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Hearing Loss: Come introduce yourself and connect with others
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I have a 15-year-old son who wears hearing aids, due to receiving chemotherapy for hepatoblastoma when he was too. Happy to talk with anyone is going through any of that, and I’m also curious to know if there are other teens out there who are experiencing the same challenges that he does now.
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Are you familiar with the Alexander Graham Bell Association? AGB offers some unique opportunities for children with hearing loss. https://www.guidestar.org/profile/53-0196644 Check out their website. Would your son be interested in participating in a leadership training program? The AGB LOFT program is a camp experience.
Mutual help can be very positive. These kids need the opportunity to meet one another so they can discuss their experiences and realize they are not alone.
Here is a quote from the AGB website: " Every year in the United States, more than 12,000 babies are born with hearing loss, making it the most prevalent sensory defect. More than 90% are born to parents who can hear. With hearing technology such as hearing aids and cochlear implants, nearly all of them can learn to listen, the first step in developing spoken language and literacy. With support, children with hearing loss can learn alongside peers with typical hearing and achieve an independent, self-reliant life. "
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@nciraldo I just responded to another post on this page about the use of hearing aids and assistive technology by children. Technology is so good and getting better that young people with hearing loss of all levels can perform as well as those without hearing loss. All public schools should have an Intermediate unit that works with students with needs such as hearing loss. They can provide your son with an FM System or other system so that when the teacher speaks, their voice goes directly into your son's hearing aids. It will partly depend on what type/level of hearing loss your son has. Don't hesitate to come back to this sight if you have specific questions. I've been musing assistive technology like remote mics for over 20 years and they have been very helpful allowing me to continue functioning in many situations. My HLAA Chapter gives out a scholarship every year to a graduating high school student with hearing loss and these students are very successful managing their loss with all of their academic and athletic activities. You'd never know they had serious loss.
Mike