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Deafness a hearing loss so great that hearing cannot be used to develop oral language
Hearing Impairment a hearing loss that may range in severity from mild to profound. It consists of two groups, those who are deaf and those who are hard of hearing.
A deaf person is one whose hearing loss precludes successful processing of linguistic information through audition, with or without a hearing aid.
The Adventitiously deaf those who were born with normal hearing but in whom the sense of hearing became non-functional later through illness or accident.
Hard of Hearing A person who is hard-ofhearing is one who, generally with the use of a hearing aid has residual hearing sufficient to enable successful processing of linguistic information through audition
Conductive Hearing Loss Sensori-neural Hearing Loss Mixed Hearing Loss Functional Hearing Loss Central Auditory Disorders
It results from problems with the structures in the outer or middle ear, generally a blockage in the mechanical conduction of sound. Sounds must be amplified to overcome the blockage.
Middle ear infection otitis media Results from a malfunction of the eustachian tube
Oxygen in the air trapped in the middle ear is absorbed by the middle ear cavity tissue
Tissues of the middle ear secrete fluid to fill the void created by absorbed oxygen
This fluid may become infected Children have more eustachian tube problems and much more frequent middle ear infections.
Blockage of the auditory canal by excessive earwax or a foreign body Otosclerosis, resulting from the formation of a spongy-bony growth around the stapes, which progressively impedes its movement and causes
Temporary Amount of hearing loss varies depending on the medical condition that causes it Seldom severe enough to prevent someone from hearing speech entirely
The damage is caused by illness or disease Greater than those caused by Conductive disorders and require extensive treatment
Mumps Measles
Rh incompatibility erythroblastosis fetalis the result of the destruction of the fetal Rh positive blood cells by maternal antibodies.
Ototoxic medications medicines that destroy or damage hair cells in the cochlea
OTOTOXIC DRUGS
vancomycin
Hereditary factors genetic problem Syndromes such as Alports syndrome Treacher-Collins syndrome and Downs syndrome are examples of genetic conditions that may result in hearing loss
Not medically or surgically treatable Quite severe and require long term rehabilitation effort
Can create serious problems for schoolchildren Physician may focus on conductive medically treatable and be unaware of sensorineural component
Children may not receive proper treatment for a problem that affects their classroom performance
Most hearing losses are caused by conductive, sensorineural and mixed problems
All 3 types may affect one ear more severely than the other
Child relies on the better ear and may turn that ear toward the speaker
Not organic in origin Affected to compensate for some real or perceive social or psychological difficulties
May be psychosomatic or hysterical in origin Person may not be conscious of the assumed loss
Occurs in children between ages of 9 and 13 Discovered in hearing tests given in schools Child is upset or unhappy Problems in the family divorce, friction, diversion of parents attention which cause child to assume a
hearing loss
Some are not intentional and may result from emotional or psychological problem
Children may display problems with auditory comprehension and discrimination auditory learning and language development
Children with CAD have trouble learning and are often considered learning disabled