what does it sound like? >> her family had to save and borrow to avoid the $30,000 surgical implant. i am joined by nancy snyderman. >> it's a great video. >> it's hard to watch that because you are so happy for her and you wish the same for other people with her condition. now more people will explore it. >> she has a rare condition where the inner ear, the area where the nerve goes to the brain is not working quite right. the outside of the ear and the middle ear is working marvelously. this is a new implantable hearing device. it's like a microprocessor that stimulates the eardrums and starts the energy and it is sent back to the computer that is implanted by the ear.