{"id":56498,"date":"2017-04-06T16:11:01","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T21:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=56498"},"modified":"2017-04-06T16:11:18","modified_gmt":"2017-04-06T21:11:18","slug":"adding-sound-the-difference-ear-implants-can-make","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/adding-sound-the-difference-ear-implants-can-make\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding Sound: The difference ear implants can make"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>by Miles Painter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"drop cap\">Six-year-old Liam Powell&#8217;s life would be very different today had he not received cochlear ear implants. The device translates sound into electrical signals to be interpreted by his brain, allowing him to hear.<\/p>\n<p>At the age of three, Liam was diagnosed with profound hearing loss. 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