Technological progress: better hearing than normal hearing

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I would like to hear what people - whether hearing or not - have to say about that you will be able to hear better with cochlear implants in the future. As a matter of fact, hear so well that it supersedes normal hearing with two ears. Our technology is getting better than our biology.

The video is here [14:00-16:00]: Juan Enriquez shares mindboggling science | Video on TED.com. There are subtitles in 23 languages.

I could basically not sleep after seeing it first two years ago. And the story of Oscar Pistorius (running, not hearing) moving from the Special Olympics to the 'normal' Olympics is an encouraging story to hear. :lol: I will check out Oscar on TV if he is running but he has not yet qualified.
 
Same old " this might happen." Not impressed at all......besides if you can hear better then with normal hearing, insurance companies are not going to cover it at all.
As for the dude who moved from the Special Olympics to the regular Olympics....SO is mostly for people with intellectucal disabilties. Besides there's no rule saying that a disabled person can't parcipate in the regular Olympics....I doubt you have to have perfect hearing to be in the regular Olympics.
 
Not about insurance here or whether it'd be covered but about the possibility of an implant device that would render "super hearing" abilities sometimes into the near future. And hear better in terms of sensitivity, frequency range (above and below normal human frequency detection), and so on.

Fascinating video to watch.
 
I love being deaf so no thank you.
 
It also talks about rudimentary eye implant technology (this video was in 2009) enabling the blind to see light and dark, and over time it will get to the point where blind people will see just as well as sighted people...and beyond.
 
"Somewhere over the rainbow..."

Sad that some hate deafness so much that they would hang onto any pie in the sky that might make them hearing.
 
kokonut said:
It also talks about rudimentary eye implant technology (this video was in 2009) enabling the blind to see light and dark, and over time it will get to the point where blind people will see just as well as sighted people...and beyond.
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I wanted to see what the current eye implant technology is like as a matter of curiousity sake.

'Bionic Eye' Implant Offers Hope to the Blind : Discovery News

It works....very rudimentary though. Very promising. Good to hear that.
 
kokonut said:
Not about insurance here or whether it'd be covered but about the possibility of an implant device that would render "super hearing" abilities sometimes into the near future. And hear better in terms of sensitivity, frequency range (above and below normal human frequency detection), and so on.

Fascinating video to watch.
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It's the possibilty. Besides, WHY the hell would you NEED or want super hearing abilties? What's the point?
 
deafdyke said:
It's the possibilty. Besides, WHY the hell would you NEED or want super hearing abilties? What's the point?
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Lots of reasons for people to have better hearing. Or are you talking about me or the general "you" you?
 
naisho said:
What powers does "SUPER HEARING MAN" possess?

Does he hear the sound of business in the bathroom? A passive, ninja fart? :shock:
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Yes! He can even hear those deadly silent ones! It is truly amazing!
 
naisho said:
What powers does "SUPER HEARING MAN" possess?

Does he hear the sound of business in the bathroom? A passive, ninja fart? :shock:
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1) the power to tell us all about how awful Obama is.
2) The power to be impervious to the powers of logic and critical thinking.
3) the power not to get confused with facts.

MM.. wonder what else he can do?
 
deafskeptic said:
1) the power to tell us all about how awful Obama is.
2) The power to be impervious to the powers of logic and critical thinking.
3) the power not to get confused with facts.

MM.. wonder what else he can do?
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The power to hear what everyone else is thinking! How many times has he told us he knows what Obama is thinking?
 
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