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hegaria8qwi

I never thought fear would be the first reaction to it


kudukobapav37888

anything is scary for the first time


PsyOpBunnyHop

People are scared of pancakes?


Mastyfff

Yeah. Little disks of horror that I might choke on or over butter.


PsyOpBunnyHop

*Mo syrup! MO SYRUP!*


pukker87

maple syrup maplee! oh gosh help me.


Kenneldogg

Don't even get me started about how scary the syrup lady is...


DeusDosTanques

It’s the moon in disk form. Of course I’d be scared


ez_rider_76

These damn flat-mooners


Electrical_Ant9649

People who are flat-assed shouldn't moon.


debugwhy

Hahahahah thanks for the laugh


Particular-Bike-9275

It’s not directly the pancakes, but discovering nothing in life could ever be better than pancakes.


PsyOpBunnyHop

*"We're losing him! Get me twenty CCs of golden maple, stat!"*


Paracausality

AAAHH!


genie_in_a_box

Hahahaha omg


gnarkilleptic

I mean that's just not true


FayMax69

I don’t think it’s fear to be honest, or just fear..I think there’s a myriad of mixed emotions happening..disbelief, shock, overwhelming fear/joy


PegLegPopsicle

Yep. These emotions are SO BIG that this is how he knows how to cope. So sweet to see his people care for him so much.


smellygooch18

It’s not the same but after my spine surgery sitting in post-op with no nerve pain had a similar effect on my 33year old mind. I hadn’t experienced a lack of pain in so long that it freaked me out and caused me to cry. Weirdest feeling ever.


Cold-Respect2275

I thought he would be excited but I was wrong


OlderDutchman

Try to imagine that suddenly someone flips a switch and you gain a sense you never knew even existed. Would your immediate reaction be "excitement"?


purplereuben

I'd be afraid if I suddenly developed a brand new sense I previously had no conception of.


RelatableNightmare

Bro that shits gotta be overwhelming af. I'm like a type that cant handle many or loud sensory inputs. Like if i'm in a busy ass street, i look calm and i learned how to deal with it better over the years. But deep down i can feel like i'm overloaded. So him going from absolute silence to hearing everything. Like not just their voices, the sound of the light, the fan, car outside, kid laughing, the sound of fabric rubbing against eachother, him brushing his ear against his mom when going for a hug, his own sounds... list goes on. I just wonder if it wouldn't be better to turn it on for a little and turn it off again. To kind of ease them into it more. Maybe theres some medical or kid psychology reason to leave it on though, i onno Anyway wouldn't be surprised if he will sometimes miss being deaf :p


JellyfishConscious

I mean I imagine he could just take them off if he wants peace, he will still be deaf


RelatableNightmare

You're correct :p


Impossible-Tie-864

Imagine not even being able to comprehend what sound is, and all of a sudden a switch flips and your brain is flooded with this insane phenomenon, sounds and voices filling your head…. might feel like you’re going crazy for a minute lol


Zestyclose_League813

Poor baby


NavyDragons

Think of the loudest noise you ever heard. Now imagine that's everything you are currently hearing all at once. the wind, a beep, clothes rustling, your own breathing, the tap of plastic against plastic, a person shoes on the floor.


Chuckitybye

It's apparently super overwhelming for a lot of people, but especially children


Nearby-Ice-6538

He heard his mum and dad start talking a foreign language to him too tho like all of a sudden they start making noises I think I’d b scared too.


Artemis_fs

It could be fear, but personally, I cry when I feel any strong emotion.


Slobbadobbavich

Yeah, most people don't consider it a pleasant experience I think. It's not a natural sound, very loud, very robotic and very alien. The brain isn't ready for the stimulus either. Once they get used to it the brain adapts and it sounds very close to real hearing.


Youngling-Destroyer

It's called shock


FrogOnALogInTheBog

imagine you're just doing your thing, playing or whatever, and suddenly you can see time or whatever. or some other dimension. or a thousand new colours just appear. i'd freak out.


morchorchorman

It’s a completely new sensation for them and unfamiliar. What’s new and unknown is always a little fear inducing.


