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Extracted from breaking the silence by jo milne, published by. She was diagnosed as profoundly deaf at 16 months old but it wasnt until she. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. My friend joe milne who suffers from ushers syndrome, was deaf from birth. Then, thanks to cochlear implant surgery last year she made headlines around the world when a video of her hearing for the first time, age. At the heart of the book is the experience of what it is like to hear for the first time. Imagine for a moment that you have never heard the voices. Jo milne as a toddler, jo milne was diagnosed as profoundly deaf. Jos cochlear implants are turned on and she hears for the first time.