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Deaf woman 'amazed' to hear everyday sounds

Video of a 40-year-old deaf woman becoming overcome with emotion at hearing for the first time has gone viral around the world. Joanne Milne has told ITV News it was "absolutely amazing" to hear, thanks to her cochlear implants.

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Mum says deaf daughter 'took a big chance' on implant

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

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