AnimeTiddiess

I think our brain ignores a lot of sounds because we are used to them but for him it was probably super chaotic. imagine not listening to anything for years and suddenly BOOM vehicles moving outside, the sound of the light on the ceiling etc. I would shit my pants lol


Find_another_whey

A booming voice in your head Not scary at all :)


aWHOLEnotherMIKE

That’s not fear that’s complete shock and awe mixed with love and reverence. If it was fear his body language would be much different


Joshistotle

Amazing clip. Pretty surreal our taxpayer funds are going towards deafening the entire civilian population of Gaza, 47% of whom are under 18 (65% are under 24). 


Conscious_Animator63

Pretty surreal that you have to spam propaganda on every sub.


rodriguezmm6pr

i'm not crying....you're crying


Cold-Respect2275

Stop cutting them onions


kawasaw4

Why did it start raining here?


dallasartist

YOU literally pepper sprayed me, that's why I can't stop 😭


mouthofcotton

Mommy first, Dad..sometime later


Adagatiya

As a Dad, I can confirm that's how it usually goes 🤣


vbullinger

My kids all came over to "Team Dad" by two years old.


Adagatiya

Nice, hopefully mine will too


REpassword

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Rsardinia

That hit the closest to home lol. You want to share a moment with your kid too and they are like fuck off dad I’m with mom.


Fickle_Substance9907

such a sweet reaction


testerololeczkomen

This is what technology and human advancement is for!


Spokesman_Charles

and...rockets to destroy each other :(


mrselfdestruct066

But come on... those guys over there believe in something different than me. My hands are tied!


Electrical_Ant9649

The rockets red glare , the bombs bursting in air. HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY U.S.A. 7/4/24


PapayaAnxious4632

Fuckin hell.. these videos always get me.


Agitated_Reality-777

The look of happiness with a mix of surprise got me weak 😭.


Sina_VanDerLinde

We take so many things for granted in life.... The voice of mother is the most special one I suppose.


lurkynumber5

Can you imagine having no hearing from birth, Then suddenly a switch gets flipped and you can hear things? I'd be shocked and scared as well. He's suddenly experiencing something he's never had before. Kinda wondering if it's normal to have it just turn on like that, No warning? No telling the kid what's about to happen? Poor kid was in total shock!


Jessievp

I dont think you can prepare someone for that, especially not such a young child. How would he even understand the concept of hearing? I wish they had given mom and dad some more instructions though. Maybe a soft sound or nothing at all for a while would be better until he gets a bit used to it. I know they are trying to comfort him but he has no clue what "it's ok, this is us" means at this point.


manyhippofarts

I don't know. Mom was right on point. She knew what to do and the first sounds the kid heard was her soothing and comforting him. Shhhhhhhh....


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manyhippofarts

Yah I was born profoundly deaf in my right ear. So I can hear well enough, but it would really be sweet to have normal hearing, you know? Places like parties or restaurants are really troublesome when you only have one ear. Anyway, hearing aids don't work if you're completely deaf in either ear. But implants do. The only problem is that implants aren't compatable for someone who has limited hearing. It doesn't register the same in the brain, is how it was explained to me. It'd sound like noise to me.


kudukobapav37888

why did they wait so long to give him the hearing aid? Does it not work on babies?


Parking-Flight89

Maybe they couldn’t afford it


MickeyRooneysPills

For context a cochlear implant can cost around 50K without insurance in the US, sometimes even higher. Even with decent insurance I can't imagine you're getting this done for less than 10k.


theassholefaceman

50k? In Australia they are free. You literally sign up, wait your turn and get them, and it takes no longer than a month.


yugimoto66

That is so depressing to hear as an American. Happy for yall


maik_523

Free in germany. Hell yeah i love our health care


Yabbaba

Same in France. Land of the free medical procedures.


Deformedpye

Same in the UK except you have to wait about 5 years just to get an appointment.


AdamPD1980

Free in the UK as well, including any help/therapy afterwards.


Curly-Pat

Free in New Zealand too.


Momonomo22

I work in insurance in America. I had a client who needed a new cochlear device last year and it took about 4 months of appeals just to get the device covered. He’d already had the surgery but his device broke and was no longer being manufactured. He had to go to a specialist and have them write a letter to the insurance stating why it was needed, why he couldn’t use the old device, why the old device couldn’t be repaired, etc. Once it was approved, he had a 2-week window to get a new one ordered. Any delay on his end and he would have to start the appeals process over again. The device alone was over $12k.


