Ears Used to See for Blind Child

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Ears Used to See for Blind Child
Topic Started: Oct 8 2009, 06:09 PM (56 Views)
Cody	Oct 8 2009, 06:09 PM Post #1
Seeker Posts: 5,646 Group: Admin Member #43 Joined: June 13, 2006	7-Year-Old Blind Boy Uses Ears to See Updated: Tuesday, 06 Oct 2009, 11:09 AM EDT Published : Monday, 05 Oct 2009, 12:59 PM EDT By MIKE BRODY (MYFOX NATIONAL) - A 7-year-old British boy, nicknamed "Batboy," has learned how to "see with his ears" and is now able to play basketball and even go rock climbing. Lucas Murray is able to visualize his surroundings by using a form of sonar that reflects back the world around him, The Sun reports . He clicks his tongue on the roof of his mouth and is able to know where objects are based on how the sound bounces back. Murray is also able to estimate the size of an object by the intensity of the echo, with a smaller object reflecting less of the sound wave. The technique, called echolocation , is similar to that used by bats and dolphins. Murray was taught the technique by Daniel Kish, founder of the World Access for the Blind charity, after his parents saw Kish on TV and asked him to work with their son. Although it is rare for humans to use echolocation, experts say the basics can be learned in just a couple of weeks . Ben Underwood, a Sacramento, Calif., teen who had been blind since he was 3, had also mastered using echolocation to see . Tragically, Underwood died of cancer earlier this year. LINK
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Sean_	Oct 9 2009, 12:46 AM Post #2
Darkman Posts: 12,925 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: April 29, 2006	That's pretty amazing. I didn't know human hearing was good enough to do that.
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Maverick	Oct 9 2009, 01:50 PM Post #3
XX member Posts: 3,223 Group: Members Member #3 Joined: April 29, 2006	I've seen a clip of a boy doing this on television. It was pretty amazing! He knew to avoid objects by clicking his tongue.
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