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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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ANSD – Auditory Neuropathy/Dyssynchrony...
Auditory Neuropathy/Auditory Dyssynchrony Spectrum Disorder – In Brief What is ANSD?Up to 15% of children with permanent hearing loss (HL) have auditory neuropathy...
05th Jun 2017
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Atresia, Microtia: Permanent Conductive...
2 Types of Hearing Loss Imperfections in the development of the hearing nerve causing sensorineural hearing loss Malformations of the outer or middle ear causing permanent...
05th Jun 2017
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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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Cholesteatoma – What is it? How can it...
Cholesteatoma – What is cholesteatoma – What are symptoms – Why/how does it develop – Cholesteatoma and ear tubes – Cholesteatoma prevention –...
05th Jun 2017
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CMV (Cytomegalovirus) and Hearing Loss
Cytomegalovirus: A common cause of childhood hearing loss Cytomegalovirus (pronounced sy-toe-MEG-a-low-vy-rus), or CMV, is a common virus that infects people of all ages. In the...
05th Jun 2017
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Deaf PLUS Additional Needs
With 30-40% of all children with hearing loss having one or more additional disabilities (Gallaudet Research Institute, 2005) this is a very important topic for all who care for,...
05th Jun 2017
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Demonstrations: Simulated Listening with...
Listening with Hearing Loss Listening with FM Systems Listening with Cochlear Implants Listening with Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder Demonstrations of the challenges...
28th Aug 2017
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Describing the Impact of Hearing Loss to...
How to Explain the Impact of Hearing Loss to Teachers and Peers Rather like trying to describe a new color of the rainbow that is not visible to most people, it is challenging to...
05th Jun 2017
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Ear Infections and Learning
My son has had ear infections since he was a tiny infant. Now he doesn’t say his words clearly. Can this be because of the many ear infections he has had? Information on...
01st Jun 2017
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Emailable Tips for Teachers
I was so pleased when I received an email from Monica Cegelka, one of the great teacher consultants at CREC Soundbridge in Connecticut, who shared these Teacher Tips with me....
02nd Jun 2017
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