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Hearing Aids are NOT...
It’s a common misconception that hearing aids “fix” hearing loss like glasses “fix” vision loss. While hearing aids are prescribed for those with...
09th May 2023
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Brains are Wired for Language, NOT...
“Once your learn to read, you will be forever free”-Frederick Douglass In order to understand how students with hearing loss learn to read, it is important for...
31st Mar 2023
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Hearing Devices – Tools, Not Miracles
Unfortunately, NO hearing technology fully restores normal hearing. There is no doubt that consistently worn, modern hearing devices provide more access to speech than ever before...
28th Feb 2023
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Student Services: One Size Doesn’t Fit...
Determining Service Delivery for Students with Hearing Loss can be Tricky It would be a lot easier if we had one-size-fits-all services for our students with hearing loss,...
26th Sep 2022
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Teachers of the Deaf are Superheroes, but...
Getting a student with hearing loss in their classroom is rare for most teachers. Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (TODHH) can help alleviate some of the anxieties for...
22nd Aug 2022
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It’s a Noisy World! We CAN Improve...
We listen in the presence of competing noise all the time, in places like sporting events, restaurants, large group settings, concerts, work/school, or family functions....
25th Apr 2022
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Keys to Incidental Learning
People with typical hearing have a seemingly magical ability to be able to not look at anyone and still perceive information, even if the source is across a room. Individuals with...
19th Nov 2021
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Hearing Loss – Identification, Impact...
Hearing and listening are the cornerstones for learning for almost all children. If a child cannot clearly hear or attend to spoken information, speech and learning spoken...
05th Jun 2021
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An Often Unknown Cause of Hearing Loss in...
Understanding and Preventing CMV in the Educational Setting Author: Brenda Balch, M.D., AAP EHDI Chapter Champion for CT The leading cause of sensorineural hearing loss is...
21st Feb 2020
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Preparing for Success: What Classroom...
At the start of each school year, thousands of students enter classrooms with teachers who have never encountered a child with hearing loss. The following list summarizes key...
09th Aug 2019
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Only One Ear CAN be a Big Deal
About 25-30% of children identified by universal newborn hearing screening have hearing loss in only one ear. This prevalence increases with age to about 1 ½ -2% of the...
18th Jan 2019
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