Deafness and Hereditary Hearing Loss
Genetic forms of hearing loss can be due to malformations of the inner ear or from conductive nerve damage (sensorineural hearing loss). Hearing loss may be congen...
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Hearing Development and Impairment
Hearing begins in the womb—pregnant women have reported feeling the fetus move in response to loud noises at 31 weeks (7 weeks before full-term delivery). New...
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Since the enactment of Public Law 94-142 (The Education for All Handicapped Children Act) in 1975, approximately one-half of all hearing impaired students in the United States have had the opportunity...
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Deafness and Hereditary Hearing Loss
Hearing Development and Impairment
