Hearing impairment

suffer from a severe to profound hearing loss who do not benefit from the use of hearing aids. Individuals who are candidates for the use of cochlear implants commonly suffer from a severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss, which is a hearing loss that is attributed to damage to the cochlea. The cochlea is the anatomical structure that stimulates the auditory nerve, thus allowing the individual to perceive sound. However, a cochlear implant is not a cure for a hearing loss. According to the…

impact it had on the deaf culture. Another finding as stated in the previous paragraph was the limited amount of research that tested academic growth of deaf children with or without cochlear implants. Most of the references used were compared to hearing children. There is still much knowledge to be learned about deaf culture and cochlear implantation use that isn’t yet…

Over the years her hearing aids slowly stopped working and physicians encouraged getting cochlear implants. By the age of eleven, she had implants in both ears. “Luckily, in the years leading up to my implants, before I lost all sense of hearing, I was able to develop the strong speaking skills I have today,” said Zahneis. Deaf culture has recently experienced a breakthrough in society through pop culture. In the United States alone there are over 4,000,000 people with a hearing disability.…

the origin of a child’s hearing loss. One reason is if there were difficulties during the pregnancy or birthing process. For instance, if the mother contracted a severe illness like German measles it could influence the baby’s hearing. If the mother consumes a certain kind of medicine, such as ototoxic drugs, it can transfer into the womb and negatively affect the baby’s hearing. Also, the structuring of the inner ear while the baby is in the womb can affect his or her hearing (Non-Genetic,…

Isaiah Stark, Period 1, Ear impairment due to loud music Slogan-Whoa, turn it down!!! Description of health issue-The tiny hair cells in your ear change sound into electrical signals that are carried to the brain and documented as sound. After long periods of time listing to any type of sound over 70 decibels (dB)(the unit sound is measured in) can harm your ears. When people listen to music your ears are taking in incredible amounts of sound. That Is why in schools you think that kids are just…

This is apparent when Cyrus (2010) remarks on the success of her hearing-deaf marriage and then follows this with the proclamation that because she had to assert her right into the hearing-world, she would not “throw it all away by marrying a deaf guy” (p. 122). The sentiment expressed in this quotation compellingly represents the power of narrative accounts to provide phenomenological…

Early oral language development is the main precursor of reading development. Reading levels of deaf or hard of hearing students are delayed due to the limited amount of reading they are exposed to as children, difficulties with language comprehension and cognition are among the subjects that need to be addressed by educators (Marschark et al., 2012). Children who are deaf or hard of hearing commonly graduate high school with a fourth-grade literacy skill level. A student in the fourth grade is…

Universal Newborn Hearing Screenings Over 50 years ago, audiologists, educators, parents, and medical personnel recognized and stressed the importance of early identification of hearing loss among infants. The understanding for a need for early identification of a child’s hearing loss has led us to the modern technology and assessment of hearing for newborns, most commonly referred to as the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS). In the United States, as of 2007, over 90% of newborns are…

As I got up to leave after my very first sign language class, I remember seeing my friend who has a hearing impairment and running to her to show her what I had just learnt. Being only thirteen years of age at the time, I was excited to show off something new and impressive; however it soon became apparent that for her this was something far more valuable. Sheer joy radiated from her, almost as though I had given her a voice. This happiness was as a result of me signing just a few words, and it…

Deaf people are likely to enter therapy with the same problems as hearing people. However, there are many studies showing that members of the Deaf community experience health disparities due to language barriers, which contribute to lower health literacy1,2. The problem is exacerbated by the fact that most physicians and psychologist are not adequately prepared to provide linguistically and culturally competent care for deaf patients3. Also, the deaf community experience many obstacles to get…