@Damien616 bro, settle down. It's obvious these people appreciate hearing their loved ones. I never said nor implied that music was more important than that. I was simply excited for them to experience music, as it ALSO connects them with humanity and love, and will fill that silence as well. So, stop trying to be king shit on the internet and go "reconnect" yourself.
He did not invented it ! He participates to this big research for Australia. It is a long work since 1957 with team from France, Austria, Australia and United States. But now all manufacturers apply the principles of the Bertin patent, defined by the french P. Mac Leod and CH Chouard.
Clark was one of the pioneers heavily involved in improving earlier attempts by several others. Cochlear (the company) was founded in Australia with some funding via a grant from the federal government to produce the implants commercially. Shares in the company are now over $A250 each. About 25 years ago when I bought some shares, the price was about $A10. I only have about 50 shares and when I bought them, I did so to support the company. It ended up being a good investment though, so I got back much more than I gave.
I was an Optician for almost 40 years and got to see young kids kids faces light up when they could see clearly for the first time. Those memories are stuck in my brain.....and mean a lot for me.
I was one of those kids, 70 or so years ago. I was very myopic, and my mother didn’t realize it until I walked right passed her when she was picking me up from first grade. Took me to an ophthalmologist, and he tsked as he examined my eyes. Thick eyeglasses after that. At first I hated them. 😂
After a 'lazy eye' operation on both eyes first thing I noticed was I could catch a ball easier. 50 years ago now. Some may understand, geting that bird in the cage finally was a magical moment. I saw many kids regaining the use of legs, so many other abilities, we live in amazing times. Lost my sense of smell years later, the smell of roses returned one day. Always compassionate to all no matter what their abilities are
I was one of those kids....very myopic. Got glasses for the first time in 5th grade (why did it take so long?). Looked out the window and saw leaves on trees for the first time in my life. I turned to my mom and asked her if she'd always been able to see them? I didn't know what I was missing.
This is the most wholesome thing on the internet by far, seeing people hear for the first time is so touching and inspirational, that we take for granted our hearing … we need to be more thankful for the privileges we have!
I was inspired to write a comment like yours but then I saw that you had said everything I wanted to say and had put it far better than I would have done!
I experienced similar overwhelming feelings after recent life-changing vision surgery. After years of seeing constant overlapping and double images and having no depth perception due to a severe case of strabismus, I woke up from a one-hour procedure to PERFECT vision. I was completely stunned. I spent about the next two months wandering around in a perpetual state of bliss and gazing at everything in astonishment. The world looked absolutely exquisite!! Four months after my surgery, my brain has now adjusted to the point that my drastically improved vision seems “normal” to me and not quite as shocking…although every time I think back to what my life was like only last year, I am overwhelmed again at what a miracle I have experienced. I will never forget how utterly overjoyed I was in those early weeks. To have a sense restored and be able to fully experience this beautiful world is a profound gift.
what breaks my heart the most is that I've been hearing well my entire life and yet have never heard my own mom say she loves me ... between these beautiful moments and wonderful parents, I'm overwhelmed. I'm grateful for my hearing but I'd give it up for my mom to have loved me like that.
I don't know you or your mom....I'm just a random guy but I've done a lot of work in this area myself. And so let me just offer the idea that your mom does love you....but in a way that makes it impossible for you to understand because it looks so different than what you're witnessing here. Each of us is going through stuff and we deal with that in a unique way. Perhaps your mom has no ability to show her love to you in a normal way....but indeed she does love you. An interesting book I read many years ago was called the Lefkoe Method by Marty Lefkoe. And it was about this idea that we interpret things and give meaning to events or situations that might not be the "truth", and that what we think is the truth is just an interpretation of events. So the idea is there is no real truth. So it might seem like your mom didn't love you...but that's not really the truth, it's how you perceive it. Apologies if I offended you any way in this comment. I wish you the best!
It's Sunday, October 1st, and I'm sitting here at home and can only cry with compassion and heartfelt joy for these people. I wish them all with all my heart and wish them a wonderful, new future... God bless you and the people who make something like this possible!
We take so much for granted. It is a beautiful thing to watch people experience these sensations for the first time. We need to remember to always appreciate everything we have.
My wife and I are both so proud we invested in Cochlear way back in 1995. We thought this could only bring happiness into this world, and now it's bringing tears to my world. Beautiful seeing so many fortunate enough to have these implanted and sharing their expressions with all of us here.
I was born deaf and watching these reactions, I can relate in many ways. The cochlear implant I have now is far more better than any hearing aid I have ever worn.
I can imagine that this was very overwhelming for you, I mean you were born without this hearing sense, it's like being given a sense, how did you cope with that, Isn't this a synaptic overload?
