Sound pressure

Obstacles and distractions for even the most experienced helper can be a barrier in counselling sessions. It is important that a helper be aware of forms of distorted listening, know the effects on the client distorted listening can have and lastly, strategies to use to combat distorted listening. Filtered listening is one form of distorted listening. When the helper stops hearing the person and starts personal, familial, sociological and cultural filters they introduce forms of bias into their…

For half of my kindergarten year I would hear that bell. Not the one the teacher would rattle to get her students attention, but the one that indicated that the time for recess had come. I would halfheartedly get out of my seat and walk out onto the play yard. Ready to go on a lonely adventure that my imagination had been dying to show to me. I felt like each second ticked on like hours as I ran out of new adventures to go on, and after a while I would just end up waiting for the bell to ring…

In the video clip, the narrator is advocating active listening. Active listening is defined as a process in which the listener paraphrases what the speaker says to clarify the message (Fujishin, 2012, p. 81). It is a simple way of communication that lets the speaker know the listener is engaged, and that they genuinely care. This type of communication is essential in the healthcare profession, when one is dealing with vulnerable populations. In the short video A Story About Care, the narrator…

“We’ve got a problem.” “You looked in the mirror again?” “Shut up Daniel, I’m serious.” “That’s your problem, you’re always serious.” “You’re never helpful.” “I’m here, aren’t I?” “In spirit only.” “Don’t be rude.” “I’m never rude, I’m always serious remember?” “Annika.” “Daniel.” “Be serious.” “You always say that like it’s a bad thing.” “What’s your problem Annika?” Daniel’s voice softens. He knows it’s bad because I’m fidgeting. I can feel myself shaking in my work uniform. I…

again. I dreamt of death. My mother and father’s bony skulls were glinting at me through the blackness. I replayed the same scene over and over again: the persistent screaming in the background as a dull buzzing sounded beside my ears. And then the sound of gunshots exploding in the air as raiders crowded into our room. Their skin was imprinted with skull and dagger tattoos I watched them cock a gun at my family’s wide-eyed and shivering faces. I put my fist into my mouth to cover an incoming…

Why is it that your ears “pop” inside an airplane or when you are driving? Inside your ear there is a pocket of air. this pocket is normally at the same pressure as the air. in a plane, the high altitude means the air is rhinner and although planes are pressured. also, when you swallow and when the pressure is equalised your often feel a pop. Why is it that yawing or chewing gum helps with the ear popping sensation? Yawing or chewing gum helps with the aer popping sensation because…

I could almost see the markings of a pencil that had been pushed into the texture of the white wall. I stood up, and walked over to see what it said. I passed a lady who had fallen asleep on my right that filled the room with an obnoxious rumble that echoed throughout the room. I neared the spot and could make out the words “Hel…” the last word, looked like someone had drew it if they had been in a hurry to write it before they were taken away. Fear encased my brain as I wandered what actually…

hold a conversation with friends sounds terrifying, right? Now, what if there was a way to change all of that, a way where you could get most of your hearing back. Would you take it? Well some of the hearing parents who have deaf children are wondering the same thing. They are debating on whether or not they want to have their son or daughter get the miraculous solution best known as cochlear implant surgery. However, cochlear implants may not be as glorious as it sounds and it does have risks.…

this has never happened to me before. Every one of our friends has moved or just stopped talking to us. This was different. “Let’s get breakfast and coffee at our favourite spot,” I said grabbing my car keys and getting my coat and shoes. “Yeah, that sounds good. Mrs Maklar!” Arabella said “Yes, honey!” My mom yelled back “Mia and I are going to Super Deluxe!” Arabella yelled back and got her shoes and coat on. “Okay see you guys later!” My mom yelled back and continued to make preparation for…

In everyday life we interpret the world around us using our five senses: touch, smell, taste, sight, and hearing. What if you were born without one of those senses, or maybe multiple of them? How do people adapt to the world if they are born blind, and is it the same way people that have an accident or disease that caused their blindness later on in life adapt? We know that people have overcome their disabilities to do great things for instance Hellen Keller who was born a deaf/blind/mute went…