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Disordered Hearing

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Poorer than normal auditory sensitivity for sounds.

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Limited or absent hearing for ordinary purposes of daily living.

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A person who has a hearing loss.

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Difficulty hearing at a distance or with background noise.

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The term impairment may be offensive to some because it implies a deficiency.￼

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The term impairment may be offensive to some because it implies a deficiency.￼

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Any hearing loss may cause difficulties with speech and language functioning.￼

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Any hearing loss may cause difficulties with speech and language functioning.￼

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The loss the sound sensitivity in the outer ear or middle ear.

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The loss of sound sensitivity in the inner ear or nerve pathways.

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Hearing loss resulting from both conductive and sensorineural hearing impairments.

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A professional that evaluates hearing loss.

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An evaluation conducted to determine hearing loss.

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Manual Communication: Sign Language/Finger Spelling.

Oral Communication: The encouraged use of residual hearing and speech reading.

Total Communication: The combination of manual and oral communication.

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Hearing loss affects nearly 28 million people and 1 and 22 infants born in the United States have some degree of hearing impairment.

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Hearing loss affects nearly 28 million people and 1 and 22 infants born in the United States have some degree of hearing impairment.

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Recessive and dominant traits transmitted genetically.

X linked: Carried by the mother.

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Can occur before, during, or after birth.

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Congenital abnormalities: Abnormal development of the outer or inner ear structure.

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Loud noise, low birth weight,  medication, and etc.

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Intellectual characteristics of children with a hearing impairment have suggested that the distribution of intelligence or IQ scores for these individuals is similar to that of their hearing counterparts.

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Students who cannot hear the sound of spoken language, may have difficulty learning the meanings associated to the sounds.

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Children with hearing impairments may play differently, due to limited ability to share abstract ideas and often prefer to work in pairs than in larger groups.

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Reading skills are often delayed due to limited understanding of sound and word relationships.

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A large percentage of students with hearing impairments receive their education in the regular education classroom instead of a special education classroom.

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A large percentage of students with hearing impairments receive their education in the regular education classroom instead of a special education classroom.

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Sign Language

Oral

Cued Speech

Total communication

Fingerspelling

Interpreter

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American Sign Language

Signing exact English

Signed English

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Hearing aids

Auditory training devices

Alerting devices

Captioning

Telecommunication devices

Cochlear Implants