@@Iceguide Because I was born deaf, it was easier for me to accept it was part of my life. I wore hearing aids most of my life until my mid 40’s, when my hearing I had went bad. The CI operation took 3 hours and it was activated the following week, at first it was a sensory overload. The first 2 months were the hardest, having to relearn what sounds and noises were and what made them etc, but after about 4 months it started to even out. The good thing for me is I am hearing things I would not normally hear, so it has been a big change to my life in that regard. Still there are situations where it is difficult, noisy places don’t help. Other than I am happy with the result.
The children are adorable, no doubt. It's the older kids and adults that really got me though. I can't imagine how much that overwhelmed them after all those years!
Can you imagine never hearing before and then getting home n being able to listen to all the masterpiece peices of music you have heard about all your life... or finally hearing yourself and it being like a stranger....🤯
I was reading someone else’s comment in a different video who received the implant and said she got goosebumps from head to toe the first time she heard classical music
I never thought we could help blind or those who cant hear... Never thought this could happen. Its amazing. Something as beautiful as this gives more more hope in th9s world
I met Lou Ferrigno at the California State Fair in 2006! Seeing his reaction makes me cry because I know this was a long time coming! He was there for Super Hero day! Lou is truly a Super Hero! All my best to you Lou!
Watching these videos and the reactions is more valuable than all the most "Priceless" things this world has to offer! I would give up everything just to see everyone find joy
I worked in the field of deafness (mostly in independent living programs) and am old enough to know when the cochlear implant first was coming out. So many deaf people thought it just one more imposition forced on them by hearing people. I was behind them after so many years of ineffective work, devices, coded languages . . . from hearing people trying to make them "hearing". But finally, OMG, it's here/hear!!! It is so obvious to see the people with profound deafness throughout their lives are so much more emotional having been so isolated from the world for so many years. It makes me cry every time I see someone's implant turn on for the first time. And, so many, are so embarrassed by their own voices which obviously sound "deaf" which most deaf people have been teased about by society in general for not sounding right. I just want to reassure them in time their voices will soon become so normal. What a thrill, will deafness be eradicated completely throughout the world? wow!
There are a lot of Deaf/Hard of Hearing folks who wouldn't want Deafness to be eradicated. Cochlear implants aren't for everyone. I'm kind of surprised you worked with Deaf/HoH folks for so long and would say something like that to be honest. Being able to hear isn't required to be a full, complete, and functional human.
@@BenSwagnerd You are wrong and since you started to question her expertise, I am telling you mine: I am a psychoanalyst and YES, you need to hear to FEEL complete, especially mothers and the "fact", why some deaf people refuse to have implants is NOT, that they don't want to hear, but feeling intiminated, but that is all on them alone, on nobody else. It is FACT, that some emotions can only occur by being able to HEAR, since only then will the brain react in the way it is supposed to. Robert has stated it very good and I can relate to that out of a diffrent perspective, since I am not deaf, but my hearing is slightly different, due to the fact, that my ears are VERY close to my skull and also, I got a LARGE skull as well - what this has to do what he said? A lot of deaf people are AFRAID of hearing themselves, not liking their own voice, not only because others found it to be odd, but because they are not used to it AND they are "hearing" themselves inside their head while thinking and more important, sleeping/dreaming. I can't stand my own (recorded) voice either, cause it does sound completly different to what I am hearing when I am speaking and singing and even though most people like my singing voice, I will never get used to it - the reason for that is a technicality. You are not only hearing with your ears, but also with your skull, else, the cochlear would not work at all and in some cases, like mine, the brain is not able to put things straight, cause you know that it is your voice, but a part of you refuses it.
Смотришь, как люди плачут - так хочется их обнять! Всё так по-честному, без фальши и притворства. Это то, чего нам всем не хватает в повседневной жизни - настоящие эмоции!
It's overwhelming to watch, so I cannot begin to imagine how these people feel. We should use more of the technology at our disposal for things like this.
Wow. I didnt expect this to happen. In 2:06 that little guys universal reaction to instantly find safety of his mom was something very beatufil. Melted my middle-age finnish mans heart and bring tear to my eye. Beatufil.
And that’s ok and understandable. I had a deaf friend growing up, and she had a younger sister who was also deaf. The younger sister got the implant, but my friend chose not to.
As I get older I look back at all the things I turned down doing, an now I think... Life's short, there's little time left. He wouldn't want too many regrets. Feel the fear. Do it anyway.
It's so beautiful to see. 🥰 I imagine what it would be like to be born without hearing and then, with the help of loving people and modern technology, to be able to hear. The voices of your loved ones, birdsong, leaves rustling in the forest, and then: The first Pink Floyd album, classical music, choirs, all the pop and rock stars. That must be overwhelming.
