The Enhanced Doctor

Chapter 1220: Chapter 1220: The Most Beautiful Sound

(Thanks to Brother Chen and Gangzi for the moon ticket encouragement)

Yesterday’s event was a virtual scare, but people didn’t pay much attention to such a "virtual scare" from Liu Banxia.

More attention was given to his confession instead.

Basically, everyone knows him well, he can admit his mistakes, but whether he’ll make them again is questionable.

After arriving at work today, Liu Banxia ignored everything else and went straight to the small conference room.

Today, he’s going to adjust the artificial cochlear implant for the child for the first time here. He hasn’t experienced this before and is very concerned about the child, so he must pay attention.

"How do you feel, are you equally looking forward to today?" Liu Banxia looked at Shanshan’s dad.

Shanshan’s dad nodded with a serious expression, "After waiting for so long, we now don’t know if the cochlear implant is a good thing."

"It’s normal to have such concerns, but we’ve invited a very experienced technician this time. Although it will require several adjustments, the devices he has calibrated perform exceptionally well," Liu Banxia said.

Shanshan’s dad nodded, but the anxiety didn’t ease a bit in his heart.

This concerns Shanshan’s entire life. No one can say that implanting a cochlear implant is absolutely right, but it can’t be denied either.

"How do you think, will there be any issues?" Liu Banxia leaned over to Du Fancheng.

Du Fancheng nodded with a smile, "Adjusting a cochlear implant for children is inherently difficult and often requires experience because they can’t accurately express issues. We expect another three to four adjustments later."

"Their parents also need to observe at home and provide different feedback according to different volume levels. With more data, the devices can be tuned to their best state."

"Indeed, it’s a very challenging task, but it’s worth putting in more effort for the child’s future. Haven’t you ever experienced cochlear adjustments before?"

Liu Banxia looked at him helplessly, "Do you think I ever had the chance? By the way, why put these toys here?"

"To distract the child’s attention. Our adjustments have to go from weak to strong, gradually, and we tune by observing the child’s reactions," Du Fancheng said.

"Hmm... Xu Yino, go grab some of the snacks you usually like to eat, I’ll fill up the cabinet for you later," Liu Banxia said.

"Hehe, okay."

Xu Yino responded enthusiastically and ran out.

"I feel that compared to toys, snacks are also very good. They can similarly distract the child’s attention, right? Plus, we’ll need it to be very quiet soon, won’t we?" Liu Banxia asked.

Du Fancheng nodded with a smile, "It is indeed like this at the start, otherwise, if the volume is too high, it will easily scare the child."

"That’s good, anyway, I’m very focused on this matter now," Liu Banxia said.

At this point, Xu Yino came back, carrying a stack of snacks.

"Shanshan, these are for you, eat whatever you want," Xu Yino said.

Shanshan’s dad was responsible for translating on the side.

The little guy paused for a moment and then signed some gestures.

"Dr. Liu, Shanshan says thank you," Shanshan’s mom said.

"What a sweet little guy, these grilled fish slices are pretty tasty," Xu Yino said, tearing open a bag of grilled fish slices.

"Alright, the child is now relaxed. We can let him eat snacks and play, and after he stabilizes for a while, we can start the device," the technician said.

Shanshan’s dad nodded quickly and gestured to the child again.

Shanshan is really well-behaved, he genuinely likes this pile of snacks.

Everyone is sitting on the side now, holding their breath, even setting their phones to vibrate mode. They’re afraid that the sudden ringing might scare the little guy.

About twenty minutes later, the technician finally turned on the equipment and started operating.

Everyone also became tense, paying close attention to Shanshan’s reactions.

The little guy’s expression clearly showed a pause, and his little eyebrows furrowed.

Liu Banxia judged that the little guy might have started to hear some faint sounds. However, these sounds are unfamiliar to him, so he is still uncertain about the situation.

The technician didn’t rush the adjustment, still observing Shanshan’s expressions.

Only when Shanshan started to eat snacks and play with toys again did he continue operating the equipment.

"For normal adult cochlear adjustments, the volume can be set from large to small until the critical point of hearing and not hearing is determined. But for children, it can’t be done like that; it has to start small and gradually increase," Du Fancheng said softly.

Liu Banxia nodded, now realizing that this indeed is a patient-testing task.

There’s no way to get verbal feedback from the child, only observation is possible.

And shanshan? He is genuinely filled with curiosity about the sounds he hears intermittently. Every time he hears something, he becomes a bit tense, stops eating snacks, and looks around.

