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Sign Language
Types of Hearing Loss
Vocabulary About Sound
Deaf Culture
Other
100
The hand that someone does most of their signing with
What is dominant
100
Results over time, from being exposed to loud noises too often
What is NIHL (Noise-induced Hearing Loss)
100
The number of sound vibrations per second; expressed in Hertz (Hz)
What is Frequency
100
Something that is very important, indoors and outdoors, for the Deaf to be able to see each other
What is Light
100
A gesture that is more common in the Deaf culture than the Hearing culture
What is a Hug
200
A manual (hand, facial expression, body language) language with its own syntax and grammar used primarily by persons who are deaf in America.
What is ASL
200
Is not present at birth; happens later on in life over time.
What is Acquired
200
A unit for measuring the volume of a sound
What is Decibel
200
Someone who can accurately convey messages between English and ASL
What is Interpreter
200
Who said "Kindess is the language which the deaf can ear and the blind can see"?
What is Mark Twain
300
At what age can babies start to intentionally signing?
What is 8-11 months old
300
Is present at birth.
What is Congenital
300
Device that increases the AMPlitude of a sound
What is Amplifier
300
The name of Helen Keller's teacher
What is Anne Sullivan
300
True or False: The first battery powered hearing aids had to be worn with the battery attached to the wearer's arm.
What is False: The batteries had to be attached to the wearer's leg!
400
True or False: On average, children who sign have IQs 12 points higher than those who don't
What is true
400
Results from a problem with the inner ear or auditory nerve. Permanent, but can be treated with hearing aids
What is Sensorineural
400
Ringing or buzzing sound in your ears after going to a party, concert, or other really loud event
What is Tinnitus
400
One of the co-founders of the American School for the Deaf
What is Laurent Clerc
400
The FDA approved the first cochlear implant in the year _____
What is 1984
500
The technique of communicating by signs made with the fingers, especially in the manual alphabet used by the deaf
What is Dactylology
500
Results from a problem with the outer or middle ear. Can be corrected with medicine or surgery.
What is Conductive
500
Decible (dB) + Time = _____________
What is Potential for hearing loss
500
Osei Morris was the first Deaf African American to play professional _______
What is Basketball
500
Whispering is ____ decibels, and a jet engine taking off is _____ decibels
What is 30 and 140 decibels