You call your cat and she won’t come. Well, maybe she’s just being her old stubborn self. You walk up behind her, stroke her, and she startles. It may take a while to realize that your cat’s uncharacteristic behavior may not be a result of a quirky personality but actually deafness. Deafness can come on ...
It is a common misconception on the part of dog owners to equate a decrease in the animal’s attentiveness or not practicing what they learned in obedience training as a sign of improper behavior or insolence. Typically, these things occur with older canines and have nothing to do with their behavior or intelligence whatsoever. Where ...
From the time when the first cochlear implant was inventor in 1969 by William F. House to the present, they have been very controversial, especially in the deaf community. Some people in the deaf community consider cochlear implants as forfeiting one’s right to deaf culture, while others in the deaf community consider cochlear implants to ...
Hearing loss occurs when there is loss of sound sensitivity produced by an abnormality anywhere in the auditory system. A wide variety of conditions can cause hearing loss, including otosclerosis, cholesteatoma, and others. While physicians can sometimes identify the causes of hearing loss, in some cases the causes are unknown, or idiopathic. Conductive hearing loss ...
If you’ve dealt with a hyperactive child, you know what a challenge it can be. A hyperactive child seems to have an endless supply of energy and a short attention span for any kind of focused endeavor. Unfortunately, when you seek help for your hyperactive child, the medical establishment attempts to solve the problem with ...
Hearing impairment can be frustrating and difficult to deal with on multiple levels. Thankfully, there are a variety of resources available for the hearing impaired, including amplification applications for the iPhone. As a former social worker, I am familiar with resources for the hearing impaired. It was my job to research and obtain them for ...
