Conductive hearing loss

The deaf culture has come to evolve and change over the years, at first it was oppressed and shunned from society, but now it thrives. The deaf community conquered many obstacles to get to where it is today. This agonizing story is told by a HDTV documentary called “Through Deaf Eyes”. I watched this film in my Introductory to Sign Language course, I learned so much from the video. I was surprised that I hardly knew any of the material covered by the film. I was also surprised by many of the…

mentally inferior or retarded, less intelligent compared to their hearing peers, and unable to mentally process abstract concepts. These past perspectives on deaf persons to be mentally inferior, unintelligent, and concrete-based thinkers and learners were supported by less comprehensive studies in the past. However, in the present, deaf persons are now considered to have abstract thinking ability, intelligence comparable to their hearing peers, and more cognitive development when intervened…

Marlee Matlin goes above and beyond with her work. It started when Marlee Matlin, youngest of three, was born on August 24, 1965 at Morton Grove, Illinois. Marlee Matlin was born deaf. She lost her hearing when she was around eighteen months old and became ill. This illness destroyed all of her hearing in…

proper growth in communication with others, and their school had deaf teachers, native signers, which lead to more developed educated confident students. This concluded the author’s research and questions about deafness affecting intelligence. Hearing (and not hearing) does not drive curiosity or encourages thought, it is language that fuels curiosity. Oliver Sacks goes into depth with the roots of learning languages. We never acquire language by ourselves, we were taught by our moms (dads,…

main terms used were ‘deaf’ and ‘Deaf.’ There are also other terms for variations on hearing levels and involvedness in communities, for example, hard of hearing or oral. These terms however are not the foundation of this paper. There is a difference between ‘deaf’ and ‘Deaf,’ the main difference being the inclusion or exclusion of culture in the meaning. According to ASL Stew, lowercase deaf refers to a hearing difference from a medical perspective. It does not have cultural connotations it…

Voice Case Study Shannon McChesney SUNY New Paltz Introduction to Patient: Evaluation, diagnosis and treatment for voice disorders is a complex process based on the individual and unique characteristics each patient presents with. This is a case study for Sue Chang, who recently referred herself to the voice clinic. Her complaints include her voice giving out and losing her voice when faced with heavy speaking demands and recent international travel. This has affected Ms. Chang’s…

In previous years my mind has always been very controversial about cochlear implants. ive grown up with two deaf cousins that don 't have cochlear implants. After getting their opinions and hearing other deaf peoples opinion, some with cochlear implants some without, i have finally made up my mind. I have come to the conclusion that i don 't agree with cochlear implants because deafness is a natural thing, not a disability that needs to be fixed. If i had a child who was eligible for cochlear…

The problem with our society is that people associate deafness with a disease and these individuals are unable to see that there are many deaf people who contribute to the improvement of our society. Contrary to many misconceptions about the deaf community deaf people are able to integrate themselves into our culture and be able to be a functioning member of society. All individuals have a culture they’re born into or belong to and just like the rest of society deaf people have a culture of…

disabled and inferior, when in fact their lives just as colorful and important as lives of hearing people. Ignorance often leads to fear and when people are afraid of something their first instance is to attack it which often leads in suppression of people who are different.…

Audism, Oppression, Respect This assignment is on audism, oppression, and the respect that should come with. Most importantly respect. Which unfortunately my class period did not have for the substitute. Already I know what we did wrong. But, I feel it is important for us to learn our lesson and have this consequence. No, this is not a bad punishment, rather it is good. It will help not only me, but all of my classmates and all of those who read this essay to know how important it is to never…