Cochlear Implants Restore Hearing in 7-Year-Old Boy

Spinal meningitis claimed the hearing of a 7-year-old from Harrison, but a surgeon at Arkansas Children's Hospital was able to reverse that effect with the first Arkansas case of a simultaneous bilateral cochlear implant. Today, Cody Dean is living life like he used to.

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[slkdlg]

excuse me? my 9 year old sister was born almost completely deaf and when she was younger she got a cochlear implant.

ci's are not about refusing to accept that your child is deaf, helping your child hear all the beautiful sounds of the world.

How dare you say that if a child is born death they should just resort to asl, you have absolutely no right to impose judgement.

[dpanfan]

my daughter has ci's they work fine but i still incoured her to use asl, i am also deaf, i just got a ci and its yet to be turned on, i know that if it dosnt work, there wont be anything lost

[RageRocksYou]

@jj3dartist Also, this kid wasn't deaf to begin with.

[RageRocksYou]

@jj3dartist One of the Lord's followers uses profanity towards another?

Anyways, I never said that CI is your "God", I just think it's ridiculous that He would give us the knowledge to fix it IF the child wanted it and you are bashing it like it's the devil's work.

You're entitled to your own opinion, however horrible it might be.

[Rockmangames]

@jj3dartist

You use the bad word and you prefer JESUS ? Thats unacceptable. I am shock that you use bad word and still pray Jesus ? YOU ARE SILLY! JESUS and in the name of God do not accept people like you use the bad words and still serve GOD and his son Jesus. You disgusting me. Read the bible because you have no right to use God's name in vain with your bad words!

[Rockmangames]

@jj3dartist

You dont get it do you ? Deaf, blind, cripple, and many more are sin thanks to forefather Adam and foremother Eve. Being deaf is not God's gift.. You are learing from false churches. The priests, nuns, and popes are not to be TRUST. Read the BIBLE!! I dont want to talk to you because you dont read the bible.

[bonesmccoy1]

I've been hearing impaired for most of my life...i have hearing aides...don't particularly like them...and I've gotten to the point where they don't work as well for me anymore...I have lip read for most of my life.....not too sure about a CI but my doctor has mentioned them....

[seaportchild]

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[seaportchild]

@Rockmangames Jesus fucking Christ I hate people like you. I'm taking the Lord's name in vain, something I don't do often, because you disgust me. People like you are the scum of the Earth. People like you prevent laws from being passed. People like you deny others basic human rights. You should be ashamed of yourself. Not only have you COMPLETELY misinterpreted the Bible, but you're a sinner yourself. Your sins: vanity and ignorance. I hope someday you find truth and clarity OUTSIDE of church.

[RageRocksYou]

@jj3dartist I didn't realize you were deaf. My grandfather was deaf and he desperately wanted to hear our voices but he couldn't. I don't consider being deaf a gift at all, and neither did he.

[jj3dartist]

@RageRocksYou you said "fix things"???? you nutz!! GOD give deaf people a gift and you CAN'T fix their ears to hear!! CI is not OUR GOD! We prefer JESUS.... because JESUS is our Lord. CI is not our Lord!! get a fucking life!!

[jj3dartist]

@Rockmangames you said you're proud for being deaf but deaf is sin, huh?? you mean you're proud to be a sinner or what??? You're actually confused. You can't understand what GOD's gift means. DEAF is not sin! You idiot!! Jesus healed deaf people but Jesus NEVER NEVER said "deaf" is a sin. NEVER!! Jesus showed people that HE is a real son of GOD. People never never understand what JESUS talks about. Some people thought "deaf" is a sin, but they are WRONG!!