yes, they are still deaf. But they can hear and they use their CI/Hearing aid frequently. Culturally Deaf don't feel the need to be more like hearing people.
Speaking of fixing, How do you feel about curing deafness with stem cells that's been on the news lately? Would you do it for your baby? If it really work, you can't call your daughter deaf anymore like you do with CI, can you? I have nothing against people who want to make their child more like them. It's their decision. I mean, hearing people are just as beautiful as deaf people . But I have to admit it does hurt when people try to cure deafness (stem cell). It make me feel deafness is not good enough for the society. You probably feel the same way if your daughter have CI, and this stem cell only work for those who have not been implanted (maybe because CI messed up the cochlear in order for it to work) ...and people say "oh I don't want CI because my daughter will still be deaf.. I take the cure!" Does it hurt to hear that from someone?
Speaking of fixing, How do you feel about curing deafness with stem cells that's been on the news lately? Would you do it for your baby? If it really work, you can't call your daughter deaf anymore like you do with CI, can you? I have nothing against people who want to make their child more like them. It's their decision. I mean, hearing people are just as beautiful as deaf people . But I have to admit it does hurt when people try to cure deafness (stem cell). It make me feel deafness is not good enough for the society. You probably feel the same way if your daughter have CI, and this stem cell only work for those who have not been implanted (maybe because CI messed up the cochlear in order for it to work) ...and people say "oh I don't want CI because my daughter will still be deaf.. I take the cure!" Does it hurt to hear that from someone?