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Title: Contrast the reactions of adults who were born deaf and then received cochlear i
Post by: colleen on May 27, 2012
Contrast the reactions of adults who were born deaf and then received cochlear implants to the reactions of adults who became deaf later in life and then received the implants.


Title: Re: Contrast the reactions of adults who were born deaf and then received cochlear i
Post by: ThePsychic on May 29, 2012
When adults who were born deaf receive cochlear implants, they tend to find the sounds confusing.
They are unable to learn to speak normally.
Sometimes they ask to have the implants removed.
The implants are more successful in adults who have already had years of auditory experience.