Can deaf people hear with a Hearing Aid?
Court asked:
People who were born deaf anyways.
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People who were born deaf anyways.
August 9th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
umm some people it depends
August 12th, 2009 at 10:15 am
I don’t think so.
August 17th, 2009 at 10:52 pm
well, id thinks so….
August 22nd, 2009 at 2:31 pm
It depends on the reason, cause of their deafness.
August 23rd, 2009 at 5:00 pm
There are different types of deafness. Some people have absolutely no ability to hear what-so-ever, so hearing aids will do nothing. Others have severe hearing loss, and a hearing aid will help. Some have hearing loss for reasons beyond the ear itself, which cannot be remedied with a hearing aid.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:08 am
Depends on why they are deaf and what kind of hearing aid it is.
Sometimes “deaf” just means they can only hear very little, and so are legally “deaf”. Just like some people who are legally blind can still see a little.
Plus some kinds of deafness can be overcome with different kinds of hearing aid. Some hearing aids go far beyond just amplifying the sounds, some can actually perform some of the functions of parts of the ear, thus possibly bypassing damaged or missing parts of the ear.
Thee are a lot of factors involved.
August 28th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
It depends on the cause of the deafness. What a hearing aid basicly does is amplify the sound waves, so if the nerves that ‘translate’ the sound waves are there, it should be possible. Otherwise, no.
Now, I have seen articles about research being done for a gadget that can actually replace the auditory nerves.
August 29th, 2009 at 8:57 pm
it depends on their condition
it depends on how badly their condition is and how long they’ve been def
September 1st, 2009 at 12:39 pm
Probably not.
September 2nd, 2009 at 4:51 am
no, but it depends on their level of deafness. Hearing aids only amplify sound that you would hear. Some people have irreparable ear drums.
September 4th, 2009 at 5:18 am
some can and some can’t and some just don’t want to…with today’s technology deaf people can hear with a cochlear implant…a special device they put in your head and ear…it requires surgery…some are not totally deaf and can use a standard hearing aid….so it really all depends…some deaf dont’ want a surgery and take pride in being deaf and some get upset about the hearing world trying to make them like everyone else…everyone is different and i would love to go more indepth about it..if you would like to email me and talk more that would be great…i’m an ASL (sign language) student and the primary things we focus on are the things like what you’ve asked..as well as the culture and history of the death…it’s a really neat class
September 4th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
no because they are physically and mentally deaf so it is imposable unless they are not deaf serverally deaf and the Hearing Aid is very good and works well.
September 4th, 2009 at 11:07 pm
Not if they are totally deaf. However a Cochlear Implant can restore hearing to completely deaf people. very expensive though, it is worth it.
September 5th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
hearing aids cannot restore perfect hearing. Cochlear Implants cannot restore perfect hearing. this is a fact. I have a hearing aid in one ear and i am profoundly deaf in one ear. i have 26 years of practice in reading lips which i do not do perfect all the time.
the hearing aid “help” but does not restore my hearing.
not all deaf people can use them.
September 7th, 2009 at 10:56 am
yes i were hear-aid it help so i know they don’t talk about me lol
September 7th, 2009 at 5:39 pm
The function of a hearing aid is to amplify sounds. Modern standard hearing aids have 3 sections - the microphone, the processor which rests behind the users’s ear, and the output, which comes out out the main unit and into a mould that rests in the user’s ear.
Deafness comes in two forms - conductive (the result of conditions such as glue ear, blockages in the ear canal or damage to the ear drum) and sensorineural (conditions such as otosclerosis or fusion of the ear bones, as well as damage to the cochlear hairs and auditory nerve). Most cases of born-deafness are sensorineural, and most of these cases are caused by flattening of the hairs that receive sound in the cochlea.
Each of these hairs respond to sound at differing frequencies, which results in residual hearing for profoundly Deaf people (in particular speech sounds) being distorted. As I said earlier, hearing aids amplify sound. They do so indiscriminately i.e. they don’t amplify certain frequencies over others, and therefore are of little use to profoundly Deaf people, at least as far as speech is concerned.
Further to the point on cochlear implants….. The use of these (at least here in Britain) is controversial as they are invasive and their claim to ‘cure’ deafness and restore ‘perfect’ hearing has been found wanting. While they are more powerful than hearing aids and are certainly beneficial for people that have lost their hearing, for profoundly deaf people they do not provide sufficient hearing to call them ‘hearing’ people. Also, as they are implanted into the head, once fitted it becomes very dangerous for implantees to participate in contact sports or any activity where bumps to the head are likely.
The controversy really arises because it is our Health service’s policy to implant children/babies as young as possible because it is believed that the younger the implant is performed, the better chance the child has of learning speech. In reality, the majority of Deaf children leave school with barely intelligible speech and the reading age of an average 8-9 year old.
Deaf communities worldwide vehemently oppose such a view. They believe that the true benefit for Deaf children is to learn and be taught through sign language, and learn the written language as a second language. This sidesteps the need for surgery, and in fact enables the Deaf child to become fluent in two languages, thus increasing their literacy.
September 10th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
Depends on the type of deafness!@~
September 12th, 2009 at 3:26 pm
uh.. i don’t know.. im not deaf
but i guess they can hear muffled sounds