As his hearing disappeared, Hay found that one of the things he missed most was music, and music has also been his path back to partial hearing. HAY: I remember a lot about that day because, you know, my hearing was - you mentioned your hearing loss being gradual, and thank you for sharing that. HAY: And we went home that night, and we woke up the next day, and we had a little CD player. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "HERE COMES THE SUN")THE BEATLES: (Singing) Here comes the sun, and I say, it's all right. What if music could become the Rosetta Stone so that my brain can tell - now tell my ABI, no, no, you've got it wrong?

Source: CNN January 13, 2024 05:17 UTC