me. I have a story of ethics that you won't believe. My granddaughter is bilaterally implanted. She is 8. My son is deaf. The mom is hearing. My granddaughter is not allowed now to be deaf at all by a judge. What do you think of that? She hates wearing her CIs around her deaf dad because she is not around him enough. She learns ASL easier being deaf.
grandma2jam 2 years ago
@grandma2jam
This should a rights issue, Maybe she can turn down her implants or just wear one when she is with her dad. Is her wearing BOTH implants a court order? she could get away with one because many recipients only have one.I think it would be good for her to know english and ASL so that she can communicate with her parents. When she is older (Teen-ish) she can make a case to decide for herself what she wants.
lovelycaitie89 1 year ago
hi kati i really love your istory ,, my sister is so scare cuz she is 21 years older and shy born like your ,, and now we goint the make the cochlear implant, i really wish it work , she is so beautifull and very smart ,, she looks like you alot of power for live the life but she cant not do much cause she cant hear..you are her hero now lol. thanks for make that beautifull video.....
agostinomaltese1 2 years ago
At my school we are learning sign language and my asl teacher wants us to learn about the cochlear implant. Your story is very touching. You also helped me practice my asl more better! Thanks! Stay safe!
Nailgirl4real 2 years ago
what version of signing did you use before you were implanted?
rpgdancer 2 years ago
Hi Katie, i just watching your video talk about C.I , i think that very awesome!! very nice sound good . and are you Happy C.I now? and you are learn to lot sound different and also i see you have Ipod music would help to your hear C.I it working? and when you hear learn word remind then you can talking some word?
because i'm thinking about C.I i try have one. i am happy see your video is cool,
my name is henry and from New york usa
hotdomrep75 2 years ago
i wear cochlear implant since 7 year old i'm 15 year old. they've shave my hair.. i can remeber the painful on my head.. its make me sick for about 3 week time..your lourney amazing!!!
i like football lots. ive join london deaf girl football.
in future i'll join england deaf girl football becasue i get very good.. i think you're cool girl
tigger2laugh 2 years ago
Hi Katie-Louise. I enjoyed watching your video and am really happy for you that everything with your surgery went well and that you love your c.i.!
vgoddess285 2 years ago
Hey
is it C.I. good or amazing? I wish I could get this for me too... because I always wanted to hear it sounds from the whole world. but it make me scared because I thought it could happen to my brain or something, heh that is why, I asked you one question, is this CI good or amazing?
My name is Amy D and full deaf since I was born. Nice to meet you and I hope you will send back to me for answer to my question. :) God bless you.
BorikaDenz 2 years ago
Hi there, Amy!
This video was posted a year ago. Right now, my implant has helped me so much - its the best thing i've ever had! Without my implant I don't think life would be better as it is now!
Gettin' a cochlear implant doesn't damange your brain or anything. Now the surgery so small, they don't shave your hair off nor open a big scar to your head. At the moment I am currenly wating to get my 2nd implant done!
katie-louise
gazkatie 2 years ago
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@gazkatie Well... "Now the surgery so small, they don't shave your hair off nor open a big scar to your head. " I was kinda doubt... I had cochlear implant surgery, they did shave of my right side of hair off like size of the hand and there's scar on mine like size of finger. If you choose to take C.I., it's gives you limit sports. You cannot involving any physical sports like hockey, wrestling, rugby and etc. Also you cannot dive more than 20ft or 30ft (I am not sure for size) of water depths.
Zeoinx 1 year ago
@gazkatie hello kate, my name is tom after living my life normaly for 15 years, i lost most of my hearing and doctors want me to get an implant. after talking to one girl about it she claims everything is robotic and is not normal sounds. if you hear normal stuff before it's not the same or something?
can you provide any imformation? i can hear music the way i always known it now. i don't really want to ruin that unless i loose all my hearing. then i will take that risk.
tslabjr7 7 months ago
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No! ci wont help you anything! Im honest. 1 out of 10 1 will work and rest of 9 failed by ci. please not take ci
DriftBoy2121 1 year ago
@DriftBoy2121
Hi Driftboy2121, it is okay and I knew that is not good for me, anymore and you have it or no?? ;) have a nice day
BorikaDenz 1 year ago
i dont have one.
DriftBoy2121 1 year ago
@DriftBoy2121 not need put Listen, a cochlear implant is bullshit!!! important god make give to deaf people very great thank to god!!!