Every deaf human on earth should have access to this - no one should ever go without - living with deafness. I want to think we have enough good humans willing to pay the cost.
I really feel for these people. Most of us never had to experience the loss of hearing to the magnitude these people have, we are lucky. It's not surprising at all to me that they all bust into tears, the sensory overload it has on the brain is completely understandable. As a musician i find great joy in the privilege of hearing and these types of videos bringing the magic of being able to hear sound on a whole new spectrum or even hearing sound at all. Our technological advances sure are unfathomably great sometimes.
My friend and co-worker, Dr. Ronald Weiss, of US Army Research Laboratory, was once contacted in the 1990's by a Japanese firm in regard to possibly working with them on passing sound thru bone conduction. He arranged for a large number of elementary school deaf children to participate in a large experimental setting. They were assembled in a large auditorium in Baltimore, Maryland, with the bone conduction equipment to each one of them. The children were asked to pay attention to the musicians on stage. The first sounds the children heard in their lives were made by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra who put on a great show. (Dr. Weiss passed away in 2007.)
Bizleri binlerce güzel duygu ve duyularla donatan, merhametli, harika sanatlı, sonsuz kerem ve lütuf sahibi olan eşsiz tek yaradanımıza şükranımız sonsuzdur. ŞÜKÜRLER OLSUN ALLAHIM SANA . TÜM GÜZEL İSİMLER VE SIFATLAR SANA AİT... SEN BÜTÜN NOKSAN SIFATLARDAN UZAK OLANSIN... Bizleri yaratmaktaki maksadına uygun iman ve onun gerektirdiği gibi yaşamayı nasip et. amin.
We all are guilty of moaning and groaning, while we see these people who never complained, and now that they are able to hear, they are amazed. Imagine NOT hearing. This is wonderful, and shows that we must NEVER take anything for granted!!
What really amazed me, was, @13:52, when they said Audrey, she whipped her head around. How did she know what her name sounded like? So touching and adorable.
Imagine how disorienting it must be to hear voices inside your head for the first time. I am amazed at how calmly so many of these people are able to handle it!
I've heard you can literally go mad from this cause your brain will simply not be able to handle it and nuke itself. But maybe that's more for people who truly never ever heard anything - 100% deaf.
@@mrcrabowski Only if they drop you in a rock concert or in the middle of a busy street. Otherwise is fine. You start in a quite place just hearing one or two people and then slowly get used to it.
Don’t ever take a person you love hugs for granted , because tomorrow’s never promised , these people deserve everything they are given to make their lives better .
As someone who lost all hearing in one ear and have about 80% of regular hearing in my other ear only to have the deaf ear completely restored by replacing the middle ear "fleshy bits" with a titanium prosthetic, I still can't imagine what it's like to have no hearing at all and then have it "turned on" by the press of a button. Must be wild.
I laterally had to stop the video more than three times because of crying. Thank you, God, for all the privileges that you gave us, and praying to you to cure every single sick person from any sickness they might have.
This is simply heartbreaking. I love this. Every single experience when they hear for the first time is just wonderful. I am thankful and blessed of being able to hear, to see, to move. Thanks God
I have used a wheelchair my whole life after my parents could carry me due to spina-bifida. This makes me so happy for these people. I can and can’t imagine the joy this brought to their lives.
It’s always great to see kids hearing for the first time but seeing adults who lived their lives without hearing finally be able to hear after so long is so powerful to me
In my opinion everyone in the world should see these types of videos,so we can understand what we all take for granted on a daily basis,an Optician for almost 40 years and got to see young kids kids faces light up when they could see clearly for the first time. we need to love each other on all levels,i think its the basics of us humans............................
As someone who is hard of hearing lost 75% in right ear 25% left ear this brings me to tears to see the overwhelming JOY in their hearts couldn't imagine what it must be like God please to all involved
It doesn't detract from their reactions but they can't all be hearing for the first time. The woman at 3:14 says voices sound like chipmunks. How would she know what a chipmunk sounds like if this were her first time hearing?
How can you not cry when you see these wonderful human tearing up for the same thing god gave us since birth. He is showing us through these angles how life is fragile and yet beautiful. How can we not cry and thank him for every second of the day that we have science to heal people and goodness to ripple generations ahead.
❤ this is so beautiful, I don't know how I ended up here but these moments, these overwhelming moments capturing such intense joy.. I love this so much. Thank you for sharing. ❤❤
This made me cry. It gave me a new found appreciation for what I have rather than focusing on what I have not. I'm still struggling a lot especially emotionally and it hurts when you just can't tell anyone about your problems.
