Hearing: Use it or Lose it!

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Hearing Use it or Lose it!

• Communication Axess Ability Group (CAAG)
• Linda Belk, Hearing Loss Resource Specialist
• Mark Dickson, Deafness Resource Specialist

Programs funded by TX DARS - Office for Deaf
and Hard of Hearing Services
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Hearing Loss
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How We Hear
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Sensorineural Hearing Loss
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High-Frequency Sounds of Speech
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Use it or Lose it Theory!

• Sensory
• Auditory
• Deprivation

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The Brain
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Thank You!