Hearing Loss and Visual Impairments by https://padlet.com/dittloff_kaitlyn/agpxmbpp6kpi en-us 2018-09-26 02:03:59 UTC 2023-03-06 09:25:55 UTC hello@padlet.com Causes of Hearing Loss dittloff_kaitlyn https://padlet.com/dittloff_kaitlyn/agpxmbpp6kpi/wish/285831165
  • Noise
  • Aging
  • Disease
  • Heredity 

    • -Illness and certain medications can also cause some individuals to lose hearing 

    -Unknown cause for 25% of babies born with detectable hearing loss

    -25% of babies: the cause is believed to be due to maternal infections during pregnancy, complications after birth, & head trauma 

    50% is due to genetics 
    -specific syndromes such as Down or Usher contribute to 1/3 of these cases


    ]]>     2018-09-26 02:08:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dittloff_kaitlyn/agpxmbpp6kpi/wish/285831165     Types of Hearing Loss & Degrees of Hearing Loss dittloff_kaitlyn https://padlet.com/dittloff_kaitlyn/agpxmbpp6kpi/wish/285831318 The 4 types of hearing loss: 
    • Conductive Hearing Loss: Caused by something that stops sounds from getting through the outer or middle ear. 
      • Can be treated with medicine or surgery 
    • Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Occurs when there is a problem in the way the inner ear or hearing nerve functions 
    • Mixed Hearing Loss: Includes both a conductive and sensorineural hearing loss
    • Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder: Occurs when sound enters the ear normally, but due to damage of the inner ear or hearing nerve, sound is unable to be organized in a way that the brain understands 

    The 4 degrees of Hearing Loss
    • Mild Hearing Loss: may hear some speech sounds but soft sounds are hard to hear
    • Moderate Hearing Loss: may hear almost no speech when one is talking at normal levels
    • Severe Hearing Loss: hears little to no speech when one is talking at a normal level and only some loud noises 
    • Profound Hearing Loss: unable to hear any speech and only very loud noises
    ]]>     2018-09-26 02:09:47 UTC https://padlet.com/dittloff_kaitlyn/agpxmbpp6kpi/wish/285831318     Visual Acuity & examples dittloff_kaitlyn https://padlet.com/dittloff_kaitlyn/agpxmbpp6kpi/wish/285831355 Visual Acuity is sharpness or clarity  of vision
    • Normal eyesight is recognized as visual acuity of 20/20. This means someone with normal vision can see small details at 20 feet away 
    • Visual impairment is defined as visual acuity of 20/40 or less with correction. This means the test subject sees at 20 feet what a person with normal vision sees at 40 feet away
    • Low vision: significant visual impairment with visual acuity between 20/70 and 20/200 that is not correctable 
      • 20/70 vision: person who is 20 feet from an eye chart sees what a person with normal vision can see from 70 feet away
      • 20/200 visual acuity or less (with best correction or a visual field extent of 20 degrees or less in diameter): legal blindness- used to determine rehabilitation and other services
    ]]>     2018-09-26 02:10:07 UTC https://padlet.com/dittloff_kaitlyn/agpxmbpp6kpi/wish/285831355     Causes of Visual Impairments dittloff_kaitlyn https://padlet.com/dittloff_kaitlyn/agpxmbpp6kpi/wish/285831385 Variety of ocular and cortical causes:

    Ocular causes
    • Disease 
    • Conditions affecting the eye
    Cortical Causes
    • Injury
    • Structural differences in the brain 
    Other Causes 
    • Refractive errors
      • myopia- nearsightedness 
      • hyperopia- farsightedness
      • astigmatism- distorted vision at all distances
      • presbyopia- loss of close vision
    • Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
      • retinal eye disease associated with aging
      • results in damaged sharp and central vision 
      • leading cause of permanent impairment in reading and close-up vision  
    • Diplopia
      • double vision
        • monocular
        • binocular 
    • Visual field impairments
      • visual neglect 
      • field loss
    • Quality of vision impairments
      • night blindness
      • hyposensitivity to light
      • photophobia or hypersensitivity to daylight
      • color blindness
      • floaters
      • stray lights
      • seeing stars or flashes
    • Cataract
      • clouding of eye lens 
      • leading cause of blindness worldwide and vision loss in the US- can happen at any age
    • Glaucoma
      • normal or high fluid pressure in the eye resulting in damage to the optic nerve 
        • open angle glaucoma
        • closed angle glaucoma
    • Amblyopia
      • "lazy eye"- brain and eye do not work together 
    • Strabismus
      • imbalance in the positioning of the two eyes causing a lack of coordination between eyes 
        • cross in or turn out 
    • Diabetic retinopathy (DR)
      • leading cause of blindness in the US and a complication of diabetes mellitus 
      • damage to blood vessels of the retina 
      • 4 stages:
        • mild nonproliferative retinopathy
        • moderate nonproliferative retinopathy 
        • severe nonproliferative retinopathy 
        • proliferative retinopathy 
    ]]>     2018-09-26 02:10:25 UTC https://padlet.com/dittloff_kaitlyn/agpxmbpp6kpi/wish/285831385     TR Interventions for Hearing Loss and Visual Impairments dittloff_kaitlyn https://padlet.com/dittloff_kaitlyn/agpxmbpp6kpi/wish/285831429 Hearing Loss 
    • Small group or individual interventions to minimize the difficulties that come with large groups 
    • Functional Skills:
      • Communication Skills
      • Social Skills & Relationships
      • Use of Assistive Technology 
    • Health Promotion
    • Community Integration 
    • Education, Training and Counseling 
      • Domestic Life Skills: making progress to become independent in community living upon discharge 
      • Money Management: Gaining the ability to manage money and resources 
      • Job Skills: Prevocational training can begin at an early age and increase confidence 
        • Communication development 
      • Communication, social and interpersonal skills
      • Advanced self-care: personal care and hygiene 
        • Laundry 
        • Arranging appointments
        • Selecting clothing 
      • Leadership: Improve assertiveness skills
      • Leisure skills: recreation interests, abilities, and skills related to a healthy leisure lifestyle 
      • Meal preparation and cooking: Nutrition, and safe food handling skills 
      • Communication awareness and reintegration: Learning how to be involved in a community setting, awareness, independence 
    Visual Impairments 
    • Functional skills
      • Orientation and mobility: effective orientation and mobility skills to safely, purposefully, and independently travel through diverse environments 
      • Self-care: Pouring liquids, food preparation, locating items 
      • Communication: shaking hands, making eye contact, interpreting gestures 
      • Reading: alternative formats 
      • Leisure skills: leisure skill development and participation, community resource development, healthy leisure development 
      • Facilitators and barriers: identification of environmental facilitators or barriers such as products or technology  
    • Education, Training, and Counseling 
      • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 
      • Leisure counseling 
      • Lifestyle: alteration education with attention to physical inactivity patterns and obesity 
      • Adaptive technology: teach effectiveness of assistive technology to facilitate participation and independence in various aspects of life
      • Compensatory strategies: training for visual impairments, turning head for compensation of vision loss, labeling for colors, etc. 
      • Assertiveness training: facilitates asking for assistance, seeking directions, and responding effectively to diverse people and situations  
    • Community Integration
      • Community functioning: how to move around, ask for directions, access goods/services, and assistive technology 
      • Transportation: accessing and using private/public transportation and how to use it 
      • Safety: how to deal with emergencies and safety issues 
      • Equipment: training and information for equipment to facilitate independence 
    • Health promotion
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  • Considering the length that a person has been diagnosed with sensory impairment is extremely important 
    • For example, if a person experiences hearing loss after acquiring communication skills the difference is very drastic compared to a child who was born deaf. This child that was born deaf may not have the same extent of communication skills compared to an individual with acquired hearing loss
  • Congenital: Hearing loss is present at birth
    • Early diagnosis is suggested to increase opportunities of early intervention. These early interventions will allow the individual to learn to adapt 
  • Acquired: Appears later in life
    •  The diagnosis for acquired sensory impairments is also important as soon as symptoms are noticed to ensure early intervention
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