The science behind this technology is truly incredible, I hope the people who love watching these videos learn more about how they work and how incredible it is that we as humans were able to create this tech. It can take a while for the brain to process the rush of new auditory information it’s receiving, so for some it may take up to a week for it to start sounding like voices, but it’s truly remarkable that we are able to accomplish this for so many people ❤
What a wonderful world we live in as such challenges are being overcome. You must be so fortunate to work in such a clinic; rarely in life do our efforts show such immediate love for humanity.
It's snowing in Wisconsin and we're supposed to get up to 15". I am indoors, letting the plows do their thing. It was great coming upon this. I have many happy tears watching this. Blessings to all the doctors and engineers that helped people find their ears. The spoken "I love you" must be one of the greatest sounds.
This should come with a warning label. This video will make a grown man cry.
Like ugly cry, too
YEP. 43 and crying.
Sure made me choke up
I don’t think there is anything better than watching these people receive such a blessing. Truly heartwarming
Shiiiieee
It's amazing how much we take for granted our ability to hear and the priceless value of hearing.
For us who have the gift to hear and see the world properly this should be a reminder how privileged we are.
Totalmente
We are far more blessed than we realize. Glory be to God
For SURE!. We are privileged in most ways really
@@Jason-Dawg But some more than others, I guess? God can choke on his glory.
@@darkprose sorry you feel that way
Well, I've had my cleansing tears for the day . . .
Well,l'vehadmycleansingtearsforthe
"Meh....what a wuss"
(while crying myself)
"I'm not crying. You're crying.". God I never get tired of these videos. Thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it!
"l'mnotcrying.You'recrying --"Godlnever
Only thank the channel for stealing the videos... NOT sharing
No. You're crying.
Every time I watch videos about cochlear implants I think to myself, "wait until they hear music."
Notamment Mozart...
@@jptey289 VIVALDI FOUR SEASONS - WINTER
Everytimelwatchvideosadoutcochlear
@Damien616 bro, settle down. It's obvious these people appreciate hearing their loved ones. I never said nor implied that music was more important than that.
I was simply excited for them to experience music, as it ALSO connects them with humanity and love, and will fill that silence as well.
So, stop trying to be king shit on the internet and go "reconnect" yourself.
@@ampere11 No one needs to be told to settle down BRO. Nothing I said needed told to settle down BRO.
For the staff, this must be one of the most rewarding professions.
@@Kcsailing
I have seen audiologist cry
after being able to help kids hear again.
dont count on it I work for a company creating Cochlear implants and I still feel like a worthless piece of trash
@@spikepsychwhy?
@@GirmaKassa-ip7ht idk I hate myself for many reasons
Professor Graeme Clark invented the cochlear implant. We Aussies are so proud that he's helped millions of ppl worldwide to hear 😊
*sniff* Canadian here. Fuckin Oi Oi Oi, eh?
He did not invented it ! He participates to this big research for Australia.
It is a long work since 1957 with team from France, Austria, Australia and United States.
But now all manufacturers apply the principles of the Bertin patent, defined by the french P. Mac Leod and CH Chouard.
Why is everyone from Australia so kind or funny?
Clark was one of the pioneers heavily involved in improving earlier attempts by several others. Cochlear (the company) was founded in Australia with some funding via a grant from the federal government to produce the implants commercially. Shares in the company are now over $A250 each. About 25 years ago when I bought some shares, the price was about $A10. I only have about 50 shares and when I bought them, I did so to support the company. It ended up being a good investment though, so I got back much more than I gave.
Frenchmen André Djourno and Charles Eyriès were the original inventors
I was an Optician for almost 40 years and got to see young kids kids faces light up when they could see clearly for the first time. Those memories are stuck in my brain.....and mean a lot for me.
💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗
Your a magical person thank you for making there hopes and dreams come true someone as beautiful as you deserve a long and beautiful life much love❤
I was one of those kids, 70 or so years ago. I was very myopic, and my mother didn’t realize it until I walked right passed her when she was picking me up from first grade. Took me to an ophthalmologist, and he tsked as he examined my eyes. Thick eyeglasses after that. At first I hated them. 😂
After a 'lazy eye' operation on both eyes first thing I noticed was I could catch a ball easier. 50 years ago now. Some may understand, geting that bird in the cage finally was a magical moment. I saw many kids regaining the use of legs, so many other abilities, we live in amazing times. Lost my sense of smell years later, the smell of roses returned one day. Always compassionate to all no matter what their abilities are
I was one of those kids....very myopic. Got glasses for the first time in 5th grade (why did it take so long?). Looked out the window and saw leaves on trees for the first time in my life. I turned to my mom and asked her if she'd always been able to see them? I didn't know what I was missing.