TheBigSillyBoy 1 year ago
Bad statistics. If the Cochlear Implant is so unreliable why are thousands of people gettingthis surgery every year? CI's are here to stay. More and more deaf adults are making this choice and opening themselves to opportunities.
peterb362 1 year ago 11
@peterb362 Too right. Cochlear Implant is the best thing you could ever ask for. 2 years for me next month and i'm using the phone etc. Look at for the 2 years video that I'll be posting up later in may!
gazkatie 1 year ago
@peterb362
Anti-cochlear propaganda. It's not unusual for a dying culture to resort to extreme, dishonest measures to stop it's borders from closing in.
Medical science will overtake deaf culture. It's just a question of time.
It's really sad that a people would wish away anything resembling a cure out of fear of isolation and thinking their old life had less meaning or significance. Of course the deaf and deaf culture has value. Being an obstacle to the end of deafness has NO value.
TheJediCharles 1 year ago 17
@TheJediCharles I can't say if deaf culture uses dishonest measures but I can say that a certain CI doctor in Spokane, WA used dishonest measures to implant! I am NOT against the implant, just the DISHONEST measures that were used to implant a child whose natural father is Deaf so he wouldn't know about it. Then this doctor wrote a letter to the court saying she should not be around her father much because he would force her to take them off. THIS was hearsay by the mother and was NOT true.
grandma2maj 1 year ago
@grandma2maj
You're talking about what is basically an exceptional event. You're focusing on a topic, but me the issue. I'm talking about the popular norm. Of course there's right and wrong ways to go about anything in life, including C.I.s. But that's not what I'm addressing or what deserves the public's attention. That would be the over-all opposition to C.I. in general to save deaf culture's continuation, which to anyone with a consistent and honest morality would recognize is offensive.
TheJediCharles 1 year ago
@TheJediCharles CI is not a cure for deafness. It cannot help anyone with deafness due to nerve damage. Also not enough studies have been shown to say whether or not CI's cause side effects. It is still a relatively new science. I have heard cases of brain tumors forming around or near CI implant cites causing seizures etc. Maybe some people want CI and that's fine. Personally I would never want one installed if I were to become completely deaf. Either way I am not a candidate. Neural dmg.
DaveASL 7 months ago
@DaveASL
I never claimed it was the perfect solution or a total cure. I never said it wasn't a developing science. Inversely, I've heard about tumors forming in brains without CI's either. Your response isn't really addressing any of my points, but sorry about what life has dealt you.
TheJediCharles 7 months ago 2
@TheJediCharles And force implanting a child is not dishonest?
kalijasin 5 months ago
@kalijasin
"Force?" What a charged word. You could call any treatment of an infant forced. You could call feeding an infant forced. Are you for forcing an infant into your taste in clothes? Are we forcing a name on the child? Hell, forcing them to be born for that matter.
Please, take your "forced" term and put it were it belongs.
TheJediCharles 5 months ago 3
@TheJediCharles Yeah, but what you do not understand is cchoclear implant surgery is elective. No child in the world needs a cochlear implant to be healthy or live.
kalijasin 5 months ago
@TheJediCharles Also, if its not forced then why is the child's choice to choose or not choose .. latter in life, the choclear implant, taken away?????????????
kalijasin 5 months ago
@kalijasin
I can throw the term "forced" around in just as charged a way as you are, for just as much effect. I could say "why force a child to be developmentally behind and force them to wait to get one until they actually say they want it thus lessening it's usefulness, and miss out in all those important, hearing years of life for no reason other than fear of people like you taking it as an attack when it's not?"
You see? Two can play at that game.
But, just hang it up. You're not fixing me.
TheJediCharles 5 months ago 2
@peterb362 Because people are brainwashed in to believing its some kind of miracle cure.
kalijasin 5 months ago
@kalijasin You are saying that everyone who gets a CI has been brainwashed. Really!! If a parent makes the decision to give their child an opportunity to hear, why wouldnt they? If that child decides later in life that they want to go without their CI, they can choose to do that. It is not for everyone. However, it is an incredible technology that tens of thousands of people are choosing to take advantage of each year (deaf adults included). CI's are here to stay. Fact.....
peterb3621 5 months ago
@peterb3621 I am saying hearing parents who implant deaf children are brainwashed. They are brainwashed into believing a child without hearing is limited.
kalijasin 5 months ago
@DriftBoy2121 Well, I've been successful and so has alot of cochlear implant user I know. The percentage of failure is very low and it rarly happen!
gazkatie 1 year ago
@DriftBoy2121
it does work bcoz i seen my gf, she have it wen she ws 2 and it working, now she tlk 2 me like normal person,
wakilahmed1 1 year ago
@DriftBoy2121 Stop spreading false facts. Just because you think that, it doesn't mean it is true. Okay?
