Product Details
- An MVD Exclusive
- SKU: DS02336
- Format: DVD
- UPC: 818506023368
- Street Date: 07/10/18
- PreBook Date: 06/05/18
- Label: Dreamscape Media »
- Genre: Documentary
- Run Time: 52 mins
- Number of Discs: 1
- Audio: STEREO
- Year of Production: 2015
- Region Code: 0
- Box Lot: 30
- Territory: NORTH AMERICA
- Language: English
Cast & Crew
- Actors:
- Conor Eyre
- Director: Liam McGrath
- Producer: Cormac Hargaden
- Producers: Cormac Hargaden
Product Assets
The Sound Barrier
For some, deafness is a cherished identity; for others, it's a barrier to overcome.
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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.
