(Image source: YouTube/sloanchurman)

BY TRACY PFEIFFER

ANCHOR KYLIE MCGIVERN

Sloan Churman was born deaf.

But at 29 years old she finally heard her voice for the first time -- had her husband hit record -- and put the moment on the Internet.

SPECIALIST: “There you go.”

SLOAN CHURMAN: “It’s beeping.”

SPECIALIST: “So now technically, the device is on. Can you tell?”

CHURMAN: [starts laughing, crying]

SPECIALIST: “Oh, it’s exciting!”

SPECIALIST: “Can you hear me? Can you hear your voice? Does your voice sound pretty loud?”

CHURMAN: “Um, no, not really.”

SPECIALIST: “Well that’s good!”

CHURMAN: “My laughter sounds loud.” (YouTube/sloanchurman)

The video has since gone viral. On the page, Churman says she recently received an Esteem implant by Envoy medical.

DigitalTrends explains, it’s placed underneath the skin and requires no external hardware to operate.

Unlike a hearing aid, it uses ear drum vibrations.

“The outer portion of the ear takes in sound and funnels it through the ear canal. As the sounds reach the eardrum and causes it to vibrate, the implant senses the vibrations through tiny wires and converts them into electrical signals. These signals are run through the sound processor for adjustment.”

A writer for CNET says score one for technology.

“If you look at Churman's reaction, you can see that the effect is instant, moving, and stunning. ...Technology is so often used these days to foster superficial behavior and pithy little needs. Yet when it can change someone's life so profoundly, it's worth it to sit and stare awhile and consider what is truly important in life: love; health; and loud, loud laughter.”

And TIME’s Newsfeed adds, what better way to motivate the masses?

“This is what it's about, people. Stay in school, dedicate your life to research, change lives. Do it. We're going to go find some tissues now.”