Learning to Hear the World

Newsaddict posted on the forum:
For people who live with a physical impairment from birth, or for a long time, life feels as normal as it does for anyone else. They simply live using whatever resources are at their disposal. Until something changes and they rediscover the world.

That’s what happened to Sheri Collins only a couple of weeks ago. She had a cochlear implant -- a small electronic device placed beyond the damaged portions of the ear that directly stimulates the auditory nerve.

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I read Sheri Collins' story that Newsaddict linked to. In the article, Collins emphasizes that although she can now hear, she is still part of the deaf community.