Meniere’s Disease is common‚ occurring in more than 3-5 million Americans. Meniere’s Disease is a condition characterized by recurrent vertigo (dizziness)‚ hearing loss‚ and tinnitus ( a roaring‚ buzzing‚ or ringing sound in the ears). These affects only occur in one ear but up to 30% of cases can develop the problem in both ears. The reason I chose this topic was because I am truly amazed by how the human ear works and I wanted to know how this disease can make it all stop working. Also‚
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Assignment 01: Questions 1 …… provides the framework for the provision of education in South Africa. (1) The White Paper on Education and Training of 1995 (2) The South African Schools Act of 1996 (3) The South African Constitution (4) The National Commission on Special Needs in Education 2 Choose the correct combination of options. Transformation in the education system with regard to learners who experience barriers to learning is vital for the following reasons: A It is estimated that 70% of learners
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INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Hearing loss is defined as diminished sensitivity to the sounds normally heard. Globally‚ hearing loss affects about 10% of the population to some degree. It caused moderate to severe disability in 124.2 million people as of 2004 (107.9 million of whom are in low and middle income countries). Of these‚ 65 million acquired the condition during childhood. At birth‚ around 3 per 1000 in developed countries and more than 6 per 1000 in developing countries have
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Tinnitus: Steps to take‚ drugs to avoid Most people have experienced Tinnitus‚ that annoying ringing in your ears after a night out at a concert or a loud sport event‚ but for some people tinnitus is an annoying sensation that does not go away. Around 50 million people in the U.S. experience some form of tinnitus‚ the numbers are actually on the rise with a possible correlation to increased use of personal music devices. People describe Tinnitus as a ringing‚ buzzing‚ chirping‚ hissing‚ whistling
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“Deafness” Deafness is the inability or lowered ability to hear. It can affect one or both ears‚ and the onset may be gradual or sudden. The causes are varied‚ and there are many forms of treatment and devices available to remove or lighten the symptoms. Doctors and researchers have studied the ear to find out exactly how it works and how it affects deafness. Sound is caused by vibrations occurring in waves within the atmosphere. For a normal ear‚ these sounds waves travel along the outer ear and
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TOURO UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL MICHAEL REXROAD ❖ OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MHE 510 CASE ASSIGNMENT MODULE THREE Dr. Heidi D. Sato Dr. Larry Hoff 2 June 2010 Introduction: The problem of Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) has been an ongoing issue in the industrial environment. Even with the best hearing loss prevention program the human factor‚ or non-compliance is the primary reason for this issue
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The summer when Louise and Tom Spradley BISC 7A Paper #1 Summary of Deaf like Me Louise and Thomas Spradley are a fairly average American couple. They are young‚ married‚ and have one child‚ Bruce‚ and they of course love him deeply. One summer‚ Bruce becomes ill with German measles‚ or rubella. Just a few days before this diagnosis‚ Louise discovered that she was pregnant. The doctor tells her that contracting rubella while pregnant could lead to various congenital defects in the newborn.
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Chinese Whispers: A game played everywhere in the world‚ in which a message is whispered by one person to another‚ that is passed through a line of people until the message is announced by the last person to the entire group. Chinese Whispers: A game which brings most hard of hearing people to their knees. Perhaps it was my inability to respond to a sharp whistle or the lack of attention my Grade two teacher received from me during story time‚ but there was always something about me that never
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EFFECTS OF INCREASED USE OF TECHNOLOGY HAVE ON THE HEALTH OF TEENAGERS In the millennial generation‚ it is arguably impossible to imagine teenagers living their daily lives without any consumption of technology. Numerous technologies around us are assisting countless youngsters‚ allowing them to live a much more luxurious life. However‚ they tend to increase the use of their sophisticated machinery each day. This will greatly affect their health‚ both physically and mentally. Being handicapped
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a. Attention Getter: Have you ever thought about what it was like to not hear? Imagine yourself losing your hearing and unable to enjoy the sounds of the bass‚ the melody or the rhythm from that one song or any music. Not only have I thought about it‚ I have experienced first and second hand. b. Credibility: I grew up with a Deaf friend and seeing her struggle made want to help still enjoy her childhood especially through music. She loved to dance and “try” to sing but she lost her hearing when
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