Hearing Impairment: An Invisible Disability How You Can Live With a Hearing Impairment

Front Matter....Pages i-xxvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Hearing — Objective, Subjective and Personal....Pages 3-7
The Hearing Mechanism: A Guide for Laymen....Pages 8-13
Hearing Impaired: Invisible Disability....Pages 14-19
Hearing and Balance — In General Term....Pages 20-23
Hearing Impairment and Deafness....Pages 24-29
Noise and Hearing Impairment....Pages 30-32
Musicians and Hearing Impairment....Pages 33-37
Hearing Impairments in the Society of Developing Country, Indonesian Case....Pages 38-44
Hearing Health Infrastructure in Indonesia....Pages 45-48
Hearing Impairment in Brazil....Pages 49-52
Welfare of Those with Hearing Impairment....Pages 53-57
Primary Necessity and Support for Hearing Impairment in China —Present Status on Medicine and Education....Pages 58-63
Deafness in Bangladesh....Pages 64-69
Hearing Impairment in Nepal....Pages 70-77
Acceptance and Adaptation — a Personal Journey....Pages 78-82
Noise Deafness in My Case....Pages 83-86
Is It Possible to Cope Effectively with Hearing Loss in the Workplace?....Pages 87-91
Voices Unheard: The Academic and Social Experiences of University Students who are Hard of Hearing....Pages 92-96
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
Invisible Disability/ How Can You Survive with Hearing Impairment—The Infant and Child....Pages 99-104
Newborn Hearing Screening — the Ultimate Early Detection Strategy for Hearing Loss....Pages 105-112
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
Preventative Otology — Preventing Ear Disease and Hearing Loss in the Paediatric Population....Pages 113-120
Early Intervention for Hard-to-Hear Children in Japan—the Center for Hearing Impaired Children, Past, Present and Future of Kanariya Gakuen....Pages 121-125
Early Intervention Program of Hearing-Impaired Children in Japan....Pages 126-129
Acquisition of Oral and Written Language by Children with Severely Impaired Hearing....Pages 130-136
Coping with Hearing Impairment in Children: The Grieving Process after Diagnosis....Pages 137-142
Current Issues on Language Education for Young Hearing-Impaired Children....Pages 143-147
Deafness in Infants and Children — Early Detection, Auditory Training and Education....Pages 148-152
An Introduction of a Comic on Hearing Impairment....Pages 153-153
Hearing Impairment in School Children....Pages 154-156
Educational Program for Parents of Deaf Children in Latin America....Pages 157-161
The Special Class for the Children with Hearing Difficulty in Okayama Uchisange Primary School —Its history of establishment and process of development as the oldest Nanchyougakkyu in Japan....Pages 162-166
It Grew up to 46-Years-Old !....Pages 167-169
Congenital Hearing Loss in Virus Infection: Rubella and CMV Infection in Children....Pages 170-177
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
High-Quality, Low-Cost Hearing Aids....Pages 181-185
Hearing International Project on High-Quality, Low-Cost Hearing Aids....Pages 186-190
Present Status of Hearing Aids Marketed in Japan, from the Viewpoint of a Layman User....Pages 191-195
The Book to Normal Hearing Person for Hardness-of-Hearing Person Support — Recognition Made the Mistake in Receiving a Hearing-Aid....Pages 196-198
Outcome of Hearing Aid Technology....Pages 199-201
Why the Hearing Impaired do not Use Hearing Instruments....Pages 202-206
Development of High-Quality Inexpensive Hearing Aid and Popularization of Hearing Assistance System....Pages 207-212
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
High Quality Low Cost Hearing Aid....Pages 213-213
Commercially Available Low Cost Hearing Aids and these Limitations....Pages 214-219
The BAHA — Direct Stimulation of the Temporal Bone....Pages 220-225
Implantable Hearing Aids (the MEI) in Japan....Pages 226-231
Experiences of Cochlear Implantation at the Seoul National University Hospital....Pages 232-236
Can We Apply Ultrasound to Hearing Aids for the Profoundly Deaf?....Pages 237-240
Front Matter....Pages 241-244
Eustachian Tube and Otitis Media....Pages 245-249
Autoimmune Sensorineural Hearing Loss....Pages 250-255
Delayed Endolymphatic Hydrops: Episodic Vertigo of Delayed Onset after Profound Inner Ear Hearing Loss....Pages 256-262
Causes of Sensorineural Hearing Impairment —From Transmission Electron Microscopy....Pages 263-266
Hearing Impairment of Former Leprosy Patients....Pages 267-269
Multifold Burden in a Hearing Impaired Person....Pages 270-272
Genes and Hearing: The Molecular Basis of Hearing and Deafness....Pages 273-277
Chronic Ear Infection....Pages 278-281
Curable Sensorineural Hearing Loss....Pages 282-287
Prevention of Hearing Impairment and Deafness —Special Problems in Korea....Pages 288-295
The Rhinological Diagnosis in the Management of Otitis Media....Pages 296-299
Subjective Audiometry....Pages 300-304
Is the Origin of So-Called “Jumbling of Object” Only by Bilateral Peripheral-Vestibular Lesions?....Pages 305-308
Vertigo and Balance: Clinical Aspect....Pages 309-317
Front Matter....Pages 241-244
Hearing Loss Associated with Vertigo....Pages 318-321
World Health Organization to Address the Problems of Deafness and Hearing Impairment on a Larger Scale....Pages 322-328
Communication Disorders of Patients Receiving Home Medical Care....Pages 329-335
Rotarian’s Contribution to the “Ear Health Care Project” in Indonesia — Report of Bali Island Project....Pages 336-339
