The student may often be more comfortable in a small group or one-to-one situation. This diagnosis will impact on each student differently at different stages. The student may have additional difficulties in intellect or mobility, or may have a diagnosis in another impairment area.
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Noise levels at music festivals can reach 110 decibels or more. That’s like standing next to a jackhammer drilling into concrete. Damage to hearing cannot be reversed.
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Thirty seven percent of hearing loss is due to noise injury, which could have been prevented.
Hearing and quality of life are closely linked. Poor hearing affects both the person with the loss and those they communicate with. A comprehensive study conducted in the USA on the effects of untreated hearing loss on adults as well as their families found that hearing loss impacts on our social, emotional, psychological and physical wellbeing.
Deafness or hearing impairment is often described as the ‘invisible disability’. This is partly because hearing aids tend not to be obvious and partly because those affected are often isolated through lack of access to communications.
Mild to moderate hearing loss may not affect a person’s ability to drive safely. People who have a hearing loss often compensate by being more cautious and more attentive to visual cues. Those with hearing aids should wear them when driving.
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