The National Cochlear Implant: Breaking the sound barrier

Imagine struggling to hear your kid laugh or your parent’s voice? Arlene Harris meets families who’ve just been given the gift of hearing

The National Cochlear Implant programme has been in place since 1995 with around 200 people each year benefiting from surgery to enhance their level of hearing.

An RTÉ One documentary, Sound Barrier, looks at several people with hearing difficulties who made the decision to undergo surgery in the hope they would be able to tune into the world.