Emotional Moment Teen Hears For First Time With Cochlear Implants

[@shootmcrunfast]

Sher doesn't need to worry about crying, she has the whole internet crying with her. Wish all of you all the best.

[@stephenacman3244]

So true!!

[@bradwest4821]

Love is all the matters and it's universal :) :) :)

[@v_rajnish]

true ❤

[@secretgarden3555]

❤You are absolutly right. I'm really happy that she got the chance to hear now❤🎉Girl I'm hoping you can go further in your life now❤Look forward and enjoy your youth at its fullest❤

[@billolsen4360]

Yeah! We are.

[@charlesfadeley826]

Bless her heart it reminds us all of what we take for granted, we all need to be thankful for our blessings

[@gr8one762]

I'm a 50 year old man. That has nobody, alone. If I could I would give my hearing to this girl. Amazing what Doc's can do. But this made me smile with tears in my eyes. This is pure happiness.

[@jameson32]

You've got 4 billion brothers on this planet man! Best wishes.

[@dustinnelson5260]

This had me crying like a baby. Good for her.

[@sorellman]

And he is a Ringo Star look-alike.

[@bluyt4947]

You are not the only one !🥰

[@USMediaClownShow]

Need no more proof that you have a soul..😢

[@veronikasucic3961]

Me too ❤

[@spiderspencer7334]

I wish this young lady and everyone around her a very happy life !!!

[@kyle381000]

What a beautiful young woman. She has concern on her face, but not fear. She knows that her life is about to change forever.

[@Picuasco]

On these occasions you never find a doctor blasting Beethoven's fifth symphony into the patient's ears.

[@nthgth]

She's ready to triumph, like a true human

[@T35LA]

I’m very happy for this teen girl. I wish her all the best and hopefully enjoyment.

[@williamRE]

You didn't watch the video liar.

[@ragarse3]

Katelynn me and my family are so pleased for you and for sharing. My grandson of 14 was wary and obviously a little scared of the op but he decided and it has changed his life. The op was not the fearsome thing he thought and the improvements are fantastic. Born with deafness in both ears, a situation that we knew was deteriorating and would have done so so untile stone deaf. He now hears around 80% in one ear and 70% in the other, improving all the time as he gets used to new system. His device is discreet and his confidence has blossomed beyond all spectaions. As an avid sportsman his tennis, football and running have not been affected and the whole family are delighted. Ths skill of the nursing/surgical staff has been amazing and anyone out there thinking about might like to hear these experiences. Good luck on your development, it will make such a positive difference to your life.

[@stevenhulbert7540]

No matter how many of these I watch, I still tear up, good for her!

[@williamRE]

You didn't watch it liar.

[@jayondrums21]

She’s so incredibly beautiful too. So happy for her. She’s going to have a wonderful life 👍

[@rainbow2710]

Need to think also about the professional people involved in improving the life of this young lady and of many more like her - what incredible satisfaction they must get from their job. Well done!!

[@Stevedrums741]

Who's crying?????? Internet hugs to you and yours!! Couldn't be happier for your new freedom!!! Much love!!!! :)

[@owlperchedsilo3745]

good for her. the nerves in my ears have always been so screwed up that a cochlear implant would make no difference at any point in my life. congratulations again to this young lady.

[@robstowhotmailcom]

Has your audiologist talked to you about an auditory brainstem implant? (ABI) I have cochlear implants ... which was surgically easy for me. Don't know if I would be brave enough for an ABI. A Wikipedia article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditory_brainstem_implant There are also a few KZbin clips about ABI if you search for "auditory brainstem implant".

[@whatsup24_7]

What a great doctor. She earns every penny!!!

[@martinireland.7452]

Oh my God,this had tears rolling I admit.what a lovely young lady,hope she has good life going forward. Fabulous people who helped her hear.

[@KS-rh3qq]

I've seen this clip before. It's very emotional. I wish her and her family all the best.

[@CFL45]

I watched this video twice and cried.

[@mesaeddie]

I’m so happy for her and her family.

[@philaman1972]

Forget the money, *this* is why: you go to medical school, dental school or any other program that helps improve people's lives!

[@TheHomelandProjectForum]

Absolutely! You give up lots of playtime to study and study more. Then the day arrives when you can give such a gift, and you quietly smile into the stars.

[@JohnnyOFarrell]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@jasonrose6288]

Well said.

[@shaggyman8564]

NAH IT'S THE MONEY AND THE WOMEN

[@shaggyman8564]

Nah it's the money

[@bipolarvortex]

"Is it overwhelming?" If it wasn't overwhelming at the time, it likely will be knowing that about a million have shared her joy at being able to finally hear.

[@paulmorrison3113]

As a proud Australian I'm so happy to see these stories, the Aussie guy who invented these Cochlear Implants should be a world hero. Dr Grahaeme Clark and his team have made such a difference to so many people since the first prototype was implanted in January 1979. Doctors, Scientists and Researchers are the best of our flawed Human Beings.

