| 1 | The phenomenon is known as "inattentional deafness". | |
| 2 | In what language do the profoundly deaf think? | |
| 3 | Make her blind and deaf, and you have a Helen Keller. | |
| 4 | Most people, when asked, claim they would rather lose their hearing than their sight. | |
| 5 | But since deaf people cannot hear, they can't learn how to speak a language. |