| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 52 min.)) : sd., col. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Credits |
Directed by Liam Mcgrath. |
| Cast |
Conor Eyre. |
| Summary |
In 1996, Dr. Laura Viani carried out Ireland's first cochlear implant in Dublin's Beaumont Hospital. She now heads a world class team of surgeons, audiologists, and speech and language therapists. Over two decades, the Irish National Cochlear Implant Programme has profoundly changed the lives of over 1,000 Irish patients. A cochlear implant is an electronic device that allows the deaf and those who are hard-of-hearing to experience sound, bypassing the sensory hair cells of the cochlea to send signals directly to the auditory nerve. Filmed over a year, The Sound Barrier follows a number of people who have decided to receive a cochlear implant. The cameras capture their remarkable journey from silence to sound. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Cochlear implants.
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Deafness -- Treatment.
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| Genre |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
McGrath, Liam, film director.
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Hargaden, Cormac, film producer.
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Eyre, Conor, host.
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hoopla digital.
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| Music No. |
MWT12069025 |
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