Hearing impairment

Emily Teng & Law Kai Xin

• Background
• Types of hearing impairment
• Signs and symptoms
• Threat and challenge
• Types of treatments and assistive
technology
• Implications
Hearing impairment
A partial or total inability to hear

Mild , moderate,
Can be Hearing loss –
moderate-
temporary or Unable to hear
severe, severe,
permanent 25 dB
profound
Types of hearing
impairment
From birth to 4 months From 4 to 9 months

• Startle at loud sounds • Smile when spoken to

• Wake up or stir at loud • Notice toys that make
noises sounds
• Respond to your voice by • Turn its head toward
smiling or cooing familiar sounds
• Calm down at a familiar • Make babbling noises
voice • Understand hand motions
like the bye-bye wave
From 9 to 15 months
• Make various babbling
sounds
• Repeat some simple sounds
• Understand basic requests
• Use its voice to get your
attention
• Respond to name
From 4 to 9 montha
• Use many simple words
• Point to body parts when
you ask
• Name common objects
• Listen with interests to
songs, rhymes and stories
• Point to familiar objects you
name
• Follow basic commands
 Turns up TV
volume
incredibly
high
Speech or
Requires
language
repetition
delays

Watches other Signs and Complaints

to imitate
their actions symptoms of earaches

Difficulty in Responds
understanding inappropriately

No response
when you call
his or her name