2. • Not being able to hear well

3. • Not being able to hear well
•May not be able to hear
some sounds nearby
Teachers talking
Friends laughing
The school bell

4. What encyclopedia says
Inability to understand conversational
speech through hearing alone, without
visual cues

6.  Immunizations for
childhood diseases
 Avoid high decibels
 Have hearing tested
 Use hearing protectors

7. To detecting hearing loss, adiologists use
machines to detect and measure hearing loss.
These machines assess the loudness required
for the individual to hear and measure it in
decibles.

8. Smell
Sight
Taste
Touch

11. • Small electronic device
– Stimulates auditory
nerve
• Provides “sense” of sound
– Used by
• Profoundly deaf
• Children age 2-6
• Aided by speech
therapy

13. A TTY user may contact another TTY user or
access a relay service. This service features
an operator, called a communication assistant,
who speaks what the deaf person types and
types what the speaking person says.

14. • British Sign Language;
ASL (American
Sign Language)
• Two handed gestures
• Facial expressions
• Body language