CAN I HEAR YOU NOW?

BY: E M I LY D E R E Y N A

INFORMATION ABOUT ME

Unilateral Sensorineural Hearing LossSensorineural is damage to the inner ear (cochlear) or the nerve path ways from the inner ear to the brainCongenital (existed at birth)

My Hearing Loss located in my right earRange: moderately-severe sloping to severeDiagnosed at 4 ½ years old

WHAT IS HEARING LOSS?It is a decrease in someone’s ability to hear

The range can go from mild to profound Hearing loss can effect people of any age Hearing loss is more commonly found in elderly

people

Between 30 - 50 million people in the United States suffer from some degree of hearing loss.

As people live longer, due to the advancement of medicine and technology, the number of people suffering from Hearing Loss has been increasing

DIFFERENT TYPES OF HEARING LOSS

Conductive Hearing Loss Hearing loss is due to problems with the ear canal, ear drum, or

middle ear and its little bones (the malleus, incus, and stapes). Most Can hear and understand some sound and speech with

some difficulty in a noisy environment Some sounds are not always loud enough to hearSensorineural Hearing Loss Located in the Inner Ear, Auditory Nerve, or the Brain Ranges from mild to profound

Even worse with background noise May be helped with hearing aids, if loss is not that bad Can often be helped by Cochlear Implants

DIFFERENT DEGREES OF HEARING LOSSNormal Hearing Loss Has little effect on hearing

sounds

Mild Hearing Loss Difficulty with quiet voices

Moderate Hearing Loss Difficulty with many voices

Moderate/Severe Hearing Loss Difficulty with most voices

Severe Hearing Loss Cannot hear without hearing aids

Profound Hearing Loss Hearing aids do not help much

UNILATERAL HEARING LOSSUnilateral Hearing Loss (Single-Sided Hearing Loss) Trouble locating where sounds are coming from

Harder to understand group conversations; with or without background noise

Prefer people to sit on the side of the “good” ear

Can improve with the help of a hearing aid

COCHLEAR IMPLANTSUsed for people with Severe to

Profoundly deafSurgically inserted in the cochlear, with the microphone and processor behind the ear.

Does not restore to normal hearingHelps person to understand speech and environmental sounds

TYPES OF HEARING AIDS

ASSISTIVE LEARNING SYSTEMS

FM Systems A direct teacher to child hearing system

In a noisy classroom, gives the child direct input to the teacher’s voice

The teacher wears a microphone that transmits to the child’s hearing aid through radio waves

Student can hear teacher above background noise The student might wear a personal hearing aid in one

ear and an FM hearing aid that is connected to the teacher’s microphone in the other.

TIPS TO HELP STUDENTS

Write important information on the board

Seat student in front of classArrange for class notes to be given before the lecture

Use of FM System if it is recommended

TIPS TO HELP STUDENTSFace the student while talking clearlyStudent will look for:

Lip MovementGestures and Facial Expressions

Repeat and Rephrase Important Information

Use Visual Aids to help explain the information more clearly

TIPS TO HELP STUDENTSMake sure there is closed captioning for any audio segments

Understand Concerns of the StudentHelp and Support them in anything they want to achieve

Encourage student to use their services

COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS

People know when they don’t hear something

Background noise shouldn’t bother someone that is hearing impaired

Hearing Impaired students shouldn’t necessarily tire more easily than normal hearing students

Position in the classroom does not matter An FM System is not necessary