An eight-month old infant gets his cochlear implant activated.

Sciencefact, a Facebook page devoted to educational science news, posted this video last night, of an 8-month old baby who was born deaf getting his cochlear implant activated for the first time:

[Sciencefact]

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That's crazy about a deaf baby can hear the mother's voice

Sometimes the results of medicine or medical science are just emotionally beautiful!

sweet!

Dear PopSci - this video has been on YouTube for several years. Do you guys even check your sources? I wonder what other "news" you been recycling and feeding us.

Here's the original link on YouTube, dated April 14, 2008.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHhvFlKyN-A&feature=player_detailpage

Sorry - here's the piece of the video referenced in the PopSci article:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ZDD7Ohs5tAk

rettahdam,
You sir crack me up, lol! Big hug - squish!

And why is the lede photo of a baby swimming?

@rettaH_daM...who cares, first time some of us have seen it, negative cheers

the next generation of this technology received FDA approval a while back and is in full swing. Its technologies like this that genuinely enrich the lives of those around us that are the reasons i became, and am proud to be, a scientist.

Life is research people! Its not just for scientists! Find out as much as you can about everything!


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