Describe The Different Types Of Hearing Impairment

Every year, 200,000 more people develop a hearing impairment. Nobody really thinks about what would happen if they lost their hearing, but there are many different kinds of hearing impairments. However, there are some treatments and adaptations that can help the hearing impaired cope in today’s world. There are many types of audibly impairments, but all of them are different. The most common type is sensorineural hearing loss. It’s caused by damage to the inner ear or auditory nerve. More than 90% of hearing aid users have sensorineural hearing loss. The second most common type is conductive hearing loss, which is caused by damage or eruption to the middle ear. There is also mixed hearing loss which is both sensorineural and conductive hearing loss combined. Central hearing loss is caused by a disorder in the central auditory system, and most people that have it are stroke victims. No matter which type of hearing loss someone has, many things can be affected when a person has hearing loss. Losing hearing can affect social and intellectual development, speech and language, and educational achievement. Being affected by some of these things can also cause emotional development and speaking, reading, and writing to be delayed. If …show more content…
Shahrine’s uncle, however, thought that it wasn’t normal for Shahrine to not be talking at a young age. Her parents finally took Shahrine to get a hearing screening only to discover that she was deaf. If Shahrine’s uncle never raised concern for Shahrine, her poor hearing would have gone a lot longer undetected. When Shahrine’s younger sister Suhana was born, they got her a hearing screening because Shahrine was born deaf. Suhana ended up also being deaf, but got all the help she needed along with Shahrine. Suhana credits her parents for her success for having their support and being patient and is now an