[@bunnyboo786]

That’s amazing. I feel so down about the world and these videos make me happy. We should be happy for the gifts we have along with the gifts people create for others. God bless.

[@anthony64632]

Not a hero when there are pro and cons. Unfortunately there are many cons with it but the professionals are not honest to tell that.

[@lindalomax5448]

Twenty-three years ago, when rushed into hospital and oxygen was making me worse, the chest consultant on-call realised I had sleep apnoea, which despite visits to the GP had gone undiagnosed as at that time, it was believed rare in men and much rarer in women. The consultant was able to treat me with a CPAP machine which ultimately saved me and I still sleep with it. I believe that the CPAP machine was first invented by a doctor in New Zealand or Australia to help his dog breathe! To me he is a hero because before that time life expectancy was about 5 years with ‘respite’ periods in an iron lung. I think the young girl in the cochlear implant video, may well in future years realise how wonderful it will be to hear her own child’s voice. We’ve all become so blasé about medical advances we just don’t realise how hard working and dedicated the scientists are - the ‘invention’ of the Covid vaccinations are a case in point. To the young girl I say enjoy your new ability to the full.

[@ianmontgomery7213]

@@anthony64632 well glasses aren't perfect either so I expect it depends on how the problems affect a person compared to not having the problem

[@agneslong2323]

@@anthony64632 There is one of you in every crowd.

[@nickj3287]

When I watched this, it made me happy and sad , happy because of people helping others , and sad because I dont see enough of this help in the world... even brought a tear to my eye

[@shelbyseelbach9568]

Imagine hearing for the first time and simply not really understanding what sound is or what to expect. Being asked if it's too loud and having absolutely no idea whether it is or isn't? A day she'll never forget.

[@antonliakhovitch8306]

When the doctor/tech said that her voice might sound like bells, that really put it into perspective

[@need100k]

@@antonliakhovitch8306 - If she never heard a bell before, she wouldn't have a clue what she was hearing. Obviously this wasn't her first time hearing sound.

[@1921ewpeter]

I'm soooo happy for here ! What a wonderful and beautiful girl ! I wish here healthy and luck forever ! A hug from Peter Zwart, from the Netherlands.

[@Merglet]

My Mom started going deaf around the age of 50. By 60 she was totally deaf, but eventually was able to get the implants due to being in otherwise good health and able to take the surgery. She misses music, and the adjustment has been hard, but a lot less hard than the loneliness that people experience when they lose their hearing. Imagine being in a room full of people and feeling completely alone. It's a life-changing thing.

[@daveowens271]

What a beautiful young lady. I wish her nothing but the absolute best.

[@Painfulwhale360]

As an extremely blessed dad of 5 amazing daughters, this made me tear up.

[@n.w.414]

All so special. It must be an overwhelming experience. So many sounds. The second girl, Jennifer, was trying to be so brave but eventually just gave in to the craziness of it all. Bless her. Bless everyone.

[@davecarpenter7370]

So cool! She is a sweet young lady. I hope she does well in all ways. I’d like to hear how she is doing later. Give her some time. Great job mom and dad.

[@robinhood6214]

fantastic been there, not totally deaf, but got it back, it was unbelievable walked out side and aww it was so noisy, I could hear people, birds etc; It just overwhelmed me at the time and I just burst out crying. I'm crying with her now. Bless her.

[@PeteKiefer]

This young lady is so cute. When she started getting tears I did too! I’m an old man. I don’t get teary eyed easily. Wonderful video. Thank you for sharing this touching moment with us all. Peter❤

[@LegoCollector30]

I also support this beautiful teen lady. No matter what sense she had lost in her entire life 🙂

[@rustinpieces]

As an amateur musician, music-lover, and frequently attending concerts, I dread to think I would ever loose my hearing. These vids show how lucky most of us are, blessed with the gift of hearing from birth.

[@saillaw2]

When you start feeling down about humanity, these videos are sure to restore some faith!

[@RajeevKumar-mu9wb]

She is so cute inside out...........And she got loving parents.........Love her communicating via gestures.........Makes her look like a baby.......

[@NaguTexan]

Human emotions are all same , no matter what region of the world we belong too. This is so beautiful . Just as her shirt says. Leave Footprints of Love and Kindness !!

[@WhisperingPeace]

Bless her sweet precious heart. Just so wonderful. ❤️

[@phillychannel394]

She is pretty and a beautiful soul. Good thing she can hear now.

[@diannegooding8733]

Beautiful and magical. I can not express my admiration sufficiently for all medical staff involved in achieving these miracles!

