Wednesday, 6 June 2012
Hearing Aids, Cochlear Implants and Assistive Listening Devices
This is a great video about different types of assistive technology available to people with hearing loss. I like that they interview a famous football player with hearing loss and share his story. I also love the message of this video that no one should be content to simply live with hearing loss as there are many different assistive technologies and places to go for help.
This site gives a wonderful breakdown of the definition and varying types of hearing impairment. Hearing Impairment
Starting with a description of noise induced hearing loss, the next few pages go on to describe how the ear works and then the various types of hearing impairment such as: conductive hearing loss, sensorineural (pronounced: sen-so-ree-nyour-ul) hearing loss, auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder, mixed hearing loss, central hearing loss, and auditory processing disorders (APD).
The site goes on to say that hearing impairment can occur at different
times in life. If the hearing impairment is present at birth it is
considered a congenital hearing loss. If it occurs later, such as
during childhood, the teens or adulthood, it is called acquired hearing
loss. Also, hearing impairment can happen suddenly or over time.
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