Hearing loss is a very prevalent issue around the world today. It affects countless individuals and they have learned to adapt to the challenges that this condition has brought about. Learning about how this condition affects people in their everyday life will help you as a nurse provide the best care available when caring for them. This paper will highlight the etiology‚ causes‚ pathophysiology‚ etiology‚ causes‚ risk factors‚ complications‚ detailed nursing care plan and current treatments involved
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LIMITATION OF SIGHT AND HEARING INTRODUCTION Humans have sight and hearing limitation. Without any devices‚ our sight and hearing was limited. Most of the limitation of sight can be overcome with the help of certain optical instruments such as magnifying glass‚ microscope‚ binoculars and others. The range of frequency of hearing in human 20 Hz to 20 000 Hz. It was different according to the age of a person. Hearing limitations can be overcome by using devices such as microphone‚ stethoscope‚ earphone
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amounts of foreign aid to other countries when our economy is suffering ? General Purpose : To Inform Specific Purpose : To inform my audience of the pros and cons of the amounts and need for foreign aid Central Idea : While many people believe that the U.S. should not provide foreign aid during this economic downturn many others believe it is of vital importance. I. Introduction A. Attention Getter : Did you realize that the U. S. supplies over $50 billion in aid to foreign countries
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The Ear and Hearing Loss The ear is the organ of hearing and balance in vertebrates. The ear converts sound waves in the air‚ to nerve impulses which are sent to the brain‚ where the brain interprets them as sounds instead of vibrations. The innermost part of the ear maintains equilibrium or balance. The vestibular apparatus contains semicircular canals which in turn balance you. Any movement by the head‚ and this apparatus sends a signal to the brain so that your reflex action is to
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Physical– External / Physical – Outside the speaker or listener (see – hear – feel – smell‚ etc.) Physiological – Internal / Physical – Hearing problems‚ speech problems‚ etc. Psychological – Internal / Mental – Thoughts‚ Biases‚ Worries‚ Self-talk. Semantic – Words / Language / Meaning. I learned that Physiological Noise is a major issue for me because I suffer from hearing loss‚ which tends to affect my ability to communicate with others. I also learned about Axioms (Principles that Guide Communication)
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the mentally challenged. He had the full capabilities of a normal child and it was not so hard to see. I don’t understand how a child of his capabilities could be misdiagnosed as having mental problems when clearly the only specific he had was not hearing. It makes me so frustrated because a child who obviously had so much to say was trapped in his body without any way of expressing himself. As the movie continues‚ his parents find out that he is deaf. His misdiagnosis had him in a mental institution
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background noises‚ it will be difficult to hear what the children are saying when they need your help. For example‚ in the nursery there is a child who is using hearing aids and this will amplify background noises as well as the sound of the speaker. Therefore‚ a noisy environment may be difficult and unpleasant for the child who is using a hearing aid. Lighting – During a doctor surgery‚ if the lighting is poor it will be difficult for you to make sense of the patient’s facial expressions as you can’t
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2011. University of California‚ Los Angeles. (n.d.) List of Sound Heard in the Dichotic Listening Experiment. Retrieved from http://www.linguistics.ucla.edu/people/schuh/lx001/Dichotic/dichotic_answers.html on October 22‚ 2011. Vatsek. (2007). Hearing Test. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G60hM1W_mk on October 24‚ 2011.
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is someone who translates one language into another for the patient so the patient and professional is able to communicate with each other. Some patients use some forms of technologies such as hearing aids and mobile phones to be able to text and communicate. Hearing aids are made for people with hearing imperment‚ to be able to hear clearly by adjusting the volume to a good level to be able to help them hear clearly. Texting is also another form of communication as some people that are death may
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I. Introduction Effective Communication is significant for managers in the organizations to perform the basic functions of management‚ i.e.‚ Planning‚ Organizing‚ Leading and Controlling. Communication serves as a foundation for planning. All the essential information must be communicated to the managers who in-turn must communicate the plans so as to implement them. Organizing also requires effective communication with others about their job task. Similarly leaders as managers must communicate
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