1. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training Deaf & Hard of Hearing Assistive Technology

2. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training Welcome Your presenter today is: –Julianne Gillen, Community Resource Officer Julianne.gillen@deafhear.ie Please switch off all mobile phones

3. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training DeafHear.ie DeafHear.ie is a voluntary non-profit organisation and is registered charity We have 12 Resource Centres throughout the country Outreach clinics in a number of different locations.

4. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training Support Network DeafHear.ie Services

5. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training Under the Umbrella of DeafHear.ie Irish Hard of Hearing Association Irish Tinnitus Association Irish Society for Mental Health & Deafness

6. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training Statistics 14% of population have a hearing loss* Of that 14%: –1% is culturally deaf –5% require amplification –4% can not use amplification –4% may not be aware of their hearing loss *NDA official figure, DeafHear 17%

7. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training Talking Numbers Wheelchair Users1% Vision Impairment1.4% Deaf or Hard of Hearing14%

8. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training How We Hear

9. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training Conductive Hearing Loss This is when sound cannot be conducted (pass through) the outer and middle ear. The causes include: collection of fluid in the middle ear ('glue ear' in children) damage to the eardrum by infection or trauma blockage of the outer ear (by wax) middle ear infections

10. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training Sensorineural Hearing Loss This happens when the tiny hair cells in the cochlea are damaged and so do not convert sound into electrical impulses. The causes include: age related hearing loss (a natural part of the aging process) acoustic trauma (such as a loud noise) to the hair cells viral infections of the inner ear (measles, mumps, chickenpox)

11. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training Rustling leaves Library Ocean Conversation Telephone Truck Lawn mower Chain Saw Personal stereo (max) Jet aircraft (100m) Rock band Pain threshold 0.250.51 2 4 8 0 20 30 40 60 80 100 120 Frequency and Intensity of familiar sounds Frequency (Kilohertz) Sound pressure level (dBA) Hearing damage

12. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training

13. Normal Mild Moderate Severe Profound Different Levels of Hearing Loss Mild - Dave Browne (32) - secondary school teacher

14. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training Speech Audiogram Mild - Dave Browne (32) - secondary school teacher

15. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training Normal Mild Moderate Severe Profound Different Levels of Hearing Loss Profoundly deaf - Carol Casey (28) - civil servant

16. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training Speech Audiogram Profoundly deaf - Carol Casey (28) - civil servant

17. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training What is a Hearing Aid In The Ear (ITE) Half Shell Canal Behind The Ear

18. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training Behind the Ear Behind the Ear (BTE) hearing aid and attached earmould

19. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training In the Ear (ITE) Hearing Aid

20. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training Cochlear Implant

21. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training Hearing Aid Batteries

22. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training Aids & Appliances Make it shake Make it flash Make it loud

23. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training Telecoil or ‘T’ Switch Telecoil switch on ITE Telecoil on the Behind The Ear

24. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training Loop System

25. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training Portable Loop Systems

26. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training Counter Loop

27. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training Using the loop with Telephone

28. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training Assistive Telephone Equipment

29. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training When a Phone Rings…

30. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training When the doorbell goes…

31. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training When the baby cries at night….

32. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training When the Fire Alarm activates…

33. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training Bellman System

34. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training Silent Alert System

35. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training TV/Audio listening devices

36. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training Personal Listening Devices

37. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training Tinnitus Assistive Technology Tinnitus Pillow Tinnitus Pillow Speaker Tinnitus Alarm Clock Tinnitus CD’s Sounds and Aroma Tinnitus Relaxer Naturcare Tinnitus Masker Sound Oasis Tinnitus Relaxer

38. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training Guidelines Getting Deaf/hard of hearing person’s attention Topic of discussion Face the person Maintain eye contact Speak slowly and clearly Facial expression Mouth free of obstruction Avoid standing in front of a light source Level of noise in the room

39. Deaf & Hearing Awareness Training Any Questions? Thank you for listening!