| ently watched a program on television about people | | | | use of a magnet and feeds sound to the brain. |
| who are deaf and consider themselves in what they | | | | The cochlear device does not itself guarantee that the |
| call a deaf community. To them their deaf community | | | | deaf person will function as well as a person who |
| is considered more of a culture than what we most | | | | does not have the disability but it has very encouraging |
| consider the deaf - a disability. | | | | results. Much speech training is needed and generally |
| Now enter a device that ends deafness and is | | | | this device is only encouraged for young children who |
| causing, get this, anger in the deaf community. Instead | | | | can learn at a better rate than adults. |
| of being happy about such a device the deaf | | | | Here is where I think the deaf community is concerned. |
| community is applaud by it. The device we are | | | | Since it really is only encouraged for very young |
| referring to is called the cochlear device or also | | | | children they are in fear of losing their relationship with |
| referred to as the bionic ear. | | | | their children. They may feel they are uncomfortable |
| The cochlear device is an implant that goes inside the | | | | outside of the deaf community and are uncomfortable |
| head of a person without hearing. The implant inside | | | | with their children being outside of it. I have a hard time |
| the head connects to the brain's hearing function. An | | | | figuring if this is an act of love or selfishness. |
| external unit attaches to the outside of the head by | | | | |