Sensorineural hearing loss

Hearing loss in teenagers is up 30 percent from the 1980s and 1990s. While in-ear headphones were first introduced in the 1980s, they didn’t become widely popular until the early 2000s when the iPod came out. “Many experts believe it [increased percent of hearing loss] is due... to the increased use in headphones” (American Osteopathic Association). This is a plausible explanation seeing as music seems to be more available and used more often. Hearing loss due to exposure is a growing concern.…

Personal Statement I chose to pursue a Deaf Studies degree because I am very passionate about advocating for the Deaf community. Initially, I was a Communication Studies major. However, upon taking ASL classes and other Deaf culture classes I developed great admiration for the culture. My plan is to work in higher education and be the dean of a college. This is important because the more power one has the more they can do to benefit a larger population. I plan on making programing that is…

Critical Thought Question #1 Why is the theory of culture important to Deaf people? What is the goal of the field of Deaf Studies? This essay will be delving into two thoughts on the subject of Deaf Studies and Deaf Culture. One thought we will be exploring is why theory if culture is important to Deaf people. What does the Deaf community have to gain from this study of theory? How does it tie into Deaf Studies? The second thought we will be exploring is the goal of Deaf Studies. What does it…

Individuals who have a deaf consciousness believe that they are unjustly treated within society based on their hearing impairments that lead them to “reject the legitimacy of their subordinate position,” (Mansbridge & Morris, 2001, p. 69). People who are deaf often feel that they are treated unfairly in situations of “domination created by hearing people” (Mansbridge & Morris, 2001, p. 69). It is of interest that people within the deaf community, against their feelings of being…

in Germany don’t speak English as much as we do here in the United States. Therefore here in the U.S, deaf Americans have the genre of American Sign Language. Because deaf people can communicate, they’re more than just a group of people who have hearing…

sign language. With all these occurances, sign language was now an official language completely separate from English. At first, however, the deaf community was strongly against this dictionary. They were not sure of the actual intentions of the hearing people and how they could even try to describe a language that they had never completely understood or accepted until now. How could they go from thinking of it as nothing relevant at all, and even…

this article I didn’t even know about the word audism. To be fair I was very ignorant on this subject I didn’t know much about it and so are a lot of people. Some hearing people are so ignorant that they really believe that they are so much smarter and know what is better for a Deaf person more than the Deaf person themselves. Hearing people think they are allowed to judge and tell deaf people what they can do and what they cannot do, its ridiculous, if you can’t even bother to educate yourself…

cultures; the hearing community and the deaf community, grounded in a conflict between members of one family, split over the perceptions and beliefs of what it means to be"normal." It is a film about identity and culture, belonging and being an outsider, misconceptions and a desire to be understood. It is a film about the struggles of a cultural minority to find its place and acceptance in the larger world. Sound and fury is a tale of a family whose members are both; hearing as well as…

individuals who suffer complete and various partial forms of hearing loss. Hearing loss involves cochlear malfunction, and the cochlea is the primary hearing organ in the inner ear. Over the past few decades, the cochlear implant has been tested and revamped in order to adapt to the various discoveries of deafness in humans. While cochlear implants may appear to be a complete solution for those who suffer from complete or partial hearing loss, one…

in-effect dictated by the situation (such as the type and level of hearing ability) or the system (such as the availability of a specific service) and the family perceived no ownership. An example of this was a family who received services from a program because it was the only program available to them: “Really we didn’t make any decisions. It was what was offered through the city.” Another parent stated that, “Her hearing loss level is putting us on a certain track.” For the “Professional…