Deaf woman 'amazed' to hear everyday sounds

A woman who recently heard sound for the first time has told ITV News she "could not believe" the noise from everyday objects such as her hairspray.

Joanne Milne, who was born deaf, said she was planning to "enjoy every sound" now that she can hear for the first time in almost 40 years.

Read: Deaf woman: 'Amazing' to hear for the first time in 40 years

The mother of a woman who has heard sound for the first time after getting a cochlear implant has told ITV News she was "worried for a month" about her daughter's operation.

Ann Milne, who filmed her daughter hearing for the first time, told ITV News Joanne had taken a "big chance" by going ahead with the procedure.

If the operation had failed, Joanne would not have been able to use her old hearing aids again

A deaf woman, who appeared in an emotional video which showed her hearing for the first time, has thanked ITV News' Facebook followers for their "wonderful comments" on the social networking site.

Watch: Deaf woman given hearing after 39 years of silence

Commenting on ITV News' Facebook page, Joanne Milne wrote: "Wonderful comments...you're making me cry again! Thanks everyone...I'm still on my emotional rollercoaster!"

Watch: Deaf woman tells ITV 'it's amazing' to hear for first time

Joanne Milne was born profoundly deaf, but she is now able to hear for the first time, thanks to new cochlear implants.

Here she told us she did not mind being deaf until she began to lose her sight too, due to a rare condition called Usher's Syndrome.

After almost four decades of silence, Joanne Milne heard sound for the first time. Here, in her first television interview, she described the emotion to ITV News.