Abstract
This paper presents an overview of the journal article "Hearing Lips and Seeing Voices" by Harry McGurk and John MacDonald which was published in 1976. This was a groundbreaking study in the subject of verbal communication, that examined the ways in which verbal communication relies on not only auditory input, but visual input as well. The paper shows that this went against the common belief that verbal communication uses sound alone.

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"One of the most interesting things revealed about verbal communication during this study is related to the different error rates among the different age groups. During the audio-only portion, preschool children had the highest error percentage, reporting the incorrect syllable nine percent of the time, while older children and adults were correct almost all of the time. However, when presented with conflicting auditory and visual input, the preschool children and school-age children had a much lower error rate than the adults."

Tags:soundtrack, syllable, audio, AVSR, technology

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This paper discusses how hearing loss can affect someone in terms of communication and psychosocial functioning. It includes citations from literature discussing the effects of hearing loss as well as a summary of findings after interviewing a person with medically diagnosed hearing loss.

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"Hearing loss is one of the most common disabilities in the United States with recent statistics indicating that approximately ..."

Tags:hearing loss, interview, psychosocial, communication

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A paper concerning a 9-year-old boy with a hearing problem. The paper explores the signals that indicate this child has a hearing problem and the importance of recognizing students with hearing difficulties.

Tags:hearing, loss, students

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The paper discusses how communication always involves the three elements of communicator, message, and receiver, and it is always necessary that the communicator shape the message in order successfully to communicate with the person receiving the message. The paper explains that hearing and listening differ in the degree of attention given to the communication process; we may hear what others say to us, but we have to listen to understand fully. The paper emphasizes how hearing is only one part of the process of listening.

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"Communication always involves the three elements of communicator, message, and receiver, and it is always necessary that the communicator shape the message in order successfully to communicate with the person receiving the message. Hearing and listening differ in the degree of attention given to the communication process. We may hear what others say to us, but we have to listen to understand fully. Hearing is only one part of the process of listening. Hearing is a passive process, while listening is active, dynamic, and even interactive, connecting both speakers and listeners. Listening involves a series of interrelated processes including attending, perceiving, interpreting, assessing, and responding. Both speakers and..."

Tags:lisening, hearing, skills

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In this article, the writer describes the key elements of a hearing loss prevention program for the forklift operators in a warehouse. The writer discusses eliminating the noise hazard to prevent damage to the inner ear or having employees wear hearing protection devices.

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"According to an essay published online by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, when noise control measures in the workplace are infeasible hearing protection devices are the only way to prevent hazardous levels of noise from damaging the inner ear. Making sure that these devices are worn effectively requires continuous attention on the part of supervisors as well as noise-exposed employees. Studies have shown that people exposed to noise levels of decibels and above over eight hours or longer will gradually lose their hearing ... "

Tags:hearing loss prevention programs, decibels, forklift, employees, audiologist, occupational safety, inner ear, NOISH

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Because there is no single demographic for people with hearing loss, there is no single correct manner to interact with them or to assist them at work, school, recreation, or other activities of daily living. This paper reviews several articles on various aspects of interacting with the hearing impaired, as well as articles that examine issues that such individuals face in society today. In addition, this paper examines the historical focus on these issues, along with their relevance to vocational rehabilitation both at the present and in the future.

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"Who are the deaf and hearing impaired? Can we recognize them at a glance? Are they limited to any one age group, sex, race, or color? The answer to these questions would be "no." People with impaired hearing take part in the same activities as we all do, range from very old, to very young, and are represented in every racial and ethnic group. Hearing loss can be congenital, or it can be acquired by accident, disease, or age. Because there is no single demographic for people with hearing loss, there is no single correct manner to interact with them or to assist them at work, school, recreation, or other activities of daily living."

Tags:deaf, hearing, impaired

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A book review which explains the psychological, social and spiritual facets of hearing loss. It also offers a testimony of how each of the individuals referred to emerged triumphant, via the vehicles of therapeutic dialogue and self-help measures, thus vanquishing the interplay of social forces that perpetrate the invisibility and augment the physical and mental torment of the deaf.

Tags:odyssey, hearing, loss

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This paper explains the differences between disease and injury as the cause of hearing loss. The author points out the OSHA guidelines on hearing conservation, the problem of occupational noise in the railroad industry and the Federal Railroad Administration occupational noise standard. The paper relates in detail the FRA historic treatment of occupational noise including the first study of noise in locomotive cabs, the FRA report to Congress and the studies that followed in response to this report.

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"Hearing is perhaps one, of the five senses, that is often take for granted. The alarm going off in the morning, the children playing outside, even the rain pattering on the window are all sounds that become so commonplace that it's easy to ignore how wonderful hearing truly is. However, when hearing loss occurs it then becomes painfully clear just how important this sense is and how it is so important to one's quality of life. This report will discuss the topic of hearing loss in the workplace, specifically that of the locomotive engineer. It will begin with a discussion of the differences between disease and injury. Next will be an overview of OSHA's guidelines on hearing conservation as well as a discussion of occupational noise in the railroad industry and the Federal Railroad Administration's occupational noise standard."

Tags:engineer, hearing, loss

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This paper examines teaching strategies for mainstream instruction which are acceptable for children with a hearing or visual impairment. The paper describes each impairment and how the child experiences his world as a result of it. Then, the paper details appropriate methods and strategies for teaching these children.

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"People who are legally blind have a visual acuity of 20/200 or less. Cause for legal blindness range from birth defects to head trauma. There are varying types of blindness. Severely visually impaired people have a visual acuity better than 20/200 but less than 20/70. Children who are blind learn through tactile and auditory sensory materials. Low vision children are severely visually impaired even after correction with..."

Tags:hearing, visual, impaired

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A paper that takes a pervasive view of the concept of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening.

Tags:universal, newborn, hearing