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London Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2022
Different social groups construct the meanings of physical difference to fit competing ideologies and interests. In the case of deafness, there are two primary ways of understanding the condition. The first perspective is a cultural perspective, which understands deafness to be a difference, not a disability, and American Sign Language (ASL) is used as the language technology. The infirmity, or medicalized model, of deafness considers deafness to be a disability that advanced technology can cure or treat. Each of these two perspectives of deafness-the infirmity model and the cultural model-informs the kinds of technology that are developed and adopted for, by, and about deaf people. The infirmity model of deafness encourages technologies that correct the deaf body-to correct the deaf body to be hearing. The cultural model of deafness, on the other hand, encourages the development of technologies that allow deafness and hearing to co-exist.
Hearing Aids, Problems and solutions - Blend
Hearing Aids, Problems and solutions , 2017
Hearing impairment (HI) affects 1/6 of the total population in the UK, this figure is rising due to ageing of the population from the baby-boom era (Matthews, 2014). It has been noted that HI can have a substantial impact on one’s life, physically and emotionally. For example, 70% of people with hearing loss say that it affects their ability to fulfill tasks at work (Arrowsmith, 2014), this costs the UK £24.8m in lost productivity (Greengross, 2014). Reduction in communication can lead to feelings of isolation, and consequently other mental health decline, such as depression and cognitive decline. HI is the most modifiable factor in reducing instances of dementia; direct costs are estimated at 26 billion a year (Prince et al., 2017). Despite these factors and the availability of free-of-charge (FOC) hearing aids (HA), ownership and frequency of use of such devices are minimal in the UK. Only 1/5 of 40-69 year olds with ‘substantial’ HI use a HA (Dawes et al., 2014). The premise of this project was to identify the reasons for low ownership and frequency of use of HAs among those with HI and propose potential solutions. An extensive review of literature was carried out, the major reasons for this include stigmatisation of disability, poor comfort, perceived lack in benefit and issues with attainability. A review of existing devices and technology suggests that alternative listening devices are not currently capable to replace HAs, however, the qualities that would achieve this were defined: Be affordable, effective in improve hearing, self-fitting, desirable and have battery life to last a day. Interviews with specialists and users were carried out to explore the potential obstacles of developing such a device and inform the design process. The solutions proposed suggest effective ways of tackling the issue. Further development and testing is required to evidence the feasibility of the concepts.
Problems encountered with hearing aids in adult population
The ear works from birth to death without a pause and has the capability to produce its own energy. It is the first fully developed and functioning organ in the intrauterine period and it is also the last organ to die in death. The role of hearing in the physical and psychological development of a human being who starts interacting with his environment Özet Dil ve konuflma, iletiflim için gerekli do¤al araçlard›r. ‹flitme kayb› bir-çok iflitsel probleme yol açarken, ayn› zamanda yaflam kalitesinin düflme-sine, psikososyal gerilemeye, depresif semptomlara ve iletiflim bozuklu-¤una da neden olmaktad›r. ‹flitme kayb›n› ortadan kald›rmaya veya olumsuz etkilerini azaltmaya yönelik çeflitli medikal ve/veya cerrahi yak-lafl›mlar›n sonuç vermedi¤i durumlarda iflitme cihaz› bir seçenektir. Bu derlemede, eriflkin ça¤da iflitme cihaz› kullan›m›nda karfl›lafl›lan sorunla-r›n tespiti ve bunlara yönelik olas› çözüm önerilerinin oluflturulmas› amaçlanm›flt›r. Bireysel beklentileri karfl›layan ifli...
2021
ISBN 978-93-5419-433-7 This book fills up an important gap that existed in the post graduate learning resource. Otolaryngologist had a poor insight as far as this topic is concerned. The author feels that all practicing otolaryngologist should have a basic understanding of hearing aid, how it functions, and how to prescribe them. More than anything else they should also be aware about the limitations of the hearing aid. This book should enlighten the students of otolaryngology on this vital topic. This topic is a little bit boring because of the physics involved. The author wishes to allay the fears of the student that prior knowledge of acoustic and electro-physics is not needed. All the basic stuff have been explained on a need to know basis with clear illustrations. Standard text books in otolaryngology don’t cover this topic with clarity leaving the otolaryngologist to fend for themselves when it comes to hearing aids. The author feels a practicing otologist should have a clear understanding of the concept of hearing aids and the development that have been taking place in this field. Clear idea of this topic will ensure that the otologist to whom the patient first lands up give proper guidance to the patient. Otologist should also be in a position to offer alternate non invasive options of improving the patient’s hearing. The author is of the opinion that proper motivation of the patient to use hearing aids will help them to avoid risky surgical procedures to improve hearing in otosclerosis. As far as sensorineural hearing loss hearing aid happens to be the only viable solution that is available to the patient. The author also wishes to stress on the importance of using bilateral hearing aids in patients with bilateral hearing loss (be it conductive or sensorineural hearing loss). This book attempts to impart vital knowledge on this topic using below upwards concept, making it easy for a novice to understand the topic. The author hopes that this book will be useful to the students of otolaryngology as well as the practitioners of otolaryngology.
2016
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