Check out the documentary, Sound and Fury. Its about Deaf culture, Hearing culture and the politics of the cochlear implants. Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
In Mexico we used iodine solutions to disinfect our raw fruits and vegetables, soaking them for 20 minutes. This seems like a much better idea than dish soap. I would be more worried about amoebas. Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)