A bunch of people are in a restaurant eating when the band starts up and every one is quite and turns to watch these magnificent musicians play the most beautiful and entwining melody. One couple, on the other hand, remains engaged in what appears to be a conversation with body language. They don't hear the melody or the people or even the ambient noise of people shuffling around, in fact they don't hear at all they are Deaf.

Overview of Deafness

Deafness is a medical condition, the majority of the time, in which the ear drum either doesn't form properly or not at all.

"Approximately 28 million Americans are reported to have severe to profound hearing loss. The percentage of people who are culturally Deaf and use ASL (American Sign Language) as their primary language is much smaller. The number is difficult...