Download Technology used for hearing loss

BY:Nancy Gudino
Hearing Loss
 Hearing loss affects many children and it can occur to
any part of the ear such as; outer ear, middle ear, inner
ear nerve. Also, there are many different things that
cause hearing loss. There are different degrees of
hearing loss. Some of them are mild, moderate, severe
or profound.
•Assistive: Any tool that helps students with hearing
loss do things more quickly, easily or independently
and improve functional capabilities.
•Adaptive: Refers specifically to electronic and
information technology can access
Before technology got so advanced
Children with any kind of hearing loss
used sign language to communicate.
Although, this type of communication is
still used but mostly with children who
severe hearing loss.
Some of the technology devices
used for hearing loss
Bone Vibrator: the ear canal gets some sounds
but is covered on the outside so the head band
must be worn
Ear Molds: the good thing about them as children
get older she or he can pick whatever color they
want the mold to be and goes on the ear like a
bluetooth.
continued
Head phones with a
device attached to the
body in which it receives
sounds
I-Pad to visually
communicate
Cochlear Implants
and can be worn in
water
Graph of hearing loss
Resources
 http.beckerexhibits.wustl.edu
 www.babyhearing.org
 www.wikipedia.org