[@artmichel5572]

What a sweetheart. It reminded me of my times when as a very young girl, my beautiful daughter had to have tubes in both ears. The pain and discomfort she must have felt always put her in screams, and always put me in tears as I am now, watching this beautiful young lady. It's a blessing for her but I feel for the gent next to her assuming it's dad.

[@Walkercolt1]

An old JuCo buddy was deafened in Nam. I was there when he first heard his year-old daughter. His wife cried, he cried, I cried, the doctor cried. He held his little girl so tight, she almost couldn't breathe and when she put her little hands on each side of his face and said "Da-dy" with the tears GUSHING down his face, I nearly lost it completely. We were all snot-slingin' emotional, and not ashamed of it.

[@valkyrie1066]

So there is a layer of...learning there. To learn what hearing is, to distinguish between noise and speech. It must be a very odd sensation at first! I'm curious to hear what she hears as it is turned up! Blessed Be young lady!!!

[@DippyHippie]

Speaking from experience…it IS odd & somewhat painful @ first! I recd my implant 15 yrs ago!😊

[@nthgth]

​@@DippyHippie so much respect. Was it a chore to learn to associate words with how they sound? Like hearing someone say "walk" and interpreting it as the word "walk" you've always known in its signed or written form?

[@KB-ke3fi]

Just don't let her watch CNN or MSNBC

[@Sayitlikeitis1234]

I am so happy for her and this made me cry. I’m a 60 year old man with severe profound hearing loss and know exactly what she is going thru. I wanted cochlear also however my ENT and audiologist feel it’s a 50/50 chance for me with my hearing loss with the cochlear implants. If it didn’t work I would lose what’s left of my hearing. I wear very high powered hearing aids that get me thru. Hearing loss sucks. I wish these kids with their booming music AirPods and headphones could watch these videos because at those noise volumes it’s the road you’re heading down. Enjoy your new ears, your young and beautiful and have a bright future.

[@kennethvalbjoern]

Beautiful. I wish this fine young woman all the best!

[@williamhicks7736]

😭…. What a wonderful moment for the young lady and her family! Thank you for sharing!

[@jfidelis46]

The things we take for granted in this world. I'm in tears of joy for this young lady! This will be a day she cherishes for the rest of her life! Thank God and Dr. Graeme Clark for the cochlear implant!!

[@hansheiser3868]

At 4:30 in the video, Katelynn says, "I'm just happy crying," albeit in the characteristic manner that people who were born completely deaf or with a profound hearing loss. You know it when you hear it. Based on this, how was Katelynn even able to enunciate the "happy crying" phrase such that it was understandable? Lip reading is one thing, but actually *speaking* for a deaf person is like finding an Egyptian camel in the Amazon rainforest. Someone with a professional background in hearing disorders could probably explain Katelynn's ability to speak. Sorry for rambling.

[@Jaecht88]

NOTHING MORE BEAUTIFUL IN THIS WORLD THAN A HUMBLED SOUL

[@stephenacman3244]

I do not know who you are, but am so happy and excited for you and your family! That is really awesome!!!!

[@Picuasco]

On these occasions you never find a doctor blasting Beethoven's fifth symphony into the patient's ears.

[@keithpearson3947]

Oh ya I’m crying. Congratulations!!

[@d.k.237]

What a special moment, thanks to this beautiful young Ladie for sharing it with us, wish you all the best ❤.

[@georgewindsor5907]

I'm a 46 yr old grown ass man. I consider myself as tough as they come, but I gotta admit, she made me get a little misty eyed. I hope she's living a full and happy life. Praying for her and her family. God bless.

[@jamescrawford9643]

Be grateful for your gifts at childbirth.You do have alot of people crying happily for you out here!✌️❣️🕊️

[@soloman4547]

To everyone that makes this possible for people. You all Rock! 👏👍

[@MrMelvinSchlock]

This one got to me. She bears a slight resemblance to my daughter and I can’t help but picture her in this girl’s place. I get the sense that she, like I perceive most deaf people, experience a certain level of isolation from the rest of the world. And this device erases that. Bless the folks who invented it. I’m so happy for her.

[@2002honda954]

The things we take for granted. Love this. Thanks for sharing.

[@naragorngaewchantuek7571]

I'm very happy for her. I don't know what would I do with my life without hearing music. She is blessed and hopefully don't listen to Doja Cat

[@RuthGibson-x1e]

I was one of the first cochlear in plant users, which I had in1996.. It took a while to understand words. I had some hearing in the past so my brain had to 'remember' the sounds. When my processor was switched on..men's voices sounded like dogs barking and women like Mickey mouse..I was laughing so much..and the doctors and nurses were in hysterics too. 😊😊

[@MrRadamr]

How's your experience with the implants now? I hope you're able to hear all the amazing sounds this world has to offer, and a mute button for the annoying sounds!