Those people are blessed with the best job in the world...
Imagine that you job is to bring so much joy in people's lives...
With all the negative videos we're addicted to, it's nice to see something so heartwarming.
Agreed
lol yeah it sure is, Fred! You can say that again.
This is the most wholesome thing on the internet by far, seeing people hear for the first time is so touching and inspirational, that we take for granted our hearing … we need to be more thankful for the privileges we have!
I was inspired to write a comment like yours but then I saw that you had said everything I wanted to say and had put it far better than I would have done!
I cry ever time I watch one of these
@@JDsalvo123 me too!
Thisisthemostwholesomethingonthe
There is nothing more beautiful than tears of joy!
I experienced similar overwhelming feelings after recent life-changing vision surgery. After years of seeing constant overlapping and double images and having no depth perception due to a severe case of strabismus, I woke up from a one-hour procedure to PERFECT vision. I was completely stunned.
I spent about the next two months wandering around in a perpetual state of bliss and gazing at everything in astonishment. The world looked absolutely exquisite!!
Four months after my surgery, my brain has now adjusted to the point that my drastically improved vision seems “normal” to me and not quite as shocking…although every time I think back to what my life was like only last year, I am overwhelmed again at what a miracle I have experienced. I will never forget how utterly overjoyed I was in those early weeks. To have a sense restored and be able to fully experience this beautiful world is a profound gift.
❤❤
That sounds fascinating, thanks for sharing!
Praise science.
what breaks my heart the most is that I've been hearing well my entire life and yet have never heard my own mom say she loves me ... between these beautiful moments and wonderful parents, I'm overwhelmed. I'm grateful for my hearing but I'd give it up for my mom to have loved me like that.
I love you
Maybe she'll love you one day
I am so sorry. Wishing you the best and I hope you can love yourself like nobody else did
@@Thetruepianoman that is so sweet!!! Thank you!!!
I don't know you or your mom....I'm just a random guy but I've done a lot of work in this area myself. And so let me just offer the idea that your mom does love you....but in a way that makes it impossible for you to understand because it looks so different than what you're witnessing here. Each of us is going through stuff and we deal with that in a unique way. Perhaps your mom has no ability to show her love to you in a normal way....but indeed she does love you. An interesting book I read many years ago was called the Lefkoe Method by Marty Lefkoe. And it was about this idea that we interpret things and give meaning to events or situations that might not be the "truth", and that what we think is the truth is just an interpretation of events. So the idea is there is no real truth. So it might seem like your mom didn't love you...but that's not really the truth, it's how you perceive it. Apologies if I offended you any way in this comment. I wish you the best!
It's Sunday, October 1st, and I'm sitting here at home and can only cry with compassion and heartfelt joy for these people. I wish them all with all my heart and wish them a wonderful, new future...
God bless you and the people who make something like this possible!
And God bless you too!!
We take so much for granted. It is a beautiful thing to watch people experience these sensations for the first time. We need to remember to always appreciate everything we have.
I just hope, with all my heart, that blind people will one day have some of their sight restored the same way.
My wife and I are both so proud we invested in Cochlear way back in 1995. We thought this could only bring happiness into this world, and now it's bringing tears to my world. Beautiful seeing so many fortunate enough to have these implanted and sharing their expressions with all of us here.
I was born deaf and watching these reactions, I can relate in many ways.
The cochlear implant I have now is far more better than any hearing aid I have ever worn.
I can imagine that this was very overwhelming for you, I mean you were born without this hearing sense, it's like being given a sense, how did you cope with that, Isn't this a synaptic overload?
@@Iceguide
Because I was born deaf, it was easier for me to accept it was part of my life. I wore hearing aids most of my life until my mid 40’s, when my hearing I had went bad. The CI operation took 3 hours and it was activated the following week, at first it was a sensory overload.
The first 2 months were the hardest, having to relearn what sounds and noises were and what made them etc, but after about 4 months it started to even out.
The good thing for me is I am hearing things I would not normally hear, so it has been a big change to my life in that regard. Still there are situations where it is difficult, noisy places don’t help. Other than I am happy with the result.
@@dalehenry5233 Thank you for your explanation, my best wishes...
do you have any hearing drums?
I’m loosing my hearing. I’m curious how non hearing can understand language after gettin the implant.
As a musician who plays several instruments, I cannot imagine not hearing the music in the world. This is very emotional.
Same here 😭
Same, and I sing too. I was just practicing 80s to Right Now by Van Halen and Get Lucky by Loverboy when I ran across this video.
The children are adorable, no doubt. It's the older kids and adults that really got me though. I can't imagine how much that overwhelmed them after all those years!
