To begin with Deafness is when a human has a hearing loss in his ear, which occurs when part of the human’s ear system is damaged or doesn’t function properly. it could be noticed when the person is asking everyone to speak slowly and loudly, keep turning the volume of the television and radio up, and will end up avoiding social communications and events.
There are three main types of deafness; Conductive deafness is a condition where there is a malfunction in the middle ear (either the ear canal is absent or not open at birth), it starts as a temporary condition and might end up as a permanent hearing loss if not treated instantly, Sensory-Neural Deafness is a permanent condition which happens in the inner ear specifically in the hair cells …show more content…
The Sensory-Neural Deafness has many treatments according to its condition, medical therapy ( using corticosteroids),surgery, nutritional therapy( low-sodium diet is proved to aid in the treatment) and the most common treatment is using the proper Hearing Aids, and the last type of deafness- the mixed deafness- which it has been advised by Audiologist Marl Ross PhD, to treat the conductive conditions before the sensory-neural deafness.
Preventing certain situations such as using ear plugs or muffs in noisy environments, make regular visits to the doctor to prevent any kind of infection or get an early diagnosis of any hearing problem, raise awareness to pregnant women about using the proper drugs (safe for the baby) during pregnancy, will aid to protect the ears ;from being damaged.
Hearing aids is one of the most convenient and common solution for deafness, it functions by collecting the sound waves from the surrounding and transforms the sound waves into electrical signal then the volume increases to the chosen level the user wanted, then transform back into sound waves to be transported through the canal to the rest parts of the ear. Every hearing aids needs a battery to function and includes switches or a remote control to adjust the volume of the sounds to the wanted level and even to turn it on and …show more content…
On the other hand, the hearing aids need to be adjusted according to the surrounding social event, for example in a wedding or a concert the user needs to lower the volume of the aid and vice versa when it comes to funerals. In addition, that users using BTE might get embarrassed from the visible aid attached to their ear.
In my opinion the advantages overcome the disadvantages since they lead to an active person who interacts socially with his family, friends, and colleagues.
Something small as hearing aids can have a huge impact worldwide, socially any hearing impaired person will lack communication skills since hearing is a crucial part of communication process, hence a struggle will emerge in their lives when dealing in social events and conversations with family and friends and might lead to their isolation. In certain countries they suffer from labeling, discrimination and even inferior type of education, which will result in major health problems like
There are three main types of deafness; Conductive deafness is a condition where there is a malfunction in the middle ear (either the ear canal is absent or not open at birth), it starts as a temporary condition and might end up as a permanent hearing loss if not treated instantly, Sensory-Neural Deafness is a permanent condition which happens in the inner ear specifically in the hair cells …show more content…
The Sensory-Neural Deafness has many treatments according to its condition, medical therapy ( using corticosteroids),surgery, nutritional therapy( low-sodium diet is proved to aid in the treatment) and the most common treatment is using the proper Hearing Aids, and the last type of deafness- the mixed deafness- which it has been advised by Audiologist Marl Ross PhD, to treat the conductive conditions before the sensory-neural deafness.
Preventing certain situations such as using ear plugs or muffs in noisy environments, make regular visits to the doctor to prevent any kind of infection or get an early diagnosis of any hearing problem, raise awareness to pregnant women about using the proper drugs (safe for the baby) during pregnancy, will aid to protect the ears ;from being damaged.
Hearing aids is one of the most convenient and common solution for deafness, it functions by collecting the sound waves from the surrounding and transforms the sound waves into electrical signal then the volume increases to the chosen level the user wanted, then transform back into sound waves to be transported through the canal to the rest parts of the ear. Every hearing aids needs a battery to function and includes switches or a remote control to adjust the volume of the sounds to the wanted level and even to turn it on and …show more content…
On the other hand, the hearing aids need to be adjusted according to the surrounding social event, for example in a wedding or a concert the user needs to lower the volume of the aid and vice versa when it comes to funerals. In addition, that users using BTE might get embarrassed from the visible aid attached to their ear.
In my opinion the advantages overcome the disadvantages since they lead to an active person who interacts socially with his family, friends, and colleagues.
Something small as hearing aids can have a huge impact worldwide, socially any hearing impaired person will lack communication skills since hearing is a crucial part of communication process, hence a struggle will emerge in their lives when dealing in social events and conversations with family and friends and might lead to their isolation. In certain countries they suffer from labeling, discrimination and even inferior type of education, which will result in major health problems like