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Archive Home > 2007 > February > 18 > From silence to sound

From silence to sound

After decades of deafness, a Bend woman has her hearing restored through a device implanted in her left ear

By Kayley Mendenhall / The Bulletin
February 18, 2007

PORTLAND - Don Plapinger covers his mouth with his hand and speaks.

"Cupcake," he says, waiting for a response.

Staring intently at his face, Angela Douglas concentrates on the vibrations traveling from Plapinger's mouth to her left ear across the Oregon Health & Science....

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