Study participants born unable to hear could locate sound sources, recognise speech and dance to music after treatment
  • cm0002@lemmy.world
    81·
    5 months ago

    Uh oh, a certain segment of the dead community is gonna be pissed about this

    Edit: DEAF community lol

    • JackGreenEarth@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      5 months ago

      That people have the choice to gain an extra sense that is used in so many situations? Yeah, so terrible, I know /s

      • cm0002@lemmy.world
        5·
        5 months ago

        Within the deaf community there is a not insignificant group who do see treatments like these as an affront to their community. That there’s no need for treatments because “there’s nothing to fix/treat” and they have absolutely advocated that deaf children (especially born to deaf parents) should remain deaf.

        To be clear, I’m absolutely in favor of these treatments.

        • JackGreenEarth@lemm.eeEnglish
          2·
          5 months ago

          It’s child abuse to keep a child deaf when you can make them hear. Forcing them to miss out on music, group activities, so much they would lose.