This is amazing.
This is beautiful.
I’ve watched this video at least a dozen times and can’t stop grinning and crying – simultaneously! (RSS readers: click here)
Oh, how we take things for granted!
This video captures the first time ever that Sloan Churman hears herself thanks to the technology of hearing implants. Sarah, 29 years old, (her YouTube channel) is sloanchurman) was born deaf and had never heard her own voice. She and her husband uploaded this video on YouTube and via their short description:
I was born deaf and 8 weeks ago I received a hearing implant. This is the video of them turning it on and me hearing myself for the first time 
And she goes on to share:
“My whole life I’ve been complimented on how well I speak. I don’t really have an answer for you other than I have always had a passion for reading, grammar, and English. My hearing loss was/is considered severe to profound. I’ve worked very hard to be able to interact and blend in…only thing I can say is ‘God is good’.”
Oh, how sweet the sound!
Pretty amazing, huh?
Any other amazing, hopeful, beautiful, and inspiring videos I can share in the future?
via Washington Post
Filed under: , 29 years, hearing, hearing implants, sarah churman, sloan churman
[...] sloan churman: oh, how sweet the sound! (eugenecho.com) [...]
i am happy for u . u will hear music and everything . i am hard of hearing . i wore hearing aid but i only hear sounds not words . i am scared to surgery implant cochler . i saw ur vidco and it is beautiful show . it is very emotional for me . good luck to u .
oh. my. GOD. Even though I haven’t the remotest idea of what that experience is actually like, it was one of the most moving vids I’ve ever seen. What a simple but profound gift hearing is!
a week later, i still get the goosebumps.
[...] 29-year-old Sarah Churman hears her own voice for the first time. (HT: Eugene Cho) [...]
Eugene, if you want another inspiring video, my wife just passed this onto me – solar innovation in a Philippines slum. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOl4vwhwkW8
I am so happy for you !! please tell me what does it cost because I want my little sister to be able to hear again as well. I am so full of emotions seeing you hear again, although i don’t know you, i am very very very happy for you.
[...] 29-year-old Sarah Churman hears her own voice for the first time. (HT: Eugene Cho) [...]
May God bless you. Please advise all the people who need your advise. My son is 14 year old and he is completly Deaf. Can you send me iformation like what is cost and to whom we should contact. Thanks.