Learning to Listen, a cochlear implant story

An inspirational story about a young deaf child who gets a Cochlear Implant and goes on to do wonderfully in life. A dedication to the scientist who invented the Cochlear Implant, Graeme Clark.

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People & Blogs

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• Cochlear
• deaf
• child
• hearing-loss
• Implant
• Lexi
• Logan
• Lowe
• bilateral

[the13thwizard]

My only thing is the false impression that he had no access to sign language. That is a simple lie. What you mean is that you couldn't be inconvenienced to learn sign language. That even understanding that his hearing will be limited to allow unaided understanding of speech in a quiet background, and offers only very limited appreciation of musical melody, or speech understanding in noisy environments. You should love him enough to also learn sign language and add that to the story.

[LoganArtFarm]

@the13thwizard I understand your frustration with that part of the movie. I have mentioned this dozens of times throughout all my commenting, but I will say it again. We were practicing Audio Verbal therapy which requires only listening and (almost) no sign. When his hearing dropped, he hadn't learned sign, so that's all I meant. Profoundly deaf with no ASL at that moment. So fast forward to 2011..we take sign and love it! Agreed it is a gift to our whole family. He has the best of both worlds!

[kev0evolution]

i am so happy that the CI worked for you... i really am but you should still think about learning sing language (the complete family), its a part of him even if he can hear... one day he will appreciate it 

[LoganArtFarm]

@kev0evolution We love ASL! We take sign every week. The whole family loves it!

[hopeclayton]

why did he not have any access to sign language? 

[LoganArtFarm]

@hopeclayton See above comment. Thanks!

[LoganArtFarm]

@kalijasin You're funny. My son is still DEAF. And always will be! We love everything about him, and embrace him wholly. We just gave him other options in life. Like getting him a pair of glasses if he had trouble seeing, or leg braces if he had trouble walking. Would you be apposed to that? He is a deaf boy that has the option to hear and speak and listen as he wishes. It was my obligation as a parent to provide him the best life possible, and this is what we choice. We are happy! End of story.

[LoganArtFarm]

@MizuhoAiyu If you research the CI, you will see that there is a narrow window in which there is an optimum outcome for the child. The earlier, the better. If we waited, the results are not as . A childs brain is flexible and can respond to the implants sound. As you get older, the brain gets used to silence and can't process the sound as well. We made a choice for our son, which is our right and our duty. We are learning ASL now. We love it! Now he can speak and sign. Perfect, right?

[Rudewomantt]

Beautiful vid. Made with love..

[bekahwright]

Thank you so much for sharing some of your journey, it is beautiful.

[tholden66]

@addelumar Why would they want to put their son through another surgery?? Do you work for the company or something?

[addelumar]

@LoganArtFarm

Should look into the Envoy Medical Esteem system.

Thanks.