(Download) The Artificial Ear: Cochlear Implants and the Culture of Deafness
♛ Stuart Blume ♛
| #180202 in Books | Rutgers University Press | 2009-10-22 | 2009-12-22 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.90 x.60 x5.90l,.75 | File Name: 0813546605 | 240 pages |
||4 of 5 people found the following review helpful.| Cochlear Implant and the Deaf Culture|By mitsy|As a cochlear implant recipient I was greatly disappointed that the author did not make much mention of the positive experiences of those who actually benefitted from the device. As a cochlear implant recipient I experience much psychological abuses from some passionate Deaf Culture elites ( especially after the surgery) and||
"A rich study of 'the artificial (or bionic) ear'. In this outstanding book, Blume shows how complicated and multi-dimensional can be the reality of patients' and carers' intervention in medical technology research and development. Like most of his work,
When it was first developed, the cochlear implant was hailed as a "miracle cure" for deafness. That relatively few deaf adults seemed to want it was puzzling. The technology was then modified for use with deaf children, 90 percent of whom have hearing parents. Then, controversy struck as the Deaf community overwhelmingly protested the use of the device and procedure. For them, the cochlear implant was not viewed in the context of medical progress and advances in th... [PDF.af45] The Artificial Ear: Cochlear Implants and the Culture of Deafness Rating: 3.57 (509 Votes)
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You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.The Artificial Ear: Cochlear Implants and the Culture of Deafness | Stuart Blume.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
