Affected by Usher syndrome, Joanne Milne was born deaf. Thanks to cochlear implants, she regained hearing at the age of forty. A moment of joy as evidenced by a video.
Hearing the sound of a voice for the first time at forty. This is the fabulous story of Johanne Milne, a 40-year-old Briton with Usher syndrome (1). Born deaf, she has also been visually impaired for twenty years. A surgery and cochlear implants, however, allowed him to regain hearing recently to his greatest happiness. Evidenced by the video of the moment she hears her first words, which has already been viewed over 650,000 times on YouTube. And the moment when his implants were activated is very emotional. Filmed by her mother, we see Joanne Milne bursting into tears when she hears the voice of her doctor from Birmingham hospital reciting the days of the week.
Because the wait was long, in addition to waiting forty years, the patient had to undergo an operation and wait a month before being able to test the implants. In reaction, Joanne Milne told the Daily Mail: “I’m still in shock. I have to learn to recognize sounds. “
(1) Usher syndrome (SU) is a combination of sensorineural hearing loss, which is usually congenital, and retinitis pigmentosa leading to progressive loss of vision. The prevalence is estimated at around 1 / 30,000. It is the most common cause of hereditary deaf-blindness. (Orphanet)
.
