1. 2. Hearing Sensation and Perception

2. How is hearing different in animals and humans? Animals tend to hear MUCH better than humans, however… –Humans use sound to CREATE MEANING more extensively than any other species

3. Anatomy of the Ear

4. How do we hear? 1.Sound waves strike the eardrum,causing vibration. 2.The hammer, anvil and stirrup hit each other, carrying the vibration to the inner ear 3.Vibrations trigger fluid in the cochlea The cochlea is divided lengthwise by the basilar membrane, which houses the receptor cells for hearing These receptor cells send the message to the brain to HEAR through the sensory nerves

5. Hearing Loss as we Age 28,000,000 Americans suffer hearing loss –Top 3 causes of hearing loss: 1.Untreated childhood ear infections 2.Long-term exposure to loud noise (air traffic controllers and machinists, etc) 3.SMOKING- yes, it is bad for you!

6. Love Language- The Jubilee Project

7. Deaf Culture and the NAD Cochlear Implants have corrected hearing loss in millions, however, the National Association for the Deaf does NOT support medical reversal of hearing loss –NAD believes hearing loss is an example of human diversity, which contains its own unique culture –Doctors should NOT reverse hearing loss Usually supported by deaf parents of deaf children, but not by hearing parents of deaf children