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answ2. Some folk are born deaf, or with very limited hearing. This is usually due to a genetic defect, but some diseases during pregnancy can cause deafness. Mumps, measles and meningitis are some. Fetal alcohol syndrome, AIDS, Syphillus and Chlamydia are other diseases of the mother that may be passed to the fetus and impair development of hearing organs.
As folk get old, several of their faculties partly fail, and hearing is one of these. Presbycusus (elderly ear) is the name for this.
In 2010, unfortunately, noise induced deafness is becoming much more common. It used to be a defect only in noisy industries, such as boilermaking and rivetting. It has spread beyond that, e.g. in farming, noisy tractors and farm bikes have contributed and now with the event of 'in ear' headphones such as with MP3 players etc, the problem of noise induced deafness is becoming more widespread.
Noise induced deafness is caused by the hair cells in the cochlea being damaged, and is irreversible. You can prevent it!
There are many reasons why a person might be deaf. Some people are born with a hearing loss, due to an inherited genetic condition, while some develop deafness later in life due to exposure to a disease like mumps or German measles, or exposure to repeated and very loud noises. The most common form of deafness is called sensorineural hearing loss, that is, the cochlea (a small but necessary part of the inner ear which has tiny hair cells hairs that process the signals of sound) is damaged. Other forms are neural hearing losses, where the nerve that sends the signal to the brain is damaged, or a conductive hearing loss, which is when there is something blocking the sound from entering the ear to begin with, such as a malformed ear, deformed ossicular chain (the tiny bones in the middle ear), etc.
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What can deaf people do?
To Sign Language with deaf people
Can deaf people get married?
Yes, deaf people can get married.
How do deaf people handle relationships?
they did to go out with deaf people
Are deaf people blind?
No,deaf people are not blind.There are people that are both though.
Are there deaf violinist?
yes! deaf people can do anything like hearing people do.
What percent of deaf people who marry are married to other deaf people?
90%
How many deaf people live in the UK?
304000000.58673 people are deaf. partially deaf people are done in a % which accounts for the decimal place number
Approximately what percent of deaf people who marry are married to other deaf people?
90%
What percent of deaf people have cochlear implants?
45% of deaf people have cochlear implants.
Who are deaf people?
Deaf people are people that can not hear any sounds at all due to a medical problem.
Do deaf people go on the computer?
Yes. It is an excellent way for deaf people to communicate (as they can read and type - unless they are both deaf and blind).
What are two different deaf and Deaf?
"Deaf" refers to deaf people in the context of their language, history, culture, etc. "deaf" means anyone who doesn't hear.
