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fromwww.bbc.com
17 hours ago

Opera singer welcomes double cochlear implant trial

Janine Roebuck, a former opera singer, stated that struggling to hear 'can be extremely isolating,' and expressed feeling 'safer and more secure' with two implants. She emphasized, 'If anything goes wrong with one of the implants, I'm not suddenly plunged into a world of total silence.'
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fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

Gene therapy for a rare type of deafness shows lasting results

An experimental gene therapy shows promise in restoring hearing for individuals born with a rare form of deafness.
Medicine
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

My two-year-old's hearing loss diagnosis shocked me; her doctor's words saved me | Helene Rosenthal

A parent receives the news of her two-year-old daughter's moderate-to-severe hereditary hearing loss, experiencing shock, grief, and concern about hearing aids' social impact.
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

I'm carrying survivor's guilt': Raymond Antrobus on growing up deaf

Antrobus explains that his father's insults were tied to his father's insecurities, reflecting a damaging struggle with identity marked by racism and family dynamics.
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