A 29-Year-Old Deaf Girl Hears Herself For the First Time

Medical Science is really amazing. The impact that it has on the patients and one's quality of life is truly awesome.

There's a pretty intense video on YouTube but it's not intense in the way you might think. It's just a 29-year-old deaf girl hearing herself for the first time, with the aid of a medical device.

Basically, she reacts exactly how you'd THINK someone would react when hearing their own voice for the first time. She's emotionally overwhelmed. Check it out:

Uploaded by sloanchurman on Sep 26, 2011

"I was born deaf and 8 weeks ago I received a hearing implant. This is the video of them turning it on and me hearing myself for the first time :) Edit: For those of you who have asked the implant I received was Esteem offered by Envoy Medical" -Sloan