I had this question asked recently. It's a good question, too. If you are familiar with working with DHH students, you'll know each student is totally different from the next one; no two are alike in any way...like fingerprints. Consider DHH and Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD). A student might be diagnosed with a SLD in math, English, or writing whereas a student may be diagnosed as DHH in a multitude of ways. This is what sets DHH apart from any other disability category. Here are some ways a student can be identified as DHH:
*Bilateral sloping mild to profound
*Unilateral rising moderate to mild
*Bilateral sensorineural moderate to severe
*Bilateral mixed hearing loss
*Bilaterally profound
There are quite literally hundreds, if not thousands, of different ways a child can be diagnosed as DHH. I've included a link to a speech banana. You can access it by clicking here. You'll see the dB and Hz headings. Each one can combine to form a different diagnosis of a hearing loss.
I've attached another link you access by clicking here. You'll see the challenges each of the listed hearing losses bring with them in the classroom.
Check the links out. They'll help you understand your DHH kids better. You'll have a deeper understanding of the struggles they face in the classroom.
As always, contact me if you have any more questions or want more info about DHH.