A Contribution of Rotary International for the Ear Health Care Projection in Indonesia....Pages 340-344
The Rotary Aid for the Ear Care Project in the Southeast Asia....Pages 345-346
My Experience in Davao....Pages 347-348
Management of Hearing Impairment and Deafness — General Idea of Medical and Conservative Treatment —....Pages 349-355
Severe Hearing Impairment: Consequences, Present Available Treatment and Future Expectations in the Management....Pages 356-359
Experience of Cochlear Implant....Pages 360-363
Hearing Preservation on Gentamicin Treatment for Meniere’s Disease....Pages 364-368
Hypothermia Facilitates Hearing Restoration in the Treatment of Severe Sudden Deafness....Pages 369-374
Surgical Management of Middle Ear Cholesteatoma—Treatment with Canal Reconstruction Tympanoplasty with Mastoid Obliteration (CRTMO)....Pages 375-379
What You Should Know or Care About Tympanoplasty — From Patient and Doctor Sides of Consideration....Pages 380-382
Tympanoplasty for the Hearing Impaired....Pages 383-386
Follow up System in Middle Ear Surgery for Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media....Pages 387-389
Education and Training in Otorhinolaryngology —Specialty Education and Training: Post-Specialty Training in Special Areas of Otorhinolaryngology....Pages 390-395
Education and Training in Otorhinolaryngology —The Scope of Otorhinolaryngology and IFOS Education Committee Tasks....Pages 396-400
Education and Training in Otorhinolaryngology —Results of World-Wide Surveys Concerning Medical School Education of ORL....Pages 401-404
Educational Audiological Issues in Japan....Pages 405-408
Front Matter....Pages 241-244
The Audiological Self-Management Program for Hearing-Impaired College Students....Pages 409-414
Training of Ear Specialists in the Philippines....Pages 415-417
Temporal Bone Dissection Course (TBDC) Has Important Role in Preventing Hearing Impairment Caused by Chronic Middle Ear Infection in Indonesia....Pages 418-421
Front Matter....Pages 423-423
People Supporting the Hearing Impaired....Pages 425-432
Hearing Loss Deafness....Pages 433-436
Early Diagnosis of Hearing Loss in the Developing Countries....Pages 437-440
The Development of Rehabilitation for Deaf Children in China....Pages 441-443
Current Status of Deafness and Hearing Impairment, Prevention Strategies and Activities in China....Pages 444-448
“Total Communication” for Hard of Hearing and Late-Deafened People in Japan....Pages 449-453
Hearing Loss and Social Life....Pages 454-457
A Strategic Formulation to Decrease The Number of Hearing Impaired People in Indonesia....Pages 458-459
Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Prevention of Hearing Impairments in Latin America....Pages 460-465
One and a Half Decades of Mobile Ear Surgery Camps in Rural Areas of Nepal to Combat Deafness and Ear Disease....Pages 466-470
Community Participation in Noise Control....Pages 471-477
The International Hearing Foundation (IHF) —Dedicated to Education, Research, and Service....Pages 478-484
European Union Promoted Research Cooperation in Hard of Hearing; the Bioear Project....Pages 485-490
Experiences with Otorhinolaryngologists in Asia....Pages 491-492
Peaceful and Contented Mind....Pages 493-495
The Week of Hearing Health: A Prevention Model for Developing Countries....Pages 496-499
Pan American Society of Audiology and International Society of Audiology: Non-Governmental Organizations for the Benefit of Hearing Impaired Persons....Pages 500-503
Front Matter....Pages 423-423
Otological Center: Manila....Pages 504-508
A View on the Management of ORL Hospital....Pages 509-510
Considering about the Hearing Impairment of the Invisible Disability from My Experience in Surabaya....Pages 511-512
Mustajib Met at Bali....Pages 513-514
My Dear World Friends....Pages 515-517
How Can You Survive with Hearing Impairment....Pages 518-519
International Federation of Otorhinolaryngological Societies (IFOS)....Pages 520-521
Working…Towards…Better Hearing: Hearing International — Hearing For ALL....Pages 522-527
Hearing International Newsletter: A Window to the World....Pages 528-530
Activity of the Association for the Education and Welfare of Hearing Impaired Inc. Japan, and the Present Status of Deafness Education....Pages 531-534
Ear and Hearing Health Program....Pages 535-540
We Want a Social System that Allows Everyone around the World to Receive Medical, Health and Welfare Services Anywhere, Anytime! — Medical Treatment and Preservation of Health....Pages 541-544
We Want a Social System that Allows Everyone around the World to Receive Medical, Health and Welfare Services Anywhere, Anytime! — Social Welfare of Japan....Pages 545-548
Hearing Impairment and The Need for Voluntary Social Basis in Hearing Deficit Prevention Campaigns....Pages 549-553
Corresponding Education for Ear Disability in Dr. Cipto Mangunkusomo Hospital Jakarta Indonesia....Pages 554-555
Volunteer Activity as Secretary General of Hearing International Japan....Pages 556-558
Let’s Try. You Can Do It ! — Health Revolution Starts from Activities in the Community....Pages 559-563
Training of MDs Specialized in Audiology: A Mexican Model for Developing Countries....Pages 564-568
Ear, Nose & Throat Journal: in Transition....Pages 569-569
Acta Oto-Laryngologica — an International Medical Journal in the Service of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery....Pages 570-573
Front Matter....Pages 423-423
Hearing Research and the Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO)....Pages 574-577
Back Matter....Pages 579-580