Essentials of Exceptionality and Special Education
HEARING IMPAIRMENT
What is hearing Impairment Hearing impairment refers to defer or damage may occur in any part of the ear, outer ear or middle ear or inner ear. Hearing impairment leads to hearing disability or loss of hearing.
What is the causes of hearing Impairment Hearing impairment may be caused both by heredity and environmental factors. 1. Hearing impairment is inherited from parents. Particularly the congenitally deaf children who are born with impairment hearing. 2. Structural defects in the hearing mechanism also cause hearing impairment. Structural defects may occur in any part of hearing mechanism-outer ear, middle ear, inner ear or the auditory center in ht brain. 3. Hearing impairment may be also caused due to environmental factors such as infection and disease in the ear, injury or damage to the hearing mechanism due to accident, sudden blow to the ear and high amplification of sound close to the ear.
Symptoms of Hearing Impairment Hearing impairment children are not easily noticeable unless someone talks to them. Children show certain symptoms which are follows: 1. Observable deformity of the ear, 2. Discharge from the ear, 3. Frequent pain in the ear, 4. Scratching the ear frequently, 5. Ask for repetition of instruction, 6. Turing the head frequently towards the speaker, 7. Inability to follow instruction, 8. Focusing on the speaker’s face while listening to it, 9. Restlessness and inattention, 10. Asking for help from peers for taking notes in the classroom. If a child shows any four or five symptoms, hearing impairment can be suspected.
How to deal with hearing Impairment Sign Language Sign language is a system of gestures that is used to convey general ideas or thoughts. Finger Spelling Finger spelling is nothing but writing in the air with configuration of fingers. Speech Reading Speech reading is sometimes refers
What is hearing Impairment Hearing impairment refers to defer or damage may occur in any part of the ear, outer ear or middle ear or inner ear. Hearing impairment leads to hearing disability or loss of hearing.
What is the causes of hearing Impairment Hearing impairment may be caused both by heredity and environmental factors. 1. Hearing impairment is inherited from parents. Particularly the congenitally deaf children who are born with impairment hearing. 2. Structural defects in the hearing mechanism also cause hearing impairment. Structural defects may occur in any part of hearing mechanism-outer ear, middle ear, inner ear or the auditory center in ht brain. 3. Hearing impairment may be also caused due to environmental factors such as infection and disease in the ear, injury or damage to the hearing mechanism due to accident, sudden blow to the ear and high amplification of sound close to the ear.
Symptoms of Hearing Impairment Hearing impairment children are not easily noticeable unless someone talks to them. Children show certain symptoms which are follows: 1. Observable deformity of the ear, 2. Discharge from the ear, 3. Frequent pain in the ear, 4. Scratching the ear frequently, 5. Ask for repetition of instruction, 6. Turing the head frequently towards the speaker, 7. Inability to follow instruction, 8. Focusing on the speaker’s face while listening to it, 9. Restlessness and inattention, 10. Asking for help from peers for taking notes in the classroom. If a child shows any four or five symptoms, hearing impairment can be suspected.
How to deal with hearing Impairment Sign Language Sign language is a system of gestures that is used to convey general ideas or thoughts. Finger Spelling Finger spelling is nothing but writing in the air with configuration of fingers. Speech Reading Speech reading is sometimes refers