Foundation of Special and Inclusive Education

A person with full or partial loss of the ability to hear and discriminate sounds, this is due to an abnormality in the structure and/or functioning of the ear.

• Hearing Impaired

• Hearing Impairment

• Hearing Loss

• Hearing

Which is not common features of a hearing impairment?

• difficulties in listening

• delayed language skills

• response to loud noises

• child is not developing sounds appropriately

The term is often used to describe people with any degree of hearing loss, from mild to profound.

• hearing impaired

• deaf

• hard of hearing

• hearing impairment

Hearing loss may be:

• sensorineural

• conductive

• mixed

• all of the above

This can happen when any part the ear or auditory system is not working in the usual way.

• deaf

• hearing loss

• hearing impaired

• hard of hearing

Causes of hearing loss include:

• loud noise

• aging

• genetic variations

• all of the above

Most accepted and meaningful way of communication for deaf people of the society.

• braille

• sign language

• hearing aid

• text

They help and support student with hearing disability.

• pediatrician

• doctor

• nurse

• audiologist

Hearing impairment can be caused by?

• genetic factors

• premature birth

• childhood infections

• all of the above

Hearing process involves all of the auditory system part, EXCEPT?

• parietal lobe

• ossicles

• cochlea

• eardrum