"Radio Head Gal": What it's like to live with cochlear implants (TED Radio Hour+)

Radio Head Gal is both the alter-ego of TED speaker Rebecca Knill and the name of her new memoir. In it, she documents her life as a deaf person before and after she received cochlear implants. In this bonus episode, Rebecca tells Manoush how the technology works and how it has impacted her closest relationships. Rebecca also explains shifting attitudes towards cochlear implants, both in larger society and in the Deaf community. Rebecca Knill was featured in the episode "Sound And Silence" (https://n.pr/4cSHNOf). To get access to this and other bonus episodes, sign up for TED Radio Hour+. When you do, all your episodes also become sponsor-free. That's because you are directly supporting our work at NPR. Learn more at http://plus.npr.org/ted