Audiology

I had grown tired of waking up in this cold and sterile environment of the hospital NICU (neonatal intensive care unit). As every morning nurses were bustling, getting the first round of vitals on each tiny patient, updating health profiles, and getting prepared for new arrivals to the NICU. Today came as a relief escaping the bleak hospital halls for the comfort of home, no more monitors, tests, or paperwork. Bringing my precious baby home after forty-four days was long awaited; once home I…

While I have dreamed of becoming a doctor for as long as I can remember, my recent health-related experience and community service has especially fueled my motivation to become a physician. Recently, I have focused on shadowing two physicians at Ear, Nose, and Throat Care in Oak Cliff, Texas and providing dinner to a youth emergency shelter through the charity SouthWest Kids. These experiences reinforce and strengthen my motivation toward a health career because by becoming a physician I will be…

When you wake up in the morning what is the first sound you hear? Is it an alarm clock, someone saying good morning, the fan humming or the birds singing outside? Now imagine if that noise was gone along with every other noise you hear as well. People take for granted the abilities they have, sadly there is a group of people who do not have this ability. Most people are unaware of the amount of people who are deaf in the United States. “In the United States, approximately 1,000,000 people (0.38%…

Increasingly, deaf students are educated in mainstream school environments. This runs into problems with the demand of forming friendships with their hearing peers. When children that are deaf attend mainstream schools they have to have coping strategies when they encounter bullying and other problems in school. A study done by League for the Hard of Hearing in New York found that there is a gender difference in effectiveness of coping strategies used by the 35 deaf students attending a…

households serves many purposes. In detail, First Signs claims, “A network of professionals offer services including: screening and assessment; family training, counseling, and home visits; speech therapy; occupational therapy; psychological services; audiology services; vision services; social work…

Cochlear implants, also known as the “bionic ear”, are devices that help provide aid for those hard-of-hearing. These devices are extremely complex and contain parts that are forced to work as a functioning unit. I will be going into more in depth with cochlear implants as well as defining what a cochlear implant actually is. I will also explain the costs that are involved, who the “best candidate” would be for implantation, and the risks and benefits involved with the implant. According to the…

Some notable boards are not on this list, because they do not meet the Dental Examiners requirements. For example, the State Board of Technical Professions regulates a variety of professions including engineering, architecture, and landscape. While, the board has members involved in all of those professions, no single profession represents a majority of the board. So while four members of the board are engineers, they make up only a portion of the thirteen-member board. Therefore, this type…

Train Go Sorry: Inside a Deaf World, written by Leah Hager Cohen, is a biography of the author who has a relationship with Lexington School for the Deaf and a portrait of two deaf students (Sofia and James) throughout their time at the school. She switches her delivery, telling her family’s story and the stories of the two teenagers to narrate the truth about the deaf world. The book sheds light on the deaf school in New York, the stories of the two students, deaf culture, and various…

In the Representation & Power of part three, explains that groups are engaged in political activity, always. The author stated that “the portrayal of deaf people as socially isolated, intellectually weak, behaviorally impulsive, and emotionally immature makes school psychology and counseling, special education and rehabilitation, appear necessary” (Lane, p.68). The author is explaining how deaf people tend to socially isolate because they don’t know how to interact and communicate with other…

What is Literacy? Literacy is defined as the ability to read or write. Being literate is a necessity to everyday life in America. Without the comprehension of literacy, an individual would have no skills to read, write, solve problems and access technology. Those who are deaf face a harder time learning English reading and writing, but literacy can be taught through American Sign Language (ASL). Merriam Webster Definition of ASL is “a formal language employing a system of hand gestures for…