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child who is born deaf is extremely difficult but as weeks, months, and years goes on everything begins to feel as normal as having a hearing child.” Stated Marie, my neighbor of fifteen years. Marie was completely blindsided when she went in for her 6 months checkup and the doctor revealed to her that her baby boy was going to be born without his sense of hearing. She had no idea what she was going to do, how she was going to live, parent, and communicate with her child. The perfect world she…

Deafness or hearing impaired refers to the inability to hear things, either totally or partially. Deafness is classified as a special need, or developmental delay, resulting in atypical development. The book I chose to review is called Some Children are Deaf. This book is written for children in the age range of pre-kindergarten to the second grade. To help educate children without the special need, and raise awareness for children with the special need. Throughout the book many things about…

In the past few years, stories and cases of hearing loss became more and more often. “How and why is this happening?” was the question racing through the minds of people worriedly. Upon hearing this trendy topic, author Jennifer Dignan wrote an article named “Throw Away Your earbuds Now!”, and claims that the reason for hearing loss is answered in this article. This essay is focused and centralized on the subject of how she supports her postulate that the answer to this question is not only in…

For my first Deaf event of my ASL 2 year I went to Halloween Special at Thompson Hall. On the drive there I was pretty nervous because I am not a fan of haunted houses and scary stuff like that, but I was also nervous to just be at the event, even though I had already attended one event last year I was still not completely comfortable with my signing. The only reason for that is that i know that I do not know all the signs that they would be using but I know that I would figure it out using…

If you had to decide between losing your hearing or losing your sight, which would you choose? In my younger years, I had always thought that I would rather be deaf than be blind, but recently I’ve changed my outlook on the situation. Music has become an integral part of my life in the past few years after I joined band and was able to appreciate the music I heard every day in a brand new way. In middle school, I got my own MP3 player and was finally able to develop my own music tastes. On top…

practitioner should assess the patient’s hearing status. According to Jorgensen, Palmer, Pratt, Erickson, and Moncrieff (2016), “Confusion-life behaviors often concern family members and other caregivers; they may presume that the person has dementia and bias the diagnostic process toward dementia rather than hearing loss” (p. 312). A large portion of the Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) requires the use and comprehension of auditory sensory stimuli. For those who have hearing deficits, clients may…

issue of how hearing-impaired people navigate in an audible world. In this particular video, Kolb, shares her experience as an individual who was born deaf to two parents with hearing ability. Several points included in the lecture were profound and accurate. People no matter whether they are hearing disabled or capable of hearing should learn to focus on their abilities and not their limitations. Through self-confidence and family support anything is possible for a person who is hearing…

Recent studies published in The Journal of the American Medical Association are showing that teenagers are experiencing hearing loss due to listening to loud music for extended periods of time. The journal states that since the iPod was first released, the way people listen to music has changed drastically. Virginia Heffernan then continues through her own article, “Against Headphones”, providing her readers with a history lesson on how, why, and what headphone were made for. She then goes on to…

tight- knit community, despite the fact of not being able to hear or being able to hear clearly. Twenty- first century technology, in this day in time could literally assist anyone and everyone not just the deaf. Well over 21 million Americans have a hearing loss, and this results in many everyday challenges. Communication may be the biggest challenge of all especially like getting and giving information and exchanging ideas. I believe that the deaf has a variety of neat, helpful, and even life-…

disrupted by their hearing handicap. This restoration can be manifested through managing a patient’s hearing loss through assistive devices and effective counseling (Boothroyd, 2007). Using the World Health Organization (WHO) attempt to quantify the impacts of hearing loss on a patient, five categories have been created, which include: anatomy and physiology, function, activity, participation, and quality of life (Boothroyd, 2007). Not only do structural and functional damage related to hearing…