Sounds from silence : Graeme Clark and the bionic ear story
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Sounds from silence : Graeme Clark and the bionic ear story
Allen & Unwin, 2000
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内容説明
'In those early weeks post op, he had been aware of sound but not of speech. We were sitting in the sofa having a lesson, practising 'a' when suddenly it came out loud and clear. Then, hardly daring, I said 'i'. He followed very softly. I went on: 'e', 'o', u', and each time Teddy followed. I felt awed, so filled with emotion I couldn't speak. Teddy was shining, as if a light had been switched on. Then, very slowly, he leaned over and kissed me very gently on the mouth. That kiss belongs to you.' A letter from a grateful grandmother after Graeme Clark restored her grandson's hearing.Sounds From Silence is the very personal story of how Professor Graeme Clark developed the Bionic Ear, how he conceived and directed research and how Cochlear took it up to give so many people, both young and old, the chance to hear. It movingly tells of how the profoundly deaf and their families cope with the silence of deafness, and of their joy in being given the gift of hearing.However, Graeme Clark also reveals the often seemingly insurmountable barriers put in his way: the mistrust of sections of the deaf community, the scepticism of many of his professional colleagues and the constant frustration in trying to find funding for his research.
This is a powerful and moving story of one man's professional and personal journey to give sounds from silence.
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AcknowledgmentsPreface1 Deafness in the family2 My childhood3 Becoming an ear surgeon4 Learning about hearing5 Establishing essential research6 The 'gold box'--multiple-electrode implant7 Preparing to implant deaf adults8 The first operation9 Helping deaf adults to hear10 Commercial development11 Helping deaf children to hearAppendices1 The principles of the bionic ear2 Testimonials and supplementary statements3 People associated with the development of the bionic ear, tickle talker and automatic brainwave audiometer4 Contributors to the Bionic Ear Institute and the University of Melbourne5 Common questions asked by school childrenGlossary of termsIndex
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