Lynda stayed with us for a few days and progress was speeded up considerably. The fact Lynda could hear her own voice was a big asset but, in the strange new world of unfamiliar sounds, it was particularly important to test her abilities with methods that would avoid confusion or discouragement. Frustration can disrupt the continuity of magnetic wave messages and Lynda's circuits were still weak with the neurons not fully reinstated, therefore it was essential to keep her relaxed.

Lynda was experiencing many firsts and throughout it all her mother and I had the joy of participating in her elation. This in itself was a most gratifying reward. The first time she was able to hear and interpret words on a telephone was a tremendous thrill for all of us. It had been a life-long ambition of the eighteen-year-old girl to use the telephone, an ambition that could not be realized with the hearing aid.

Originally we concentrated on the receptor cells situated in the upper portion of Lynda's head; they apparently had a relation to the higher notes and it was no coincidence that at first she could hear only the higher frequencies. During later sessions when we stimulated the lower receptors in the skull, it was fascinating to observe her suddenly detecting the lower notes that had evaded her previously. The story of the auditory reflexes was gradually unfolding and, due to the deficiencies of this deaf girl, we were not only perceiving the basic role that magnetism plays in stimulating the reflexes, but we were also being spurred on to search even further.

After numerous receptors had been polarized to the correct wave pattern, Lynda complained of perpetual buzzing in her ears. Having found that nearly all nerve reflexes terminate at specific points in the hands and feet, I surmised her trouble was caused by lack of grounding and incomplete circuits. Tests of her hands and feet confirmed my opinion as many receptors in her hands, associated with hearing, had disturbed circulating patterns. The receptors of the feet making contact with the floor during the polarizing sessions, had been stimulated by the weight of her body and were in correct polarity, but a few still had wildly circulating patterns. The circuits of the hands were stimulated by squeezing the tips of her fingers on two posts for a few seconds during the polarizing procedures, as she faced the four ways in her channel. These manoeuvres corrected the main circuits in her hands. The remaining receptors of the hands which still had disturbed patterns were corrected during a later session by the routine tapping method where the energy wave flow was directed to specifically marked receptors.

The importance of adequate grounding in her hands and feet soon made itself manifest. The buzzing stopped immediately after the circuits were reinstated. Further, Lynda's hearing was improved when her feet were firmly planted on the ground during the "hearing tests". While listening to records her ears registered better if she grounded her fingertips on a table top, for within the tips of the fingers many auditory reflexes terminate. Possibly, this is a reason why most animals walking on all fours have a keener sense of hearing than humans.

We had reached a platform where tests showed that most of her acoustic neurons responded readily to sound vibrations. In fact, Lynda was almost intolerant of too much sound. It was hard to gauge our voices to a level that she could hear and yet would not cause her to complain, "Too loud". Often she would shake her head in irritation at the many sounds of our modem "gracious living"-outboard motors, power mowers, planes, etc. She accompanied her parents to a baseball game and summed up her reaction by the words, "Too noisy". The sounds of voices she heard, but to differentiate the words required tremendous concentration. Our job was still unfinished.

Her ability to distinguish words varies greatly and there are occasions when it is significantly improved, especially a short time after polarizing when the flow of magnetic waves are concentrated and the maximum effect of the treatment is apparent. Possibly the fluctuations of Lynda's hearing efficiency is due in part to a lack of myelin sheath insulation encasing the auditory neurons. Let us digress a moment and consider the relationship between the neuron and the myelin sheath. Most, but not all, the neuron axons of humans are enfolded within a sheath formed by special cells, the Schwann cells. Usually, the axon is enveloped in a myelin sheath which is a part of the Schwann cell membrane and lies between the axon and the main Schwann cell protoplasm. At birth, a baby's neuron axons are generally unmyelinated and, as the baby grows, the myelin sheath develops and winds ever more tightly about the axons. A main function of the myelin is to insulate and accelerate the transmission of impulses in the axon it envelopes. A young baby becomes startled by unaccustomed noise; its nervous system is easily jolted. Similarly Lynda is now experiencing the same reactions to loud voices and sounds. Are Lynda's auditory neurons like those of a baby, lacking adequate myelin sheath insulation because they have never been used? Will they develop as the baby's from the stimulation of magnetic waves flowing in a definite pattern? It is within reason to hope these questions will be answered in the affirmative as Lynda puts her acoustic nerves to greater use.

Not only is the brain the wave messenger, but it also receives messages and impulses from its environment. The eardrums record the sound wave vibrations and the neurons of the inner ears and all other neurons associated with hearing send the wave impulses to the brain. The brain in the final analysis does the actual hearing.