Deafness
ASL
Hearing Loss
Famous Deaf
Diseases that cause Deafness
100

This medical doctor's specialty is hearing, balance, and related disorders

What is audiologist?

100
He brought ASL to the United States.
Who is Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet?
100

For some Sensorineural losses in the inner ear / Like a microphone for your ear

What is a HEARING AID?

100

This body building hard of hearing actor turned green when he became angry

Who is Lou Ferrigno?

100

  • Poisoning of the ear”

  • Gradual loss of hearing, tinnitus, onset after beginning new medication

What is Ototoxicity?

200

the total or partial loss of hearing

What is deaf or hard of hearing?

200
ASL is an acronym for this.
What is American Sign Language
200

a small electronic device that can provide a sense of sound to people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing

What is a COCHLEAR IMPLANT?

200
The first and only Deaf Miss America
Who is Heather Whitestone McCallum
200

  • Can affect an unborn infant and cause them to be deaf and / or blind

  • A red rash covering the upper body, fever, and headaches

What is Rubella?

300

Sound is measured in this.

What are decibels and hertz?

300

ASL is conveyed this way

What is with the hands? (or Manually) 

300

A loss in both ears / Even with this, you can have a different loss in each ear

What is BILATERAL LOSS?

300

An American model, actor, and Deaf activist

Who is Nyle DiMarco?

300

  • Difficult to live with

  • Severe tinnitus, recurring auditory memories, and frequent vertigo

What is Meniere's Disease?

400

Many deaf people use this to communicate

What is American Sign Language?

400

ASL is very similar to English

What is false?

400

Problem with the inner ear or the auditory nerve / Most common type of loss / Permanent and cannot be fixed. (ie - loss of cilia, problems with the auditory nerve)

What is SENSORINEURAL LOSS?

400

She is a deaf actress who won an Oscar

Who is Marlee Matlin?

400

  • Slow decrease in movement of the ossicles.

  • Loss of low pitches, balance problems, vertigo

What is Otosclerosis?

500

The person who facilitates communication between the deaf and hearing.

Who is the interpreter?

500

ASL is most similar to this sign language system

What is French Sign Language?

500

Problem with the outer and or inner ear / Sounds are “blocked” from getting to the eardrum / Not permanent and can be fixed

What is CONDUCTIVE LOSS?

500

She is by far the most famous deaf and blind person

Who is Helen Keller?

500

Most common genetic cause of combined deafness and blindness

What is Usher’s Syndrome?

M
e
n
u