Whenever I want to help teachers understand their students' hearing loss I use their audiograms. I also use a blank audiogram with pictures and then plot the students' results directly onto them. I found that the pictures help give them an idea of what their student will have trouble hearing.
Often, I find that saying that the child is deaf or has a hearing loss is not enough. It seems as if when they can see it, it is easier to understand. Once they begin to fully understand the child's hearing loss, they begin to understand how to accommodate them better. So far, using their audiograms have helped tremendously.
*Picture Audiogram from Hands and Voices.
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Thank you for the online audiogram! I have looked for one online so I don't always have to draw (I usually use http://www.bradingrao.com/Audiogram.pdf). Thanks for a great resource & blog.
ReplyDeleteThank 'Deafness and Hearing Aids' for making and providing the audiogram creator. It is such a neat tool, glad you came across it here. :)
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We were given that last picture audiogram after my daughter's ABR. I'll never forget looking at it and feeling crushing sadness that she couldn't hear leaves rustle or whispers or birds singing.
ReplyDeleteThank God for hearing aids, she doesn't miss too much now.
If abnormalities show up in the first hearing test, a second screening is necessary for confirmation so the infant can receive any possible remedies as soon as possible. Your hearing efficiency can be checked by audiogram and its parameters and then you can ask your doctor for hearing aid if it is necessary
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