Module 4: Hearing

Summary

In this module we have reviewed:

How sounds travel along the hearing pathway
The anatomy of the outer, middle, and inner ear making up the hearing pathway, and where breakdown in hearing can occur
Conductive hearing loss and sensorineural hearing loss
How hearing loss can impact students’ learning in the classroom

In later courses, we will review how hearing strategies are layered with other approaches to maximize learning.

Auditory Sense: The ability to hear.
Conductive Hearing Loss: When sound waves cannot travel easily through the outer or middle ear.
Sensorineural Hearing Loss: When there is a problem in the inner ear or with the nerve pathway that carries sound to the brain.

ASHA. (n.d.). Students who are deaf or hard of hearing in the school setting: Asha Practice Policy documents. Retrieved from https://www.asha.org/slp/schools/prof-consult/deaf-or-hard-of-hearing

Harris, J. (2021). Hearing loss types. Retrieved from https://www.hearingdirectory.ca/help/hearing-loss/types

Wikimedia Commons contributors. (2021). File: Anatomy of the Human Ear. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5957984