Can you imagine never hearing before and then getting home n being able to listen to all the masterpiece peices of music you have heard about all your life... or finally hearing yourself and it being like a stranger....🤯
I was reading someone else’s comment in a different video who received the implant and said she got goosebumps from head to toe the first time she heard classical music
I never thought we could help blind or those who cant hear...
Never thought this could happen.
Its amazing.
Something as beautiful as this gives more more hope in th9s world
I met Lou Ferrigno at the California State Fair in 2006! Seeing his reaction makes me cry because I know this was a long time coming! He was there for Super Hero day! Lou is truly a Super Hero! All my best to you Lou!
2:01 this is one of my favorites. The way the little boy immediately went and hugged his mom after hearing for the first time is just too adorable❤
I cried too so beautiful a Mom boy
I don't even have to click on that timestamp; I know exactly which one you're talking about because it was one of my favorites too. ☺
These always make me cry. Something that all the rest of us take for granted, but these people have been given a gift. SO beautiful.
This has to be the best job in the world for those that do this for people. Bless you all.
i just knew before i clicked on this vid..i was going to be in tears by their reactions to hearing for the first time..god bless them ❤❤
Watching these videos and the reactions is more valuable than all the most "Priceless" things this world has to offer! I would give up everything just to see everyone find joy
god bless all the scientist, all doctors and all the good people
These are the most heart warming and lovely videos ever made. I can't help but turn into a big teary nose runny mess. Love them so much!!!
The guy who said I'm going to leave for a minute so you can share is a real professional. Brilliant!
It's unbelievable the achievements that people made for other people. Hearing to the deaf and so many more!
True.
I worked in the field of deafness (mostly in independent living programs) and am old enough to know when the cochlear implant first was coming out. So many deaf people thought it just one more imposition forced on them by hearing people. I was behind them after so many years of ineffective work, devices, coded languages . . . from hearing people trying to make them "hearing". But finally, OMG, it's here/hear!!! It is so obvious to see the people with profound deafness throughout their lives are so much more emotional having been so isolated from the world for so many years. It makes me cry every time I see someone's implant turn on for the first time. And, so many, are so embarrassed by their own voices which obviously sound "deaf" which most deaf people have been teased about by society in general for not sounding right. I just want to reassure them in time their voices will soon become so normal. What a thrill, will deafness be eradicated completely throughout the world? wow!
There are a lot of Deaf/Hard of Hearing folks who wouldn't want Deafness to be eradicated. Cochlear implants aren't for everyone. I'm kind of surprised you worked with Deaf/HoH folks for so long and would say something like that to be honest. Being able to hear isn't required to be a full, complete, and functional human.
@@BenSwagnerd You are wrong and since you started to question her expertise, I am telling you mine: I am a psychoanalyst and YES, you need to hear to FEEL complete, especially mothers and the "fact", why some deaf people refuse to have implants is NOT, that they don't want to hear, but feeling intiminated, but that is all on them alone, on nobody else. It is FACT, that some emotions can only occur by being able to HEAR, since only then will the brain react in the way it is supposed to.
Robert has stated it very good and I can relate to that out of a diffrent perspective, since I am not deaf, but my hearing is slightly different, due to the fact, that my ears are VERY close to my skull and also, I got a LARGE skull as well - what this has to do what he said? A lot of deaf people are AFRAID of hearing themselves, not liking their own voice, not only because others found it to be odd, but because they are not used to it AND they are "hearing" themselves inside their head while thinking and more important, sleeping/dreaming.
I can't stand my own (recorded) voice either, cause it does sound completly different to what I am hearing when I am speaking and singing and even though most people like my singing voice, I will never get used to it - the reason for that is a technicality.
You are not only hearing with your ears, but also with your skull, else, the cochlear would not work at all and in some cases, like mine, the brain is not able to put things straight, cause you know that it is your voice, but a part of you refuses it.
How do they feel about hearing music for the first time Robert, it must be amazing?
How do some of those people understand spoken word immediately and answer the questions if they didn't hear spoken word before?
Why not get the best of both worlds?
These videos are truly the most heartwarming on you tube.
Смотришь, как люди плачут - так хочется их обнять! Всё так по-честному, без фальши и притворства. Это то, чего нам всем не хватает в повседневной жизни - настоящие эмоции!
It's overwhelming to watch, so I cannot begin to imagine how these people feel. We should use more of the technology at our disposal for things like this.
Wow. I didnt expect this to happen.
In 2:06 that little guys universal reaction to instantly find safety of his mom was something very beatufil. Melted my middle-age finnish mans heart and bring tear to my eye. Beatufil.
I loved that one too. :)
My dad was born deaf. I'd love to see him get that implant, but he says he's afraid of the surgery.
