John Fetterman to use closed captioning device during debate - CBS News

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Democrat John Fetterman's wellness pursuing a changeable has go a run issue. On Tuesday night, Fetterman volition beryllium utilizing a closed captioning instrumentality during a debate with Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz to work the questions he's asked.

Doctors accidental this is simply a communal grounds pursuing a stroke, having trouble processing spoken words, but it doesn't mean there's a occupation knowing what's being said.

The closed captioning exertion that Fetterman volition beryllium utilizing during the statement Tuesday was tested astatine a run halt implicit the weekend. The strategy turns spoken words into penning truthful Fetterman tin work what's being said.

"It's precise communal for patients to necessitate immunodeficiency specified arsenic closed captioning," Temple Health Dr. Leah Croll said.

Croll, a changeable neurologist astatine Temple University Hospital who is not treating Fetterman, says changeable patients tin person lingering problems with auditory processing and interpreting spoken words.

Does it person immoderate reflection connected cognitive functioning?

"Having difficulties with auditory processing surely does not connote immoderate grade of cognitive impairment," Croll said.

Fetterman, who had a changeable successful May, has been reassuring voters that helium is acceptable to serve. His doc has done the same, issuing a letter that the campaigner "has nary enactment restrictions and tin enactment afloat work successful nationalist office."

"As agelong arsenic I person captioning, I'm capable to recognize precisely what's being asked," Fetterman said.

Fetterman says helium continues to retrieve from what helium calls a near-fatal changeable that was treated with an implanted bosom pacemaker and defibrillator. He has conscionable precocious accrued his run appearances.

"I survived," helium said, "and that means I'm going to combat for you each due to the fact that I'm backmost retired connected the ground."

Doctors accidental astir stroke-related symptoms resoluteness successful months, but they tin instrumentality years, truthful if he's elected, Fetterman mightiness proceed to request closed captioning successful the Senate.

Croll says determination are a assortment of devices changeable patients tin access.

"The possibilities are endless successful presumption of however idiosyncratic chooses to header with their symptoms," Croll said.

Croll says changeable survivors tin person mild to superior symptoms. Many functions without limitations. It each depends connected getting speedy treatment.

Fetterman says his changeable was caused by an irregular heartbeat, which helium says is present nether power with medications.

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