Genetic conditions, maternal infections, birth complications and environmental factors are the leading causes of hearing loss among children in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For children who are...
San Diego has a thriving deaf community. There are a multitude of activities that are scheduled annually, monthly and even weekly for every age group and in every season. Many of the organizations that put these events together focus on creating...
Parents of a child diagnosed with deafness or a hearing loss are confronted with the reality that their child is not the unflawed being they dreamed of. As they try to get their child to hear the sounds they make, inwardly, they realize what they...
Hearing parents are often stunned to learn of their child's deafness. As Helen Keller once said, "Blindness separates us from things; deafness separates us from people." You may feel a profound sense of separation from your deaf child and worry...
Meniere's disease is an inner ear disorder, causing episodes of vertigo that may include lightheadedness, nausea, vomiting or loss of balance. Vertigo associated with Meniere's disease can be accompanied by hearing loss and tinnitus, a ringing or...
As a parent of a child whose hearing is impaired, it's normal to feel frustrated or challenged sometimes. Deafness or hearing impairment affects not only the child with the impairment but also the child's family, friends and teachers, reports the...
The ear is a complex organ that contains a number of structures that aid in hearing and help the body maintain its balance. These structures include bones, passageways and a fluid called endolymph. When changes, abnormalities or infections occur...
Spasmodic dysphonia (SD), sometimes known as laryngeal dystonia, is a neurological voice disorder in which the vocal cords contract involuntarily. Speech and voice are interrupted during the spasms. Originally described by L. Traube in 1871,...
Most kids can hear from the time they are born, and they learn to communicate verbally by imitating the sounds and voices that surround them. However, 2 to 3 out of every 1,000 kids in the United States are born with hearing problems that range...
Verbal messages in family communication are essential to the functioning of all persons in that unit. Loving households rely on the ability to express needs, desires, emotions, questions and critiques to one another. Silence breeds...