[@Ascar833]

Bless her ❤ wish her and her family all the best

[@midget1141]

That was beautiful

[@markheard4334]

How could we ever know that feeling? I see this is from a year ago so hope all has gone well for her.

[@Steve757-fl1hd]

She looked so skeptical at first, legs crossed, arms crossed - she is totally not believing. Like, “what, ever.” Then, arms uncrossed and that thumbs up. Wait! Was that an ever so faint of a smile? Big smile. Tears. I’m crying, she’s crying, everyone is crying. There it is - SHE HEARS IT!

[@IainThomson-km3hk]

This would rate so high in the list of Job Satisfaction!

[@williammoseley17]

God Bless her. Wishing you all the joy in the world young lady throughout your life.

[@jeff6899]

Sh*t ...I cried too !! And the build-up !! OMG !! So Happy for her....

[@cnerlien]

This is such awesome technology. This is what science should always be about.

[@Legnerps]

How could they laugh. This is so sweet...I'm a 69 year old man and I am blubbering.

[@TramJizzle]

I don't know who got more emotional, the young Lady hearing for the first time or me watching her.

[@NormanLor]

IF ONLY AMAZING TECHNOLOGY LIKE THIS WAS AVAILABLE 200 YEARS AGO!!!

[@k.sullivan6303]

I hope this continues to be miraculous and a great success for the girl. I also hope there is a follow up video of some kind to let us know of the degree of success and quality.

[@conniepharr7426]

You can tell how nervous she was but now I’m crying too. But happy tears

[@frankkelleher1888]

This is why we should cherish our young love from Cork City Ireland 🇮🇪 ❤

[@Dutchman536]

One thing you do not have your imagination working for hearing anything at all , for this first time , it's deeply touching looking at it !

[@ANNREAD-c4q]

Can't wait for her to hear a symphony with all the depth and texture of sound that engages us on so many levels of experience.

[@effjay8010]

Leave footprints of love. Indeed.

[@moogdome2562]

Bless her. If I hadn't read the title. I'd have thought she waiting to see the dentist and worried. Doesn't look so happy, but it must be scary. Instead of saying 1 2 3. Why don't they some soft classical music, and increase the volume?. I hope she is doing well and enjoying life.

[@paulb1915]

These videos always make me cry too.

[@luciusesox1luckysox570]

Aww.. bless... Humans can be so good at times...

[@TheDevnul]

Science is amazing. May her future shine brightly. I can’t even imagine what that feels like.

[@refulgent_fanta]

If cochlear implants are so emotional for them, imagine how it’ll be like for the patients when scientists will get artificial eyes working.

[@MarieChilly]

Merci aux chercheurs,aux scientifiques de ces miracles la médecine avance pour soulager ces enfants si heureux d'entendre enfin.. merci ❤❤❤

[@peteaplin8324]

fellow that i know, born deaf then received CI's...loves them because of the choice : sound or silence! He realized he wanted to hear, then realized after that he enjoyed his quiet, no-noise time as much!

[@jemilambi]

I hope I'll live long enough to see blind people opening own eyes.

[@GarryNeeman]

What a dear girl.

[@Richard-darixdax]

I take my hearing for granted. Modern medicine is amazing. God bless her❤

[@gordonbaillie2979]

We are all crying in Glasgow Scotland for you

[@mike-w3e2c]

Wonderful share. Sadly, I have seen where this implant is successful and then the recipient is subjected to harsh treatment by their former non-hearing companions. This needs to be recognized and stopped by all. If a subject is successful, they should be embraced and provided therapy to deal with this undesirable aspect of it all. For this wonderful young lady, I wish her all the best.

[@jayrutter6111]

Just Oh My God, how rewarding it must be to do that for another human being.

[@nemo227]

It's what most of us take for granted but it's a momentous event when you haven't enjoyed hearing previously.

[@sdean4816]

I needed the audiologist to pass me one of those tissues…..this type video always gets me emotional.

[@athensmajnoo3661]

God bless you young lady 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@wendymaybury6329]

Wonderful, wonderful wonderful

[@itsbrilliant-bt8sv]

Beautiful. If only science could do the same for the blind.

[@robertrockwell7581]

congrats. all the love to you and your Family.

[@AlphaGamer1981]

We all take hearing for granted and I don't think any of us can grasp the reality of spending 17 years in silence and suddenly get this overwhelming new sensation of sound, It must be indescribably strange and jarring.

[@tssm4e]

If only they can do sth like this to stop the depression, instead of all those toxic therapies...

[@laurie113]

I am so happy for you!

[@19trebor53]

So happy for her!!!

[@chlexiel.1022]

What a sweet pretty girl. Happy for her 🥰

[@gurumanoharguddeti5239]

She is amazing 👏, need more support

[@RunTwoWin]

Tears of joy and laughter.... Only God can make tears of joy and laughter! Amazing video, thank you for something so awesome in an otherwise troubled world