Hearing dog

The special senses are hearing, equilibrium, vision, taste, and smell. Hearing is associated with the ear and how the sound waves travel through from external to internal ear. The external layer of the ear consists of the auricle, external acoustic meatus, and the tympanic membrane. Sound enters through the auricle, which carries the sound waves to the external acoustic meatus (i.e. ear canal). The external acoustic meatus in turn carries the sound waves to the tympanic membrane (i.e. eardrum).…

Mom, It may not always seem like I care about the things you do or say, but I listen. I take it all in, the good and the bad. At times I feel as if I'm your punching bag, even though I know you don't mean it in that way. I take the punches without retaliating because maybe it's what you needed; to let out all the emotions that are bundled up. I guess listening is what I'm good at, but I struggle with replying at times. You are my guiding light. The lighthouse at the edge of the bay, calling…

Before we began walking as a group we took a few minutes to discuss what we thought we would hear during the Soundwalk. We assumed that we would be hearing the buzzing of busy Toronto streets, lots of cars and people continuing on their daily routines in the midst of Chinatown. We anticipated music coming from stores, the occasional ringing of a telephone and possibly an emergency vehicle alarm, but we didn’t know if all of these elements would be heard during our walk. We do not feel that the…

Sound. Another complicated, complex idea humans struggle to completely understand. Sound is highly difficult to understand and explain. It is difficult because sight overpowers hearing. Additionally, sound is difficult to explain because it is affected deeply by different experiences, such as: Berine Krause’s personal experiences in his “First Notes” article. Also, sound is very different and unique which makes it hard to fully understand. The “First Notes” article and the passage from “Sound as…

After taking the “Skills Survey” at the end of Chapter 5, I was surprised to find several strengths and limitations I was unaware of in my listening skills, as well as some abilities I was unsure of. I found that I had eight specific strengths throughout the assessment. These included, being a good listener, feeling comfortable speaking and giving eye contact, asking the speaker to repeat their feelings for personal clarity, empathy, asking questions to gather information, using reflection…

do these tasks in a different way. To adapt, they can prepare food in safer ways, such as using microwaves and being careful with knives, purchase clothing that matches and organize it in a simple way, and travel to work using aids such as a guide dog or being driven by someone who sees. The deaf struggle to speak and cannot listen to music; because of this, they communicate using sign language and feel the vibrations made by different sound frequencies. For someone who is deaf and blind,…

obvious differences with the language mode, however American Sign Language is not english signed on the hands. ASL has its own grammar, syntax and linguistic rules, and has a different word order then English, (ASL being topic-comment) (“Deaf & hard of hearing - Deaf Culture fact sheet," n.d.). English is low-context and ASL is high-context. English is a monochronic culture, whereas Deaf individuals are polychronic. Kinetics has a different value in each culture, as touching, is a form of…

others without hearing. They have their own language that allows them to communicate with other deaf as well as hearing people who choose to learn their language. There is a debate that has been in the mix for a while and that is if deaf-hearing relationships can work. A deaf-hearing relationship can refer to many different combinations of deaf and hearing. For example a deaf person with someone is fluent signing or moderate or nonsigning, or an oral deaf person with a nonsigning hearing person,…

My voice has always been a powerful part of my existence. I can shout when my soul has been shattered by wrong doers. My opinions have never been stifled by fear of hearing myself stand upon my convictions. I’m not shy, reserved, nor is my back adorned with a “welcome mat” to be walked upon. The very fiber of my being disregards feminist that have struggled for me to be heard. I choose my voice to be silenced. Unfortunately, embedded in my heart is a missed opportunity to educate an ignorant…

Many people enjoy listening to music in the car, and a large number of those people use earbuds to do so. What a lot of those people do not think about, is when they drive their cars somewhere, and they are listening to music with their earbuds, they are presenting a danger. A lot of teens and new drivers are also out on the roads, yet, since they are learning to drive, they, as well as all drivers, should not be distracted by any music, especially when using earbuds. Listening to music with…