Guest guest Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 From the Muskogee Daily Phoenix, Oklahoma, as adapted from an article by staff writer Spaulding, dateline January 1, 2005 ......................... At only 20 months of age, is quite a musician, his mother says. " He plays at the keyboard and sings to the music, " said. What makes the accomplishment so great in this mother's eyes is that one year ago, could not even hear the music. Unable to hear at birth, got a cochlear implant in March and was responding to sound by the time the Muskogee Phoenix profiled him last spring. He is one of several individuals who made the news in 2004 and whose stories bear updating. said her son, one of triplets, had his second implant Tuesday and is recovering well. " He's all over the place, " she said. And, while is not yet talking at the same level as his sisters, " he is babbling in a normal way, " she said. " He's learning to turn his head when he hears a sound and he can recognize sounds like 'the cow says moo,' " she said. " If you tell him to throw something in the trash, he'll do it. " A cochlear implant replaces a nonfunctioning cochlea, an inner ear organ that turns vibration into impulses sent to the brain. The implant is inserted under the skin next to the brain. said 's second implant will not be activated until February. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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