Hearing-Impaired Kids Get Their Own Superhero

For more than 35 years ear specialist and surgeon Dr. Ronald Hoffman has searched for new treatments and devices to help hearing-impaired children. But no matter how impressive the newest hearing aids or cochlear implants were, Hoffman said he’s seen many children bullied for being different.

“One of the moms told us that her son had taken [his hearing aids] and buried them in the sand,” Hoffman said.

 

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