A Brief Note On The Deaf Culture And Hearing People

When a child or an adult who is deaf, there are many options one can take to fix their hearing if they want to. They have the options of hearing aid, cochlear implants, an auditory brainstem implant, an auditory midbrain implant, or use ASL. The cochlear implant is a very controversial topic between the Deaf culture and hearing people. Deciding whether or not to receive the implant and be involved in the Deaf culture is a very hard decision for someone to make because of the benefits but also the complications that could happen after the surgery. My original opinion about the implant was neutral because if I got asked what I would do if my child was born deaf, I would not know what to do because I did not have enough information about the cochlear implant. However now, I feel that I have learned more about the implant and think that an implant and still be exposed to Deaf culture is the best way to go. So my original opinions I felt wishy washy about the topic. 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