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    While reading Chapter 11‚ “Hearing”‚ I learned some pretty interesting things. Our ability to hear events that we can’t see serves an important signaling function for both animals and humans. For an animal living in the forest‚ the rustle of leaves or the snap of a twig may signal the approach of a predator. For humans‚ hearing provides signals such as the warning sound of a smoke alarm or an ambulance siren‚ the distinctive high indicate problems in a car engine. Hearing not only informs us about

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    Question 1: According to the video “Hiding in Plain Sight: The Walls That Divide Us”‚ in 1934 when the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) was founded‚ in their policy manual‚ they stated that neighborhoods were to remain homogenous‚ meaning white neighborhoods stayed white and black ones stayed black. So in an effort to ensure this‚ the FHA literally took a red marker and outlined areas where they are willing to insure home mortgages. This created the term redlining and this system of segregation

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    A Hearing Aid Might Be The Solution For Your Tinnitus Hearing loss and tinnitus often go together. Tinnitus is a ringing or whooshing sound heard inside your ear. Since the sounds originate inside of your ear‚ they are much more noticeable when external sounds are muted due to hearing loss. One possible solution to the problem is to wear a hearing aid. Here’s how it may help. Drown Out Tinnitus By Amplifying External Noise A hearing aid is a sound amplification device. When you wear one‚ the

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    Gagnon I Hearing Analysis

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    Hanrahan‚ 1978). It ultimately created the two-part hearing process‚ which is know as Gagnon I and Gagnon II hearings (O’Leary & Hanrahan‚ 1978). The Gagnon I hearing is what is commonly known as the preliminary hearing (O’Leary & Hanrahan‚ 1978). A Gagnon I hearing should occur in the jurisdiction where the offense happened and should be conducted without little delay (O’Leary & Hanrahan‚ 1978). The main purpose of the Gagnon I hearing is to establish if there was probable cause

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    Noise Induced Hearing Loss

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    cause hearing loss. Exposure to harmful sounds causes damage to the sensitive hair cells of the inner ear as well as the hearing nerve. These structures can be injured by two kinds of noise: loud impulse noise‚ such as an explosion‚ or loud continuous noise‚ such as that generated in a woodworking shop. Top What are the effects of NIHL? Impulse sound can result in immediate hearing loss that may be permanent. The structures of the inner ear may be severely damaged. This kind of hearing loss may

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    Abstract: The objective of this study was conducted in order to identify the differences in communication participation‚ academic achievement‚ and social behavior of Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) students‚ DHH students with additional disabilities (DHH-D)‚ and nondisabled hearing peers. The data for this study was collected and analyzed in this way by placing students in multiage classrooms with a teacher-to-student ratio of approximately 1 to 15. The students and teachers used sign language and

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    be taken in order to get Prince out of jail in an expeditious manner. During his Initial Appearance‚ the magistrate will have set a Preliminary Hearing date during the next ten days‚ assuming Prince did not waive this right. I have requested a copy of the Initial Appearance form from the

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    chapters I chose in the book for “Hearing People Only” is chapter 65 “Can deaf people appreciate music at all”‚ chapter 71 “What difficulties do deaf people have when driving an automobile”‚ and chapter 73 “Aren’t deaf people more prone to accidents”. I chose these chapters because I think hearing people are generally curious about whether deaf people can listen to music‚ if they can drive‚ and if they are accident prone. I think these topics are most common among hearing people about the deaf. I also

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    is my hearing loss. I have known about my hearing loss for quite a while now but it is still something i am not comfortable with. I have failed to educate people about my hearing loss because i have learned people don’t take it as serious and think of it as a joke rather than understanding that it is not something easy to come forward about. People like to say things like “can you hear me” and sometimes like to gather attention by shouting and think it is funny . I refused to wear hearing aids growing

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    may also rely on machines. They would be able to successfully infiltrate the depth perception solders’ quarters and win hand-to-hand combat against them. Both sides would have great disadvantages and advantages. The opposable thumbs having great sight but not being able to sustain holding items for long periods. The lack of depth perception having

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