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I can hear you whisper : an intimate journey through the science of sound and language / Lydia Denworth.

by Denworth, Lydia, 1966-

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Denworth, Lydia, 1966-

Denworth, Alex -- Health.

Cochlear implants -- Patients -- Biography.

Cochlear implants -- History.

Deaf children -- Rehabilitation.

Language acquisition -- Parent participation.

9780525953791 (hc.)

0525953795 (hc.)

viii, 390 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [341]-368) and index.

"An investigation into the science of hearing, child language acquisition, neuroplasticity, brain development, and Deaf culture spurred by Lydia Denworth's discovery that her son couldn't hear her lullabies and the family's life-altering decision to give him a cochlear implant. Lydia Denworth's third son, Alex, was almost two when he was diagnosed with profound and progressive hearing loss. As a science writer and the mother of young children, Denworth knew the importance of enrichment to the developing brain. She was determined to do whatever it took to allow Alex to hear and acquire spoken language, a quest that ultimately led to controversial cochlear implant surgery. In this journey to the frontiers of science, readers will learn why sound is so important to the developing brain, what new possibilities come from the latest research, and what exactly is going on when you focus your hearing at a cocktail party. I Can Hear You Whisper weaves together Alex's story with the tales of two scientific revolutions: the centuries-long quest to develop the cochlear implant and science's changing understanding of the brain's remarkable plasticity -- all told against the backdrop of identity politics and medical ethics"--Provided by publisher.

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