The Sound Barrier: The Gift of Hearing
This award-winning film tells the emotional stories of several non-hearing children and adults who receive a Cochlear Implant. This miracle device, implanted by surgeons at the Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, Ireland, is designed to send electronic signals directly to the auditory nerve, bypassing the ear. Filmed over a year's time, the film captures the remarkable journey from silence to sound.
This award-winning film tells the emotional stories of several non-hearing children and adults who receive a Cochlear Implant. This miracle device, implanted by surgeons at the Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, Ireland, is designed to send electronic signals directly to the auditory nerve, bypassing the ear. Filmed over a year's time, the film captures the remarkable journey from silence to sound.
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