Hearing and Otitis Media
Otitis Media is also known as acute ear infections, which are a common childhood occurance. Recurrent infections can lead to temporary and permenent hearing loss. Hearing has obvious conections to how well a child learns language and his or her ability to produce speech sounds.
This website provides a great overview of Otitis Media, including, an overview, risk factors, monitoring hearing and speech, preventions and treatments.
http://www.nasponline.org/publications/cq/cq354otitismedia.aspx
This is a fact sheet for parents dealing with Otitis Media, which includes a diagram of an affected ear. http://www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo/fact_sheets/Ear_infections_and_otitis_media/
This sight explains the effect of Otitis Media on hearing. http://www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/otitisMediaHearingLoss.cfm
This page explores ear tubes and how they relate to hearing and hearing loss. http://www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/Ear-Tubes.cfm
This link looks at treatments and vaccines that relate to Otisis Media. http://www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/earInfectionVaccines.cfm
Decibles are a measure of how loud or quiet sounds are. Being exposed to high decible levels can lead to hearing loss. This links to a decible comparison chart. http://www.gcaudio.com/resources/howtos/loudness.html
This is a hearing loss simulator. It can be useful for educators and families to experience what a child with hearing loss experiences in daily life. http://www.betterhearing.org/hearing_loss/hearing_loss_simulator/index.cfm
Cochlear implants are a surgically implanted device which can provide a sence of hearing to a person who is profoundly deaf or extremely hard of hearing. http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/pages/coch.aspx
This is a page which explains communication considerations for parents of chidren who are deaf or hard of hearing. http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/pages/commopt.aspx
This is a very comprehensive guide to educating a child who is deaf or hard of hearing. It is rather large and complex, but has a table of contents to help find what you are looking for.
http://www.ksde.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=zx2msZjP5YQ=
http://www.nasponline.org/publications/cq/cq354otitismedia.aspx
This is a fact sheet for parents dealing with Otitis Media, which includes a diagram of an affected ear. http://www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo/fact_sheets/Ear_infections_and_otitis_media/
This sight explains the effect of Otitis Media on hearing. http://www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/otitisMediaHearingLoss.cfm
This page explores ear tubes and how they relate to hearing and hearing loss. http://www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/Ear-Tubes.cfm
This link looks at treatments and vaccines that relate to Otisis Media. http://www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/earInfectionVaccines.cfm
Decibles are a measure of how loud or quiet sounds are. Being exposed to high decible levels can lead to hearing loss. This links to a decible comparison chart. http://www.gcaudio.com/resources/howtos/loudness.html
This is a hearing loss simulator. It can be useful for educators and families to experience what a child with hearing loss experiences in daily life. http://www.betterhearing.org/hearing_loss/hearing_loss_simulator/index.cfm
Cochlear implants are a surgically implanted device which can provide a sence of hearing to a person who is profoundly deaf or extremely hard of hearing. http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/pages/coch.aspx
This is a page which explains communication considerations for parents of chidren who are deaf or hard of hearing. http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/pages/commopt.aspx
This is a very comprehensive guide to educating a child who is deaf or hard of hearing. It is rather large and complex, but has a table of contents to help find what you are looking for.
http://www.ksde.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=zx2msZjP5YQ=