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[QUOTE]Joanne Milne was born with [URL="http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/usher-syndrome"]Usher syndrome[/URL], a rare genetic condition that can affect vision, hearing, and balance. She was born profoundly deaf and is now beginning to lose her vision as well.
Now at 39, Joanne has received bilateral [URL="https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/pages/coch.aspx"]cochlear implants[/URL]. A surgeon installed a receiver and stimulator underneath the skin into the bone. Electrodes coming off of the device stimulate the cochlea, which can then be processed as sound by the auditory nerve system. Externally, the device includes microphones to pick up sound, a transmitter, and a speech processor that gives priority to the perception of human speech. The external device is held in place with magnets.[/QUOTE]
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It's truly something to be glad about.