Hearing Impairments

hearing impaired

an impairment in hearing, whether permanent or fluctuating, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance, but that is not included under the definition of deafness.

audiologist

has special treatment in testing and measuring hearing, only an audiologist can determine a hearing imapriement

audiogram

a graphic representation of an individuals response to sound in terms of frequency (hertz) and loudness (decibals)

conductive hearing imapriements

problems within the outer (what you see_ or middle ear (ear canal and ear drum)

-can be both temporary and permanent

-often correcatable

sensorineural hearing impairments

problem within the innear ear

-most common type of hearing loss

unilateral

one sided hearing impairment

bilaterial

two sided hearing impairmenet

congenetial hearing loss

present at birth

acquired hearing loss

after birth

otitis media

fluid buildup in the middle ear behind the ear drum

estimated 75% will have had

identifying students with hearing impairments

newborn testing in every state in within one month of birth however in PA it is within 24-48 hours of birth

auditory skills can develop as soon as ———— weeks of pregnancy

16-18

bone anchored hearing aid

behind the ear hearing aids

typically used by students with sensoirneural hearing loss

-only able to

cochlear implants

used by students with profound sensorineural hearing loss

effects on language

-ages 0-3 is a critical time for learning speech patterns and recognition, speech development as a whole

-delays can happen when babies are not exposed to sound at this age

ASL

a visual spatial language with unique syntax, or word order, among other distinctive linguistic elements. ASL is visual because it uses hands, facial expressions, and body orientation to communicate with another person different than signed exact english

Newborn screening:

most states require newborn screening for hearing loss

Audiological reassessment

recent audiogams may indicate that the students hearing loss has stabilized or is worsening. testing for hearing aid function is a regular need

speech and language evaluation

the student may have significant

around ——- of students with hearing impairment also have overlapping disabilities

40%

ensure that the other classmates are faciign the student when they are talking

providing a study guide of upcoming topics to the teacher of the deaf student so that the teacher can preteach unfamiliar vocab

seating the student away from loud areas in the classroom

FM/DM

a wireless microphone that is either worn or held by the teacher and a receiver that is connected wirelessly to the student’s hearing aid or cochlear implants