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Cochlear Implants - Tammy Gets an Implant

The Tammy Gets an Implant serial follows a deaf adult who decides to get a cochlear implant, through surgery and rehabilitation.

Tammy Gets an Implant

Tammy is a deaf woman who decided to get a cochlear implant. This serial follows Tammy from the point of her making a decision to her progress one year later. Tammy gets evaluated, faces a medical risk in going forward with the implant, and has a successful result.

Tammy Gets an Implant - One Year Later

The final part of the Tammy Gets an Implant series, which follows Tammy from deciding to get an implant to one year after getting the implant. Tammy honestly describes what life has been like with her implant.

Tammy Gets an Implant - Six Months Later

More than six months after receiving her implant, Tammy Beaulieu describes what her life has been like with sound.

Tammy Gets a Cochlear Implant - Part 1 - The Decision

Chronicles the experiences of deaf adult Tammy Beaulieu as she goes through the steps of getting a cochlear implant.

Tammy Gets an Implant - Part 2 - the Evaluation

Part two of the Tammy Gets an Implant serial details the evaluation process.

Tammy Gets an Implant - Part 3 - Risking It

In part 3 of the Tammy Gets an Implant serial, Tammy gets some news that turns everything upside down.

Tammy Gets a Cochlear Implant - Part 4 - Getting Ready

In part 4 of the Tammy Gets a Cochlear Implant series, Tammy has to get ready for surgery and make choices.

Tammy Gets an Implant - Part 5 - The Operation

Tammy gets the cochlear implant surgery plus a mastoidectomy.

Tammy Gets an Implant - Part 6 - A New Life Begins

In part 6 of the Tammy Gets an Implant serial, Tammy is richly rewarded with the joys of sound.

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