@@mikeyacson9542 Yeah, it would be cool if he could hear if someone needs help.
Piece of cake. My daughter was 4 and got through it no problem!
DO IT DO IT DO IT!
And that’s ok and understandable. I had a deaf friend growing up, and she had a younger sister who was also deaf. The younger sister got the implant, but my friend chose not to.
As I get older I look back at all the things I turned down doing, an now I think... Life's short, there's little time left. He wouldn't want too many regrets.
Feel the fear. Do it anyway.
I almost NEVER cry but when I see young children be excited in this way I tear up oh my god...
It's so beautiful to see. 🥰 I imagine what it would be like to be born without hearing and then, with the help of loving people and modern technology, to be able to hear. The voices of your loved ones, birdsong, leaves rustling in the forest, and then: The first Pink Floyd album, classical music, choirs, all the pop and rock stars. That must be overwhelming.
I understand Mom very well, I will be very emotional too! This is not a little thing, this is a miracle of medical science.
Every deaf human on earth should have access to this - no one should ever go without - living with deafness. I want to think we have enough good humans willing to pay the cost.
I really feel for these people.
Most of us never had to experience the loss of hearing to the magnitude these people have, we are lucky.
It's not surprising at all to me that they all bust into tears, the sensory overload it has on the brain is completely understandable.
As a musician i find great joy in the privilege of hearing and these types of videos bringing the magic of being able to hear sound on a whole new spectrum or even hearing sound at all.
Our technological advances sure are unfathomably great sometimes.
My friend and co-worker, Dr. Ronald Weiss, of US Army Research Laboratory, was once contacted in the 1990's by a Japanese firm in regard to possibly working with them on passing sound thru bone conduction. He arranged for a large number of elementary school deaf children to participate in a large experimental setting. They were assembled in a large auditorium in Baltimore, Maryland, with the bone conduction equipment to each one of them. The children were asked to pay attention to the musicians on stage. The first sounds the children heard in their lives were made by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra who put on a great show. (Dr. Weiss passed away in 2007.)
They only show the novelty of something new...but that's not the whole story.
I think that’s beautiful
Imagine being there everyday. What a gift! Thank-you God, for this incredible miracle.
who its science who helped these people not an imaginary person
@brucedickinson12 how about let people believe in God and leave them alone. If you're that offended just keep scrolling.
grow up @@CharlesEBright
@brucedickinson12 how about stop harassing others and slamming their faith. Is it really bothering and offending you that much?
@@CharlesEBright how about growing up
I'm 85% deaf in my left ear and i know that overwhelming feeling when you are able to hear more, all too well. ❤ :')
Bizleri binlerce güzel duygu ve duyularla donatan, merhametli, harika sanatlı, sonsuz kerem ve lütuf sahibi olan eşsiz tek yaradanımıza şükranımız sonsuzdur. ŞÜKÜRLER OLSUN ALLAHIM SANA . TÜM GÜZEL İSİMLER VE SIFATLAR SANA AİT... SEN BÜTÜN NOKSAN SIFATLARDAN UZAK OLANSIN... Bizleri yaratmaktaki maksadına uygun iman ve onun gerektirdiği gibi yaşamayı nasip et. amin.
What a beautiful thing to see modern technology work miracles of joy for some wonderful people!
I'm 6ft 4 inches. Built like a tank. And after watching these people hearing for the first time . Brought a tear to my eye.
I love watching this as well as those who see color for the first time. Most take these abilities for granted but not these people
We all are guilty of moaning and groaning, while we see these people who never complained, and now that they are able to hear, they are amazed. Imagine NOT hearing. This is wonderful, and shows that we must NEVER take anything for granted!!
Won't lie...
I cried...
So beautiful
What really amazed me, was, @13:52, when they said Audrey, she whipped her head around. How did she know what her name sounded like? So touching and adorable.
the genius of certain engineers, researchers, doctors etc........
Magical ...divine!!!!
so beautiful to see people experience hearing for the first time
brillinent...defness is the nd biggest problem of the humen body to depression......it cn be helped....................................
Imagine how disorienting it must be to hear voices inside your head for the first time. I am amazed at how calmly so many of these people are able to handle it!
I bet it would be a pretty crazy experience especially for adults that hadn't heard anything for a number of years.
I've heard you can literally go mad from this cause your brain will simply not be able to handle it and nuke itself. But maybe that's more for people who truly never ever heard anything - 100% deaf.
@@mrcrabowski Only if they drop you in a rock concert or in the middle of a busy street.
Otherwise is fine. You start in a quite place just hearing one or two people and then slowly get used to it.
Don’t ever take a person you love hugs for granted , because tomorrow’s never promised , these people deserve everything they are given to make their lives better .