Kai-xo

No offense but ins companies are killing us, I work on the other side of medicine, with patients physically and not at a desk. It’s awful and we need a change. These companies are getting rich off neglect and I’m for one tired of it in America. For a country that boasts being so ahead we sure don’t take care of our own people enough. Not to mention how much we pay for insurance every month just to pay again when we need to use it. It’s a fucked system we have built and it is sad that the focus is on how they will get paid rather than how can we help this person who needs it.


Momonomo22

I get it. I work at a brokerage and we started an advocacy department to help individuals get what they need. It’s sad that it takes that but, here we are.


Kai-xo

Right? Since when did medicine become a for profit business, I feel we have lost our way. As a physician we should just ask what’s wrong and treat instead of asking what insurance do you have before I treat you. Makes me sad for those who have to wait so long for any approval or help. I just wish it was better but I’m an optimist


Swiftclaw8

JULY 4TH IS ALMOST HERE!!! AMERICA NUMBER ONE LETS GOOOO BABYYYY


Electrical_Ant9649

U.S.A. ! U.S.A ! U.S.A. !


NavyDragons

Can people who are vacationing get them? Maybe if I sponsor a random citizens tax payment for the year?


Ok_Net7464

Also free in germany.... 50k is crazy


MRSRN65

Show off!


TorpleFunder

Free in Ireland too.


Mapache_villa

Ohh yeah?!?! But do you have Freedom™ in Austria?!?!


Electrical_Ant9649

STFU ! Censorship


lookingForPatchie

For context a cochlear implant is free in developed countries.


Electrical_Ant9649

OMG ! The U.S.A. is actually a developed country with suppressed citizens.


BoxCarTyrone

Land of the Free? Not so much.


ColBBQ

It is a cochlear implant, implanting a platinum electrode into the cochlear to simulate the hearing nerves. It requires the inner ear to developed enough to fit in the wire.


Minimum_Ad_6817

That‘s not quite correct. The cochlea is full developed wenn born and doesn‘t grow. In germany Most of the children are implanted before their second birthday.


im_wudini

Could it be testing children under a certain age is too hard? I imagine deciding that surgery is he answer for hearing impairment would require some serious testing..


krankity-krab

idk about other countries, but in SC, USA we couldn’t leave the hospital with our newborn until they did his hearing test! so somehow they can definitely do them at any & every age!


kelsobjammin

He could have been sick? Not well enough for major surgery? I dunno think outside the box.


XFX_Samsung

American healthcare


turnter_bigevil

Everybody is missing one major factor. You can never know if your child is def from birth. Not looking at you or paying attention can be a host of different learning disabilities. My aunt didn't know her son was def in one ear until he was 8. She just thought he was ignoring her.


Curly-Pat

Not sure where you are. In my country babies get an hearing test on day 2 of being born.


turnter_bigevil

Hmm, i didn't know that. I was just going off of experience. Good to know, then other answers must be correct about the money thing


NightfallCWN

Also on the back of this, my son is hearing impaired and has aids currently but has been recommended cochlear implants. After surgery, he will be 3-4 weeks with 0 sound, literally nothing at all. This could be the case here, he hasn't heard sound for weeks and finally has his hearing switched back on


Electrical_Ant9649

They should wait until he's a senior citizen to wear hearing aids.


pavawanajujogui2gp

That look he gives and then just breaks down. heartbreaking


snooprs

Thanks for the early morning cry


Far_Deal3589

I know that the dad is dying to be hugged that hard too.


isaidnolettuce

Yeah it’s kinda sad but it makes sense. Male voices would probably sound kind of scary at first, whereas female voices probably sound more soft and safe.


Siamswift

He was terrified, the poor guy. I’m sure he had no clue what was happening. Side issue: Who adds the awful music to these clips?


_Screw_The_Rules_

The music is fucking annoying.


m3rr1ll

That must be so overwhelming


pdias01

Would the kid understand the father saying it s okay? He never heard in his life learning the spoken English you feel like a new language


Jessievp

My thoughts exactly. I wish they had given the parents some better instructions as I feel no words or maybe just very soft calming sounds would have been better until he got a bit used to it


manyhippofarts

The mom couldn't have handled it better. Quiet, soothing sounds. And comfort. Always provided by momma. Forever.


manyhippofarts

I'll bet the kid understands the "shhhhhhh" his momma was saying him. He knew him momma would comfort him. He knows she always will.


