Mercado, Cleo

Hugo
Learners with
Difficulty Hearing
Glodoveza
Lorbes
Malinao
 Facts…
• Over 5% of the world’s population-360
million people- has disabling loss.
• The deaf sometimes seem to hear me only
when they feel like it.
• Noise is the major avoidable cause of
hearing loss.
• Gradual hearing loss can affect people of all
ages.
 Hearing Impairment and Deafness
✔Hearing Loss- a person who is not
able to hear as well as someone with
normal hearing.
✔Hard of Hearing- refers to people
with hearing loss ranging from mild
to severe.
✔ Deaf- people mostly have profound
hearing loss, which implies very
little or no hearing .
 Causes of Hearing Loss
Congenital Acquired
Causes Causes
⮚Hereditary ⮚Infectious
⮚Acquired soon Diseases
after birth ⮚Chronic ear
infection

Among children, chronic otitis media is leading cause of hearing loss

 “Hearing Impairment is not only the handicap of
not being able to hear. It encompasses emotional
problems, problems in socialization, in learning
abilities…” –Helen Keller
❑Vocabulary Deficit- may see a word
but not able to understand its
meaning
❑Poor spelling skills
❑Has problems understanding rules
or patterns for word formation
❑Difficulty with concentration
Deaf people are visual learners
Thank you ☺