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At this time, no one knew I was deaf. https://deafinitelythriving.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_31581.jpgIMG_3158This photo of me was taken between late 1995 and early 1996, shortly before my parents discovered I was deaf. 2018-05-18T02:42:02+00:00monthlyhttps://deafinitelythriving.com/2014/12/30/so-how-deaf-am-i/https://deafinitelythriving.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/photo-12.jpgphoto 1In this photo, a magnet allows a coil to stick to my head, while a processor sits on the outer part of my ear. This is entire device is the external portion of my Cochlear Implant.https://deafinitelythriving.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/photo-3.jpgphoto 3https://deafinitelythriving.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/photo-11-e1419962917300.jpgphoto 1This is me wearing a much older version of hearing aids, in which the external part on my ear attached to a body processor. 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