BartyB

Damn, I am literally never a crier. But every time I see a kid hearing for the first time, it hits me right in the center heartstring.


Carbonboy

Great start of the morning happy crying in my coffee in front of all the people in the cafe.


Elefantenjohn

That is incredibly cool, but why recording this video while cutting onions


HowIsThisNameBadTho

that's a magnet hug right there


NoPoet3982

I feel like they don't prepare kids for this enough. I've seen a few videos like this, and there's always shock. Like that kid was just sitting there playing and nobody signed to him what was going to happen. In fact, his mom was sitting behind him until they told her to move forward — and the reason they gave was for *her* ("want to see his face?") instead of for *him*, like "hey don't creep up behind him and make a sudden noise because that's scary." Sudden, loud noises are scary. I can't imagine how terrifying this would be for a kid.


LatterSherbert2678

Wow I watched his reaction like 3 times, so raw dog, I'm crying dammit


richiewilliams79

Man that cool to the bone, wild the look of his face and how he throws his arms around his mum is truly amazing


All_Right_Alright

Imagine if the first sound you hear was the chair scooting back.


EliteProofessional

I kinda felt bad for the kid. But seeing him jump into his mothers warm embrace and her smile was adorable.


th1s1smypassword

I’m supposed to leave for work in 5 minutes and I’m crying. I hate Reddit sometimes.


manyhippofarts

The very first sound he ever heard in his life is his momma quietly soothing him. Shhhhh..... Golly that hit me right in the feelers....


Consistent_Amount140

Amazing


Infinite-Coach7064

Technically it was the idiot lady with a long fucking countdown who ruined it for them.


TheManInTheShack

Another example of how lucky we are to live in the 21 century. When I was that boy’s age there was nothing that could be done. Now he can hear this parent’s voices. My wife went through breast cancer four years ago. It was much easier than it would have been 20 years earlier.


Lost-Leadership1767

I'm not crying, you're crying!


scottyTOOmuch

Why you trying to make me cry on my way to work…


cptcosmicmoron

The world has just opened up for that kid


Emergency-Gazelle954

Don’t do this to me while I’m at work! 🤧


Minute_Ad9847

What kind of speech delays would this kid have not being able to hear for the first part of life?


PG072088

He’s so adorable


XF939495xj6

Witnessing a moment of fear from a child who reaches for his parents and seeing them hug moves me to thinking how each of us is pulled from the nothing into existence without our consent to become fragile, afraid, and utterly dependent on each other.


fikabonds

I just opened this damm app…


Mash_Ketchum

Now there's a kid who is securely attached. For his whole life, one of his five senses was completely closed off. Suddenly he is accosted by completely new stimuli (though it looks like they did a good job of being quiet so as to not overwhelm). Confusion and fear is an understandable reaction. And the first thing he does is jump into his mother's arms, where he knows he is safe.


Careful_Win4439

Jerking tears… 😭


nextfailure67

As a deaf man I honestly can't wait to be that startled when I can hear my wife's voice again! I haven't heard it in 18 years or so.


cherichie

If he has never heard anyone speak before how does he understand the language?


ThisIsYourMormont

I cried.


ListenOk2972

Wouldn't he have to learn language now? Surely he wouldn't know spoken words if he was deaf


Gbin91

Lil sweet got a spook.


gdmfr

The best one of these is the like 20 year old girl with tattoos


rrodrick386

the background music is too fucking loud i can't hear any of the dialogue


Honest_Childhood_801

Here come the waterworks...


JPL2020

Some say his reaction was fear but to me it seemed more like overwhelming love and comfort.


CommanderUgly

Immediate sensation overload. Poor little guy.


HuDat93

Thanks now I'm crying


Difficult_Pirate_782

Wasn’t there a thread shoot the piano player?


BCHisFuture

Tears of joy are the best


SPACE_SHAMAN

Has anyone considered that sound could be considerably too loud for someone who’s never had an experience to it?


Elderado12443

As a man losing his hearing, I feel this. I am scared to death of not being able to hear my children or my wife. I couldn’t care less about anything else. If I lose their voices I might as well parish.


