The Sensory Service staff use the term ‘deaf’ to refer to all types of hearing loss from mild to profound. This includes deafness in one ear or temporary hearing loss such as glue ear.
What is deafness?
There is very helpful and clear information about deafness on the National Deaf Children’s Society website. They have helpfully put the information into sections:
They also have helpful pages about hearing aids and bone conduction aids, and cochlear implants:
Bone conduction hearing devices
There is no right or wrong way to be deaf. How you or your child identify as a deaf person is unique. Working out your deaf identity (or your child’s) can help you feel proud of who you are and to take ownership of your preferred communication style.
To learn more about deaf identity look at these pages:
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