Hearing impairment, specifically severe to profound hearing loss affects an estimated 464,000 people in the United States (Blanchfield, Feldman, Dunbar, & Gardner, 2001). Blanchfield et al. (2001) estimated seniors represent approximately 54 million people of the severe to profoundly hearing-impaired population with prevalence rising with age with a variety of causes. Etiologies of hearing loss may be due to congenital causes, viral infections, or ototoxicity (Wailling & Dickson, 2012) and can progress
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Zoey is a 17-month old female, who’s unaided hearing thresholds indicates she has a bilateral, sensorineural, symmetrical hearing loss. The degree of her hearing loss at 17 months is severe to profound for her left ear and severe for her right ear. Zoey did not pass her newborn hearing screening and at 3 months old, she was diagnosed and fit with hearing aids. Her family has been receiving early intervention services since Zoey was 5 months old. Zoey and her family have an Individualized Family Service
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The article is an opinion piece written by a deaf woman, Rachel Kolb. It is about communicating in sign language and ASL’s conflict with our hearing culture’s social norms. She described an incident in elementary school where one of her friends scolded her for pointing because it was “rude.” As a child, she was absolutely shocked; it had never occurred to her other people might interpret her signs as disrespectful. Although her mother reassured her that her signing was not rude, Kolb was still left
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I attended my first Deaf event on February 9th, 2017 in the Siverson Lounge here at Augustana University. The event title was ASL open house, and I attended from 5:30-7 P.M. Going into an experience like a Deaf event my nerves were running high for fear of the communication barrier that somewhat persists. I had previously learned from ASL-110 that the Deaf community is very welcoming to new signers, but my anxiety level does not seem to quite understand that concept. I feel much more comfortable
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By way of comparison, both authors write about the condition of blindness. Blindness can cause psychosocial distress leading to maladjustment if not mitigated. Maladjustment is a secondary burden that further reduces quality of life of the blind. Adjustment is often personalized and depends on nature and quality of prevailing psychosocial support and rehabilitation opportunities (Ayinmode, Mosunmola, Akande, and Dupe, 2011). The onset of vision loss can challenge relationships. The change affects
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A deaf child learning English-or any spoken language is going to be a huge challenge for them. One challenge that they are going to have is learning the sounds each letter makes and how they are pronounced. Because they can’t hear the letters, it will be harder for them to learn the language. A verbal language like English requires them to be able to hear their own speech and produce sound. "Without early exposure to language provided by ASL, deaf students are much less likely to become literate"
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Erastus Smith/Deaf Smith April 19, 1787 Dutchess County, New York - November 30, 1837 Richmond Texas Deaf Smith or Erastus Smith the son of Chilaib and Mary Smith. When Deaf was a child he lost his hearing to a disease. At the age of twelve Deaf moved to Natchez, Mississippi with his parents. Deaf returned in 1821, settling close to San Antonio. Deaf married a Mexican Widow named Guadalupe Ruiz Duran in 1822. The two had four children, three of whom survived to adulthood. In 1825 Deaf settled
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Cochlear hearing impairment is often times associated with damage to one’s hair cells within the cochlea. The cochlea is a small, snail-shaped structure and it is one of the main organs of hearing and it is a part of one’s inner ear. When an individual has “cochlear damage” this means that a part (or sometimes all) of your inner damage has been damaged and/or hurt. Damage to the cochlea usually results in permanent hearing loss (and this type of hearing loss is known as sensorineural hearing loss)
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American Sign Language is the interesting, logic, and fun to learn. The other people use American Sign Language to communicate with their friends, family or their loved one who is deaf. ASL is the fourth of the most-used languages in the United States. Now parents are teaching their babies to learn ASL. The estimates were at least 500,000 through two million are using the ASL. The American Sign Language gives children, their confidence, and self-esteem in their lives. Deaf Community vs. Hard of hearing
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How to Handle Thanksgiving and Hearing Loss Thanksgiving is a joyous time for many, as families get to sit down with one another, enjoy each other’s company and eat delicious food! The holidays are a perfect time to reconnect and catch up with the people that you love. However, for individuals with hearing loss, Thanksgiving may bring about a sense of fear and anxiety. No matter how severe, hearing loss can alter the ways of communication, which can make a person feel alienated and disconnected
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