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1. What is hearing impairment? How does deafness differ from the condition of hard of hearing?
IDEA defines deafness as a hearing impairment that is so severe that the student is
impaired in processing linguistic information through hearing, with or without amplification,
that adversely affects the student’s educational performance.
2. Enumerate the causes or etiology of hearing impairment and discuss each briefly?
Hearing impairment affects people of all ages and can be caused by many different
factors. The causes of Hearing impairment may occur during before birth, birth process and
after the birth.
BEFORE BIRTH
Birth Asphyxia (lack of oxygen supply to the new born due to inability to breathe
normally resulting in blueness of baby due to various reasons).
Delayed or feeble birth cry.
Birth weight less than 1200 grams.
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AFTER BIRTH
Pre–maturity.
Deformities of ear, nose, face & throat.
Jaundice, high fever or convulsions immediately after birth.
Infectious diseases (e.g. whooping cough, mumps, measles, syphilis, meningitis, viral
fever, T.B.)
Intake of antibiotics for a long duration. (especially those known to be ototoxic)
Injury to the head and /or ear – (by accidents etc.)
Continuous exposure to loud sounds. High blood pressure, diabetes.
Aging
Tumor on the auditory nerve.
Middle ear infections, ear discharge etc.
As with any medical condition, it’s best to know what you “have” before deciding what to do
about it. A consultation with a hearing professional can help determine the type, cause and
degree of your hearing loss.
3.What are the formal methods of evaluating hearing loss? Describe each method briefly.
Hearing screening a test to tell if people might have hearing loss. Hearing screening is
easy and not painful. In fact, babies are often asleep while being screened. It takes a very short
time — usually only a few minutes.
Full hearing test this test is also called an audiology evaluation. An audiologist, who is
an expert trained to test hearing, will do the full hearing test. In addition, the audiologist will
also ask questions about birth history, ear infection and hearing loss in the family.
There are many kinds of tests an audiologist can do to find out if a person has a hearing
loss, how much of a hearing loss there is, and what type it is. The hearing tests are easy and not
painful. The evaluation will probably last about 20 to 30 minutes in length. If the determination
is made that you need hearing aids, allow for sufficient time to discuss your options. It is
recommended that you bring a family member with you to the evaluation appointment. Most
audiologists agree that hearing loss is a family issue. It helps to have another supportive person
at the appointment to help you understand the information and recommendations. Simple tests
with tuning forks can help your doctor detect hearing loss. This evaluation may also reveal
where in your ear the damage has occurred. The Audiometer tests were during these more-
thorough tests conducted by an audiologist, you wear earphones and hear sounds and words
directed to each ear.
The student with hearing impairment may appear to hear normally, when in fact the
student cannot hear speech sounds clearly enough and is misinterpreting the information. The
student may have difficulties pronouncing speech sounds correctly, poor vocal quality, or
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trouble explaining ideas clearly. Here are some of the common characteristics of students with
hearing impairment commonly observed in classrooms:
The deaf classified from the point of view of incapacity as a result of deafness:
The muted or semi-muted, totally deaf because of disease occurring shortly after birth.
The speaking deaf, totally deaf from disease occurring after two years of age.