Only Human
Only Human
WNYC Studios
A Deaf Composer Holds Out for Science
26 minutes Posted Nov 3, 2015 at 9:00 am.
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Jay Alan Zimmerman is a musician who has been losing his hearing over the past several decades. As his hearing worsened, Jay considered other professions, but couldn't imagine a life without music. Now he's trying to decide if he'll risk the unknown and participate in experimental research to try to gain back all he's lost.