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Born Deaf

	Bethany - Cochlear Implant aged 3, bi-lateral Implant in 2007 aged 13 (SA)		Kathy - Mother of Bethany (SA)		Rob (SA)		Sandra (QLD)
	Tom (QLD)		George (ACT)		Barry (NSW)		Robyn (VIC)
	Pete (NSW)		Vivian (VIC)		Chris (NT)		Felix(NSW)
	Annette (QLD)

How long Deaf

• Deaf since birth
• Deaf from early childhood
• Gradual deafness from a teenager
• Gradual Deafness as an adult

Reasons for Deafness

• Deafness caused by diseases such as measles, acoustic neuroma, auto immune disorders
• Hereditary deafness
• Industrial deafness
• Single sided deafness