Sense Of Hearing Case Study

Hearing Laura Greaney had suffered from meningitis at a young age. She was hard of hearing for most of her life. As she was getting older, her hearing was getting worse. She became frustrated, mad, and depressed. Her hearing loss had made her life less fulfilling to her. She then got a cochlear implant which improved her hearing and speech comprehension. This made her more confident and happy with her life. In this unit, we learned about how nerve cells need to be stimulated in order to form functioning bonds. With Greaney, her hearing nerve became less effective with disuse and it took time to rebuild her hearing after her cochlear implant was activated. If I were Laura, I would have been more accepting of being hard of hearing. The sense of hearing isn’t as important as the sense of sight. Deaf and hard of hearing …show more content…
She can only see some colors and read text with big font. She had to move into her daughter's home and rely on others for help which made her very sad. Then, she attended a support group. It helped her become independent and find ways to overcome her blindness. She adapts her apartment to suite her needs and now she lives a content life. In this unit, we learned about neuroplasticity. Neuroplasticity allows the brain to compensate whenever it loses a sense, making the other senses take over the occipital lobe. In Sutton’s case, she states that her other senses did not become stronger and that she just learned how to use them better. If I were Lane Sutton, I would be depressed for a very long time because sight is such an important part of my life. I wouldn’t have gotten over my blindness as gracefully as Sutton did. I don’t think I would ever be as independent as Sutton. I can’t even find where my things are when I can see so I can’t imagine how hard it would be if I was blind. I don’t think I would ever live alone and would need other people’s help frequently.