However, after several tests, the little guy seems to have adapted to these subtle sounds and doesn’t react to them anymore.

After all, he’s a child — congenitally deaf, and doesn’t know sounds exist in the world.

"Teacher, what do you think?"

At this moment, Shanshan’s mother couldn’t help herself and asked quietly.

It was because she was overly concerned about Shanshan. Even if she tried to lower her voice as much as possible, the current volume was still heard by Shanshan.

Instinctively, Shanshan looked over, full of confusion.

"You can try talking to Shanshan," the tuner said.

With rich work experience, the tuner naturally understood the mindset of parents at this moment. Moreover, parental involvement could also make the tuning process smoother.

"Shanshan, this is mommy speaking, this is mommy’s voice." Shanshan’s mother leaned in and said softly.

Shanshan was full of confusion, just looking at her without using sign language.

"This time, I will slightly increase the stimulation current," the tuner said.

"Shanshan, this is daddy’s voice, can you hear it?" Shanshan’s father couldn’t help but lean in too.

"Wow..."

It’s unclear whether it was because the electric stimulation increased or not, but the sound Shanshan heard also got louder. Instinctively afraid of such a sound, Shanshan started crying loudly.

The couple was suddenly at a loss and very nervously looked at the tuner for guidance.

"This is also a normal reaction, indicating that the little one is gradually accepting this new thing, not an effect caused by machine stimulation," the tuner said.

Only then did the couple feel relieved, but this time they didn’t speak further, instead using sign language to comfort Shanshan.

Liu Banxia pondered for a moment, signaled to Xu Yino and Liu Yiqing, and quietly sneaked out from the side.

One reason was that there wasn’t much time to stay there all morning; it might not even be adjusted by then. Another reason was that he couldn’t bear to see Shanshan’s reaction.

For the little one, although the current sound was a bit startling, it was definitely the most beautiful sound he had ever heard.

Because these sounds had never appeared in his previous life—mom’s voice, dad’s voice, which should have been accompanying him as he grew up, he was hearing for the first time now.

"Teacher Liu, why does it feel so awkward inside?" Liu Yiqing said in a low voice.

"That’s why I brought you two out; otherwise, I was worried you two would start crying," Liu Banxia said with a smile.

"Anyway, we’re just here to see the excitement; once tuning is done, we’ll see the result. For now, let’s focus on attending the patients," he added.

"Teacher Liu, I think we should participate more in such activities in the future; they can cleanse our hearts," Xu Yino said.

"Hey, don’t forget, I’ve already emptied the cabinet. Our goal is to fill it up, that’s what you said," she added.

"Did you remove all the books and clothes from the cabinet too?" Liu Yiqing asked.

"Of course, that’s the real way to fill it. Open the cabinet door and everything falls out," Xu Yino said cheerfully.

Liu Banxia was speechless; this girl was always looking for opportunities, and it seemed he would really need to spend a bit.

Other teachers’ students could generate revenue, but his? He had to subsidize them.

What kind of world is this anyway?

"Director Liu, Director Liu, can you come back for a moment?"

At this time, Shanshan’s dad ran out and called out.

"What’s wrong, did something happen?" Liu Banxia hurried over to him.

"No, no, Shanshan just asked where you went and wanted to hear your voice too," Shanshan’s dad said with a smile.

"Wow, really? Has Shanshan adapted already?"

Liu Banxia rubbed his hands, his facial expression a bit nervous.

Shanshan’s dad nodded, "He has already adapted and is now very curious, wanting to hear more sounds. This cochlear implant, we really installed it correctly."

Liu Banxia couldn’t care how happy he was; he quickly ran back to the small conference room, pushed open the door, and went inside.

Seeing him come in, Shanshan, who had just cried, ran up to him and looked at him with eager eyes.

"I, I’m Liu Banxia."

Liu Banxia sat directly on the floor, speaking earnestly, nervously, yet calmly.

Shanshan happily showed a big smile and gestured to Shanshan’s mom.

"Director Liu, Shanshan said he’s very happy and remembers your voice," Shanshan’s mom said.

"Ah, he remembered just from one sentence?" Liu Banxia asked in surprise.

"Ah... Shanshan is a little genius. Perhaps also because of his congenital deafness, he now has a very sensitive sense of sound," Du Fancheng said.

Liu Banxia was very happy about this, giving a thumbs up to the little one.

Heaven closed one door for Shanshan, but also left him a big window. In his future studies, he would certainly be able to adapt quickly too.

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