Audiogram

Parents against Cochlear Implant Several Deaf children have cochlear implant on their early ages. When Deaf children grow up, they are not happy with it. Most of doctors will ask permission on their parents for child to get cochlear implant because the child is not over eighteen years old. However, there are two different group of parent who perspectives different for their deaf child. Hearing parents force cochlear implants on their children because they are ignorant against the deaf…

Deafness and Autism “The rate of autism in children with hearing loss is higher than hearing children. Hearing loss in children with autism is ten times higher than the general public and is often overlooked” (Williams). Autism is a developmental disorder that usually affects a child’s/ persons social skills, including communicating with people and participating in social relationships. Autism also affects sensory perception, because of this children/ people with autism try to avoid situations…

In the book “Odyssey of Hearing Loss” Dr. Michael Harvey describes three ways that people handle hearing loss. He does this by sharing the story of ten people who lost their hearing at some point in their lives. Each story helps us learn the unique struggle people face when becoming hard of hearing or Deaf. According to Harvey, those that lose their hearing later in life usually describe it is a traumatic experience. In other words, losing their hearing was a major detriment to their lives and…

After watching three episodes of Switched at Birth (the persistence of memory, the stag hunt, and uprising, respectively) my knowledge of growing up with any sort of hearing loss, whether that’s total hearing loss or partial, has expanded immensely. Even though I already watch Switched at Birth regularly, going back and re-watching certain episodes reminded me of the daily struggles that deaf people have to live with. Not only regarding any sort of interaction with people who are not only…

A joint subcommittee was formed in December 1994 and they addressed issues about second language speakers that are audiologists, SLPs and students that have a linguistic competence of English and have an accent or a dialect. Would this have any type of affect when doing procedures? Is there any research that shows that audiologists or SLPs with a “different” dialect or accent would affect those who need their treatment? “There is no research to support the belief that audiologists and…

On October 17, 2017, I learned from Webinar with DHHS for the first time on captioning. The person presented about Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (ODHHS) who was Rose Aird Minette. She lectured about 11 Deaf and Hard of hearing Services programs. It is a lot of information and explains. People work in state agencies’ training to education for all age people who are deaf and hard of hearing. Also, advocacy to train and educate for deaf self-advocacy training. There are explaining to…

Deaf Since Birth: At first I was so confused when she said she was actually hoping for her kid to be Deaf, but the way she put it made perfect sense and definitely gave me a better understanding of what Deaf culture is. “When I think, I see ASL signs in my head.” was fascinating, and something I’d always been curious about. I loved how Michelle said her family treats being born deaf the same way anyone would regard being born with blonde hair or brown-eyes, and I wish all parents could be this…

Kuwan has continued to participate in the program positively. During this review period, Kuwan did not receive any room restrictions. However, Kuwan did receive one sanction for not following instructions; as a result of turning around in his seat while in class to talk to a peer. Overall, Kuwan has exhibited positive interactions with staff and his peers, and the continued demonstration of improvement in managing his behavior. Kuwan was promoted to Level III of the program on May 25, 2016 and…

It wasn’t unusual to see Sterling Gray sitting at a large lunch table alone. It was more unusual that anyone would notice him at all, what with him darting from class to class as soon as the bell rang, hoping to avoid getting caught up in the crowd of high schoolers. Sterling was hearing impaired you see, deaf in one ear and barely able to hear in the other. He had been that way since the sickness almost caused him death as a small child. Most people always saw him wearing headphones, so they…

This past Saturday, I went to deaf awareness day at White Bear Lake High school. I had been eyeballing the event for some time since it seemed like a good way to see what the Deaf community is like on a larger scale than a single theater performance or game. I drove with Beth, and we ended up bumping into additional classmates on our way into the event. The six of us spent our time walking around to the many booths and asking questions as we went. I was surprised by the variety of presenters.…