Hearing Impairment

Hearing disabilities can rang from mild to completely deaf. You can be born with this impairment. You can also get it from an injury to the head, and a direct in injury to the ear itself. The good new is there is so much out there to help those people out. One thing you also need to know is that if you are speaking to someone with a hearing impairment you need to look at them directly because they are able to read lips. They can use sign language to speak as well. Some wear hearing aids and others have devices call Cochlear Implants. There are many different types of these implants. This surgery is done for people who who have sever hearing impairment or can no longer wear a hearing aid. People wit hearing impairments are amazing because their other senses are heightened. The great thing is with this implant and other hearing devices this opens a world that most take for granted. Penn State Medical Center Hershey Pennsylvania. There is a process that you have to go through to see if you are a candidate for this procedure. 

This is the finished look of the implant procedure. This is done by an Ear Nose and Throat Specialist and an Audiologist the both specialize in the ear and all the inner workings.

People with hearing impairments from a very you age are taught American Sign Language to help them communicate with family and friends sign language is also used for nonverbal individuals as well. American Sign Language is not completely easy to understand and yes there is a standard language that is taught. The reason it is so hard for people who work with these individuals is because some of them use their own signs because they have used it for so long.

This is the standard Alphabet this is the basic building blocks used in other parts of speaking with your hands.

These are some other basic signs used and can sometimes help while talking and teaching some one to speak with their hands. If you wan to learn more visit the American Sign Language . This is a very complex thing to learn and understand and when used correctly can makes a world of difference to the world of the hearing impaired and no verbal individuals.