7 News Spotlight | Lost and sound: how Australia's cochlear implant is helping the world hear again | 7NEWS Spotlight @7newsSpotlight | Uploaded May 2021 | Updated October 2024, 11 hours ago.
Around the world, so many people are able to hear thanks to the wonders of Australia-invented cochlear implant. The Nobes family are one of the nicest and most loving families around. But what makes them remarkable is that mum and dad were born profoundly deaf. In a special television event, dad Tim will have his implant turned on, and hear the voices of his children and family live in studio. But first, Helen Kapalos met with a little boy who had just broken the sound barrier. This story originally aired in 2014.

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