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Hearing Aids
What is a hearing aid?A hearing aid is a small electronic device that you wear in or behind your ear. It makes some ...
Source: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
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Communication Options for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Most people communicate with each other by listening, speaking and writing. This is also true of the majority of people ...
Source: Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
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Early Intervention Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
"Early intervention" refers to educational and/or therapy programs designed for children ages birth to 3 and ...
Source: Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
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What to Do if Your Baby’s Screening Reveals a Possible Hearing Problem
Most new parents can’t wait for the day when their child talks for the first time. When it finally happens, ...
Source: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
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Cochlear Implants
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, about 13,000 adults and nearly 10,000 children have received ...
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Helping Sam Hear: A Family's Journey - Chapter Three: Surgery
In the 9 months leading up to surgery, we found comfort in the answers to virtually every question we posed. Now we ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Ear Infections (Otitis Media) and Hearing Loss in Young Children
What is Otitis Media?Ear infection, also called otitis media or inflammation of the middle ear, is an infection of the ...
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Helping Sam Hear: A Family's Journey - Chapter One: The Diagnosis
The audiologist rechecked the connections and made sure the earpieces were still firmly positioned in Sam's ears. Even ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Describing Hearing Loss
"Your child has a hearing loss." Those words may cause any number of reactions, ranging from shock and ...
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Helping Sam Hear: A Family's Journey
At just three months old, a blue-eyed boy named Sam was diagnosed with profound hearing loss. His parents, Chris and ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Helping Sam Hear: A Family's Journey - Chapter Two: Finding the Way
Try to remember leaving the maternity ward with your first child. There's no owner's manual or toll-free help line, ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Helping Sam Hear: A Family's Journey - Chapter Four: Breaking the Silence
It was the day before Sam's implant was activated and, like most days in the month after Sam's surgery, I spent the ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
