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Sensory Impairments - Coggle Diagram
Sensory Impairments
Social
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Hard to make friends if they can't hear as not everyone knows sign language so they won't be able to communicate with them
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Visual
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The majority of children with a visual impairment still have some vision – only five per cent are totally blind
Most blind/partially sighted children have their sight problem from birth but a small number lose their sight later in life following illnesses/accidents
Hearing
Sensorineural deafness
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Level of hearing loss may be described as mild, moderate, severe or profound and may not be the same in each ear
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If the hearing loss is very bad then the child may be given a cochlear implant which allows electrical signals to be sent directly to the auditory nerve providing a sensation of hearing
Conductive deafness
Happens when sounds fail to pass efficiently through the outer and middle ear to the cochlea and auditory nerve
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Often treated by inserting grommets into the eardrum - ventilation tubes which allow fresh air to enter the middle ear to keep it free of fluid
Physical
If they can't hear in sports activities then they won't be able to take part so their physical development will be impacted
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Speech and Language
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May use sign language, speech or a mixture of both
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When one of your senses (sight, hearing, smell,
touch, taste and spatial awareness) is no longer normal