Friday, February 27, 2015

Ch. 9 Pros and Cons


1)    Fundamental Approaches to Auditory Sensory Aid

       Augmentation of an existing pathway and use of an alternative pathway are the two approaches to help assist with auditory sensory aid. The most common pathway available to a deaf person is manual sign language. Auditory information is a sequence of sounds that must be translated into tactile information. The auditory system has a broader bandwidth which means more information can be handled  in a given amount of time.

2)    Aids For Persons With Auditory Impairments

 

Hearing aids are often conceived of as simple devices that amplify sound, primarily speech. There are four types of hearing aids which are behind the ear, in the ear, in the canal and completely in the canal. The behind the ear is the most common type of hearing aid preferred because it contains all components that is needed to amplify sound. Fundamental Approaches to Auditory Sensory Aid

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