Last week was Deafblind Awareness Week. Hearing treatment can help!
Not everyone who has hearing loss is the same. Hearing loss comes in a wide range of forms, and everyone’s hearing situation is unique. On top of the subjective nature of each person’s hearing health, every person may also have another sensory issue, such as visual impairment. Vision loss is another very personal case, and some may have severe or mild vision loss. At the end of June and the start of July, we recognize Deafblind Awareness Week, also known as Helen Keller week. Below is how hearing aids help with deafblindness.
Deafblind Awareness Week
Deafblindness affects more people than you might think. Instead of one in a million people, there may be up to 15 million people with severe deafblindness around the world. Deafblind Awareness Week allows those who suffer any form of deafblindness to have a voice and share their experience with the world.
Communication Tactics for the Deafblind
There are many communication strategies for the deafblind today, and digital technologies allow people with deafblindness to communicate better than ever. Common ways to communicate with the deafblind include:
- Block Alphabet: Spelling the capital letters of the alphabet onto the deafblind person’s hand.
- Clear Speech: Speaking clearly to one another is the most helpful way to communicate with anyone with hearing loss. Oftentimes, a deafblind person has some vision and hearing left.
- Deafblind Manual: A set of symbols used to communicate words onto the person’s palm.
- Visual Frame Signing: A type of sign language used within the deafblind person’s field of vision.
- Braille: A way for the deafblind or blind to read through a set of raised dot patterns.
- Moon: A way for the deafblind or blind to read through a set of raised lines and curves.
How Hearing Aids Help Deafblindness
While some deafblind may use visual aids in addition to hearing aids, hearing treatment can also help improve the ability to communicate with the world. As mentioned, many with the condition still have some ability to see and hear. Hearing aids or cochlear implants can bring the person’s ability to hear to 100% capacity, and when this happens, the ears will sharpen even more to compensate for the lack of vision.
Trust the Experts at Clarity Audiology & Hearing Solutions
Need help with your hearing? Clarity Hearing can help. Clarity Audiology & Hearing Solutions is an independently owned and operated clinic that focuses on quality of care and personalized, friendly service to the surrounding areas of Ellicott City, Catonsville, Columbia. Our Doctors of Audiology are highly trained with advanced degrees and take the time to provide the personalized care and attention that you need and deserve. We provide advanced hearing aid options that are personally calibrated with cutting-edge digital technology to fit your hearing loss, your unique ear anatomy, and your individual listening needs.
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