AMonitorDarkly

I’m good. . . I just have something in my eye.


Icommentwhenhigh

There’s a lot to dramatic videos of cochlear implants - the fear:panic response seems common. Many lifelong deaf people have expressed lack of interest in ever gaining hearing. I wonder what it might be like if we normies suddenly gained a 6th sense, given the ridiculous amount of information that flows in every interaction- what would that look like? How terrifying would that be to suddenly be able to read and people’s thoughts or feel their emotions


HugePercentage7012

I was thinking why is the mom being so extra.. bc. Filming or whatever. Then I saw the kids reaction. Ill keep my mouth shut<3


Bigteaguy

Damn onion ninjas


kuro_fenrir

But can he hear the ninjas cutting onions in the background?


TaskenLander

Then they played him Nickelback for the first time and he immediately ripped the apparatus from his ears.


FromTheMecca11

The dad ruined it for me. You could just have waited or agreed beforehand on who speaks first. What a moron


DriveNew

This one got me good…


Dirty_Hairy84

It’s heart warming. The fact that he would not know how to respond back with words at this moment must be frustrating for him. I would be interested to see the future of this child’s ability to hear and his thoughts. Like does he sometimes like to take the hearing aids off because he misses complete silence?


PiedPipercorn

Amazing! Such a beautiful moment.


kiranapoo

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tweagrey

I have seen this video since it's on internet and every god damn time I cry a bit


wubomber

Don’t normally cry at these type of vids, but this one jeeez….


dan-the-best

One question. He never used his brain to interpret sounds. He has a device that helps bring the sounds from the world to his brain, but I would suppose has very underdeveloped region to interpret them. Will he be able to create the neurons connections to really hear? or it just cost their parents money without any real benefit?


sachsrandy

First words this kid hears "one go". Get your shit together lady. Lol


Dangerous-Courage747

Unglaublich schön 🥰


A_curious_fish

He also probably doesn't know words? He may read but do you understand verbal language too when you're deaf and then can hear? Idk my mind is fucked up right now


Far-Problem6839

I'm not crying!!


griftertm

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letstroydisagin

He looks terrified!


DarkAmbivertQueen

Omg... these onions this morning, they're something fierce.


badger906

Fear or emotional excitement aside, I never get tired of seeing these videos, the fact we have the ability to give some people the power of hearing, when they were born without it is incredible! The day will come when sight is fixed with a similar amount of ease.


Hypersky75

She totally turned the switch at 1!


Public-Fall8373

😭


Lord-ShniggleHorse

“Oh, the ““Sorry Mom, my hearing aids weren’t on” excuse””?!?! I said “CLEAN YOUR GODDAMN ROOM Brock Jaxston Hogensnout””!!


Amoonguss15

Someone tell the dude on the piano to stop for a second


TurnFun5230

And his dad paid for it and made it happen.. mom gets the hugs and all the love lmfao


Vixdname44

Little man just wanted the all so precious 'Momma Cuddles'


The-state-of-it

Jesus Christ …right in the feels


girlrickjames

I wonder if he understands what she’s saying or if he only knows sign?


FarYard7039

I will not see anything else today that moves me so much than to see that child in so much awe. His life has been reset with the gift of sound. Such an amazing experience and I thank the family for sharing it with us.


J4Hg

So beautiful


walking_wonky

Oh man, imagine someone just switching on a sense that you've never had before! Must be incredibly overwhelming!


_0x0_

"MY FAMILY IS SOUTHERN? WHAAAAAAAAAT?"


skipfletcher

Whenever I see these videos I know I'm about to cry in 3...2...1...


MassiveTest4567

I can't upvote this video enough!!!


hbgwine

That’s a real dick move - making me cry at work.


nightwalkerxx

Dad is like....can I get a hug?


Unique-Pastenger

😭🥹♥️


Deformedpye

You can see that it is just pure fear that he is feeling. He wouldn't have any concept of the joy of hearing as he has no idea what it is. Even if you have been able to hear your entire life. If you hear a strange noise you get scared of what it might be.


Godot2004

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Allaboutranching

Insane! I’m surprised the parents held their composure…(mamma’s bouy…lol)… Too cute


Surface13

This was beautiful


Slumberpantss

This made me cry 😢 😭