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Deaf & Hard of Hearing Assistive Technology. Welcome. Your presenter today is: Julianne Gillen, Community Resource Officer Julianne.gillen@deafhear.ie Please switch off all mobile phones. DeafHear.ie. DeafHear.ie is a voluntary non-profit organisation and is registered charity
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Deaf & Hard of Hearing Assistive Technology
Welcome Your presenter today is: • Julianne Gillen, Community Resource Officer Julianne.gillen@deafhear.ie Please switch off all mobile phones
DeafHear.ie • DeafHear.ie is a voluntary non-profit organisation and is registered charity • We have 12 Resource Centres throughout the country • Outreach clinics in a number of different locations.
Support Network DeafHear.ie Services
Under the Umbrella of DeafHear.ie • Irish Hard of Hearing Association • Irish Tinnitus Association • Irish Society for Mental Health & Deafness
Statistics • 14% of population have a hearing loss* • Of that 14%: • 1% is culturally deaf • 5% require amplification • 4% can not use amplification • 4% may not be aware of their hearing loss *NDA official figure, DeafHear 17%
Conductive Hearing Loss • This is when sound cannot be conducted (pass through) the outer and middle ear. The causes include: • collection of fluid in the middle ear ('glue ear' in children) • damage to the eardrum by infection or trauma • blockage of the outer ear (by wax) • middle ear infections
Sensorineural Hearing Loss This happens when the tiny hair cells in the cochlea are damaged and so do not convert sound into electrical impulses. The causes include: • age related hearing loss (a natural part of the aging process) • acoustic trauma (such as a loud noise) to the hair cells • viral infections of the inner ear (measles, mumps, chickenpox)
8 4 0.25 0.5 1 2 0 Rustling leaves Ocean 20 Library 30 40 Conversation 60 Telephone 80 Lawn mower Personal stereo (max) 100 Chain Saw Truck Rock band 120 Pain threshold Jet aircraft (100m) Frequency and Intensity of familiar sounds Frequency (Kilohertz) Sound pressure level (dBA) Hearing damage
Different Levels of Hearing Loss Mild - Dave Browne (32) - secondary school teacher Normal Mild Moderate Severe Profound
Speech Audiogram Mild - Dave Browne (32) - secondary school teacher
Different Levels of Hearing Loss Profoundly deaf - Carol Casey (28) - civil servant Normal Mild Moderate Severe Profound
Speech Audiogram Profoundly deaf - Carol Casey (28) - civil servant
Half Shell In The Ear (ITE) Canal Behind The Ear What is a Hearing Aid
Behind the Ear Behind the Ear (BTE) hearing aid and attached earmould
Aids & Appliances • Make it shake • Make it flash • Make it loud
Telecoil or ‘T’ Switch Telecoil on the Behind The Ear Telecoil switch on ITE
Tinnitus Assistive Technology • Tinnitus Pillow • Tinnitus Pillow Speaker • Tinnitus Alarm Clock • Tinnitus CD’s • Sounds and Aroma Tinnitus Relaxer • Naturcare Tinnitus Masker • Sound Oasis Tinnitus Relaxer
Guidelines • Getting Deaf/hard of hearing person’s attention • Topic of discussion • Face the person • Maintain eye contact • Speak slowly and clearly • Facial expression • Mouth free of obstruction • Avoid standing in front of a light source • Level of noise in the room
Any Questions? Thank you for listening!