PERLS207 Lecture : Hearing Loss march 8.doc

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Physical Education, Recreation and Leisure Studies
• Course: PERLS207
• Professor: Joel Edwards

Document Summary

Hearing loss march 8: speaker became profoundly deaf from bacterial meningitis at age 2, her hearing loss is profound and permanent. What is hearing loss: when describing hearing loss, we look at: type of hearing loss, degree of hearing loss, and the configuration of the hearing loss, types of hearing loss: sensorineural, conductive, mixed/unilateral. Conductive hearing loss: sounds isn"t conducted efficiently. Individual will experience reduction in sound level: causes: ear wax, perforated ear drum, tumors, can be surgically or medically fixed, example ear plugs/ putting hands over ears. Sensorineural hearing loss: damage to the inner ear (cochlea) and nerve pathways. Individuals will experience reduction in sound levels and speech discrimination: causes: diseases, birth injury, drugs, genetic syndromes, noise exposure, viruses, head trauma, aging, and tumors, cannot be surgically or medically fixed. Mixed hearing loss: both conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, damage in both outer and inner ear.