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There is an entire class of YouTube video of the first moments that people see color, or hear, and it is absolutely, without question, the most joyous and wonde

There is an entire class of YouTube video of the first moments that people see color, or hear, and it is absolutely, without question, the most joyous and wonderful class of video out there. Just so many happy tears. Little kids hearing their mother's voice for the first time. Friends seeing color for the first time after being given corrective glasses as a gift. Highly recommended watching.

delecti 2y ago
Unfortunately most of those videos about the glasses are basically staged. Some of those companies have gotten in trouble for making false claims.
- HumblyTossed 2y ago
  It truly is sad if that is the case that those videos are staged, but, anecdotally, I worked in the eye glass business (lab manager) to pay for college back in the day and I assure you, I have personally seen babies see their parents for the first time clearly and there was plenty of tears to go around.
  - delecti 2y ago
    Yeah, to be clear I was specifically referring to videos of people reacting to the glasses that supposedly let colorblind people see color. I think EnChroma is the big name in that space. I didn't specify "color correcting", because that was the only kind of glasses mentioned in the GP comment. Normal glasses that correct refractive vision issues are obviously real, and great, I'm certainly a big fan of mine. And while I've never seen it in person, videos of babies seeing through refractive correction glasses are adorable every time.
- noman-land 2y ago
  Wow I had no idea. I didn't realize it was possible to become even more cynical about the bullshit people will get up to for a couple bucks.
jeffwass 2y ago
As the father of a deaf girl who had cochlear implant surgery a few years ago, I despise these videos for misleadingly representing the reality of the situation for most patients. Those videos you mention are designed to invoke “happy-feelies” to maximise engagement and monetisation, nothing more. The doctors warned us not to expect any reaction in our daughter like in those videos. Even so, I wasn’t prepared for just how difficult my daughter’s post-implantation journey was. It took many months before the implants provided even remotely similar benefit as the tiny amount of benefit her older hearing aids could give. She had to learn to hear all over again from scratch. This affected her self-confidence, her friendships, her schooling, and was a very difficult time for her. Those turn-on videos you mention are overly saccharine to make you feel good while having nothing to do with the reality of the situation for almost all cases.
- noman-land 2y ago
  Wow I truly had no idea about this. Thanks for sharing your personal experience and setting the record straight. I wish you and your family nothing but positivity and good luck in life. Every day I discover a new way that humanity has disappointed me.
- kiwijamo 2y ago
  As someone who has had cochlear implant surgery myself, that is 100% true. Luckily as a member of the Deaf community I knew full well what to expect so I didn't expect to hear straight away and just looked forward to taking my time learning how to hear. Even now I still can't hear 100% (and will never be able to) but that is fine as I still use our national sign language which will always be the language I can communicate best in. It took a bit of adjustment for the hearing members of my family. Even though I kept explaining I won't be able to hear perfectly from day 1, it was still a shock for some who realised the switch on was only the start of an incredibly long journey which I am still on. Ironically, only those who had deep involvement in the Deaf/sign language community understood exactly the reality of cochlear implants -- showing that even with medical advancements, the Deaf community is still an important part of any Deaf person's life and sign language will remain a useful toolkit for all Deaf people.

delecti 2y ago

Unfortunately most of those videos about the glasses are basically staged. Some of those companies have gotten in trouble for making false claims.

HumblyTossed 2y ago
It truly is sad if that is the case that those videos are staged, but, anecdotally, I worked in the eye glass business (lab manager) to pay for college back in the day and I assure you, I have personally seen babies see their parents for the first time clearly and there was plenty of tears to go around.
- delecti 2y ago
  Yeah, to be clear I was specifically referring to videos of people reacting to the glasses that supposedly let colorblind people see color. I think EnChroma is the big name in that space. I didn't specify "color correcting", because that was the only kind of glasses mentioned in the GP comment. Normal glasses that correct refractive vision issues are obviously real, and great, I'm certainly a big fan of mine. And while I've never seen it in person, videos of babies seeing through refractive correction glasses are adorable every time.
noman-land 2y ago
Wow I had no idea. I didn't realize it was possible to become even more cynical about the bullshit people will get up to for a couple bucks.

jeffwass 2y ago

As the father of a deaf girl who had cochlear implant surgery a few years ago, I despise these videos for misleadingly representing the reality of the situation for most patients. Those videos you mention are designed to invoke “happy-feelies” to maximise engagement and monetisation, nothing more. The doctors warned us not to expect any reaction in our daughter like in those videos. Even so, I wasn’t prepared for just how difficult my daughter’s post-implantation journey was. It took many months before the implants provided even remotely similar benefit as the tiny amount of benefit her older hearing aids could give. She had to learn to hear all over again from scratch. This affected her self-confidence, her friendships, her schooling, and was a very difficult time for her. Those turn-on videos you mention are overly saccharine to make you feel good while having nothing to do with the reality of the situation for almost all cases.

noman-land 2y ago
Wow I truly had no idea about this. Thanks for sharing your personal experience and setting the record straight. I wish you and your family nothing but positivity and good luck in life. Every day I discover a new way that humanity has disappointed me.
kiwijamo 2y ago
As someone who has had cochlear implant surgery myself, that is 100% true. Luckily as a member of the Deaf community I knew full well what to expect so I didn't expect to hear straight away and just looked forward to taking my time learning how to hear. Even now I still can't hear 100% (and will never be able to) but that is fine as I still use our national sign language which will always be the language I can communicate best in. It took a bit of adjustment for the hearing members of my family. Even though I kept explaining I won't be able to hear perfectly from day 1, it was still a shock for some who realised the switch on was only the start of an incredibly long journey which I am still on. Ironically, only those who had deep involvement in the Deaf/sign language community understood exactly the reality of cochlear implants -- showing that even with medical advancements, the Deaf community is still an important part of any Deaf person's life and sign language will remain a useful toolkit for all Deaf people.