As someone who lost all hearing in one ear and have about 80% of regular hearing in my other ear only to have the deaf ear completely restored by replacing the middle ear "fleshy bits" with a titanium prosthetic, I still can't imagine what it's like to have no hearing at all and then have it "turned on" by the press of a button. Must be wild.
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As a musician I would be so devastated to lose my hearing, so I'm crying tears of joy right along with them.
The first mom that breaks down is my favorite.
Seeing Lou Ferigno finally got to hear the world for the first time,that was awesome,good for you,brother😊
Thank God for technology
The things that most of us take for granted, others literally accept as a blessing from God.
No, thank science and a metric ton of hard work by humans.
wow i wish i could work in a place that has tears of joy like that. awesome
I laterally had to stop the video more than three times because of crying.
Thank you, God, for all the privileges that you gave us, and praying to you to cure every single sick person from any sickness they might have.
it's okay to cry.
I'm in floods of tears. It is so beautiful to see the reactions of these people who are hearing for the 1st time.
Imagine going to work and crying everyday? At least its in a good rewarding way. Darn, it makes me feel human emotions again after watching these.
This is simply heartbreaking. I love this. Every single experience when they hear for the first time is just wonderful. I am thankful and blessed of being able to hear, to see, to move. Thanks God
I bet it feels so fulfilling working in a field like this. The reactions in the end must be so worth it 😭
I hope the pure love and joy from this will stay with all of them in the video and us viewers.
I have used a wheelchair my whole life after my parents could carry me due to spina-bifida. This makes me so happy for these people. I can and can’t imagine the joy this brought to their lives.
I'm a 33 yr old man and these videos bring me to tears. It's so lovely to see!
Amazing World.
It’s always great to see kids hearing for the first time but seeing adults who lived their lives without hearing finally be able to hear after so long is so powerful to me
oh I cant watch this.. Ill be dehydrated from crying. Imagine having this incredibly rewarding job...Omy god, christopher!
truly Beautiful ..that is what life is all about
In my opinion everyone in the world should see these types of videos,so we can understand what we all take for granted on a daily basis,an Optician for almost 40 years and got to see young kids kids faces light up when they could see clearly for the first time. we need to love each other on all levels,i think its the basics of us humans............................
As someone who is hard of hearing lost 75% in right ear 25% left ear this brings me to tears to see the overwhelming JOY in their hearts couldn't imagine what it must be like God please to all involved
Most common reaction.
Teares of joy :-)
... Here to 😊
Está es una gran lección, estas personas nos hacen aterrizar, los que gozamos de nuestros cinco sentidos, no lo valoramos. Felicidades!
It doesn't detract from their reactions but they can't all be hearing for the first time. The woman at 3:14 says voices sound like chipmunks. How would she know what a chipmunk sounds like if this were her first time hearing?
Everyone should be able to hear their loved ones, nature and music.
Extraordinary, I was in tears...
How can you not cry when you see these wonderful human tearing up for the same thing god gave us since birth. He is showing us through these angles how life is fragile and yet beautiful. How can we not cry and thank him for every second of the day that we have science to heal people and goodness to ripple generations ahead.
Magical! Just wonderful.
❤ this is so beautiful, I don't know how I ended up here but these moments, these overwhelming moments capturing such intense joy.. I love this so much. Thank you for sharing. ❤❤
A step in a "new" world. Thanks for sharing!
This made me cry. It gave me a new found appreciation for what I have rather than focusing on what I have not. I'm still struggling a lot especially emotionally and it hurts when you just can't tell anyone about your problems.
The science behind this technology is truly incredible, I hope the people who love watching these videos learn more about how they work and how incredible it is that we as humans were able to create this tech. It can take a while for the brain to process the rush of new auditory information it’s receiving, so for some it may take up to a week for it to start sounding like voices, but it’s truly remarkable that we are able to accomplish this for so many people ❤
It is just amazing how this videos touch us to the core..so beautiful..i am so happy for them
If hearing is this emotional, can anyone imagine sight for the first time?!? What a good time we live in (at least this way)!
The shock on the babies faces! I love it.
What a wonderful world we live in as such challenges are being overcome. You must be so fortunate to work in such a clinic; rarely in life do our efforts show such immediate love for humanity.
I love how the kids grab hold of their Moms ❤
Some of the most beautiful moments! ❤
Love the little kids joy, and their parents too
It's snowing in Wisconsin and we're supposed to get up to 15". I am indoors, letting the plows do their thing. It was great coming upon this. I have many happy tears watching this. Blessings to all the doctors and engineers that helped people find their ears. The spoken "I love you" must be one of the greatest sounds.