The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) first celebrated the International Day of the Deaf in 1958. The WFD is an international , non governmental organization of Deaf people. Recognized by the UN as their spokes organization to promote human rights of Deaf people. Nearly 70 million Deaf people worldwide are represented by WFD. The week of the Deaf is normally found the last week of September and The Day of the Deaf the last day of the week.
Today, as part of Deaf Awareness Month I thought it would be a good idea to let you know that not all deaf individuals are alike. Yes, I know that they each have their own personality. That is not what I am talking about. What I am talking about, is that there are different types of hearing loss. There are four basic types of hearing loss (1) conductive hearing loss (2) sensorineural hearing loss (3) mixed hearing loss (4) central auditory processing disorders
Hearing loss can develop at any age in life and can be caused by many different factors. Sensorineural hearing loss is the most common type of hearing loss and occurs when the inner ear nerves (and hair cells ) are damaged and / or do not properly transmit auditory signals to the brain. Sounds and speech may seem muffled and unclear. This type of hearing loss can not normally be corrected and is permanent. Causes for sensorineural hearing loss are:
- Illness
- Genetic or hereditary hearing loss
- Aging
- Head trauma
- Malformation of the inner ear
- Exposure to loud noise
Conductive hearing loss is typically the result of obstructions in the outer or middle ear. When there is an obstruction sound does not properly conduct through the outer ear to the middle ear. Conductive hearing loss may cause reduction in sound level or ability to hear faint sounds. Treatment is possible and includes surgery, medicine and hearing aids Causes of this type of hearing loss include:
- fluid in middle ear
- ear infections
- allergies
- poor eustachian tube function
- perforated eardrum
- benign tumors
- impacted earwax
- infection in ear canal
- swimmer's ear
- presence of foreign body in ear
- malformation of the outer ear, ear canal, or middle ear
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