QuicksilverdotFX 1 year ago 2
i have it too! u lucky that they didnt shave ur hair off! they had shave mine off!
MileyandmandyHugefan 2 years ago
Katie's CI Journey is amazing! I am so impress! I'm happy for you and Kate to hear with CI. I have CI too. It changed my life a lot!
BionicGeekChic 2 years ago
you are amazing kate! keep on like this!
paulacb11 2 years ago
well done :)
The CI and the video.
I work with deaf children, and the younger children with Ci can speak really good. But they have here in Germany always one colour :) It's nice to have a choice every day :D (the children have it only before a new one).
Go on practise
greetings from germany
Anni
AnniJanosch 2 years ago
My partner had his CI Upgraded today. We are looking forward to high resolution sound!
ceriess 2 years ago
I grew up with cochlear implant on the right, I started it when I was 4 and now I am 20 and still wearing it. My speech skill are wonderful! I also went to mainstream, but I decided to go Illinois School for the Deaf! :) By the way I like your video!
purplexfroggie 2 years ago
me too, i just went bilateral today. but i have had a CI for elleven years, i LOVE IT!!!!
gosh1994 2 years ago
Bardzo dzielna dziewczyna :) ja się kwalifikuje do takiej operacji :/ ale nie wiem czy się zdecydować:/ najgorszy to jest tego wygląd:/ brawa dla dziewczyny:)
Piotrek2084 2 years ago
nice! leigh's brother james has an Implant for 6 years, now he's 11
Top5reasons 2 years ago
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Hey Kate, Are you going to 2009 Deaflympics in Taipei? Soccer things?
krazykatkitty 2 years ago
Hey Kate, Are you going to 2009 Deaflympics in Taipei? Soccer things?
krazykatkitty 2 years ago
Hi I was just implanted in my right ear with the same device on May 2009..not activated yet
Baltimore21224 2 years ago
I have 5 years old boy who had hearing impaired (almost deaf). Could you help me to inform where and how much it cost for cochlear implant?
Anyone could make donation for it?
I live in Rote Island, the most southern island in Indonesia.
Robert H. Lona
Tiilangga 2 years ago
I wish her the best and im so happy shes even more happier than before.. My cousin who is 2 has the implant but she is just startinng to recognize sounds (she hears the phone ring and music) ..
anapao89 3 years ago
What is the sound quality like? Is speech clear and easy to understand?
lizichell 3 years ago
The sounds quality now at 10months is quite good. I am able to hear voices and tell the different between other peoples voices. I am able to identifiy sounds from the enviroments. So, from my point of view I love the quailty and couldn't ask for more!
richardscarlett 3 years ago
Wow, what an awesome journey! Thank you for posting this. I am researching to make a decision for my 8 year old profoundly hearing impaired daughter. She currently wears hearing aids but, we are considering a cochlear implant. Great video!
lostupsouth 3 years ago
Your welcome. All the best in your daughters hearing journey. I hope what ever you do will be worth it and that when she grows up she'll be thanking you with all your support that you have given to her life!
richardscarlett 3 years ago
can you swim with the implant? can you take it off and swim?
kcssnotbubble 3 years ago
Not you Can't swim with the implant, and yes you can take it off. The implant is waterproof but not enough to swim with it.
gazkatie 3 years ago
really cool video!! wow u look v happy abt ya implant!! I got MEL@EL. I had it 12yrs nw!! i am really happy hear it xx
lynseybancroft 3 years ago
WOW! Thats amazing! Good luck for your future.. :)
krazykatkitty 3 years ago
I like how you have progress with the implant and it has suits you alot better than not hearing anything, really.. its really miracle to have people in the world of silence into the world of sounds.. i had my cochlear implants when i was 2 years and one month, so it has been 17 years and 7 months since i had it. it totally had changed my life and the way i live with it.
I hope all the best and everything to you!
Congrats
Dannerz!
CI users
dannerz752 3 years ago
Congratulations Katie-louise! Good luck with your continued journey of sound and communication. This video shows you are a special person who is not afraid to live life to its fullest.
NammySuzanne 3 years ago
great, good luck with yours. anyway question, just ask :D
gazkatie 3 years ago
great video it makes me feel alot better about getting mine
marcwall2007 3 years ago
Thanks, check out the next video in 3 months time.