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Ear Trumpet
The ear trumpet (also known as ear horn) is a type of amplifying cone, which was used as a hearing aid. The design of the ear trumpet included a cone, which amplifies ambient sounds and a tube that is inserted into the ear. Sailors and others who wanted to amplify long-distance sounds used this device -
First American School for the Deaf
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet was interested in deaf education and traveled to Europe to meet De L’Eppe. De L’Eppe started a school in Europe for the deaf. Laurent Clerc and Gallaudet founded the American School for the Deaf in Hartford, Connecticut. -
Alexander Graham Bell promotes Deaf Education
Telephone inventor Bell had family members who were hard of hearing. Bell opens a school in Boston that concentrates on oral methods of instruction for teachers of the deaf. -
Deaf Players Change Baseball
Baseballs American League gets if first grand slam thanks to William “Dummy” Hoy, a deaf player, which he played for the Chicago White Sox. Umpire hand signals are developed so that Hoy can see a strike call from the outfield. Hoy was the first deaf baseball player in the major leagues. He had lost his hearing as a young child due to an illness. When Hoy started playing baseball all the calls were yelled out, and when he came up to bat the third base coach would raise his arm if Hoy received a -
Electronic (Body) Hearing Aids
A body hearing aid is one of the earliest hearing aids designed for people with hearing loss. A transistor compartment that is usually no bigger than a deck of cards powers the device. Hearing aids finally become small enough to wear instead of holding them or sitting in them. Hearing aids were expensive so not many people have them. -
American Sign Language (ASL) first recognized
American Sign Language is a complete, complex language that employs signs made by moving the hands combined with facial expressions and postures of the body. It is primary language in North America who is deaf. -
Behind the Ear (BTE) Hearing Aids
All of the parts of the hearing aid are contained in a small plastic case that sits behind the ear. The case is connected to an ear mold by a piece of clear tubing. This style is often chosen for young children for safety and growth reasons. This is now one of the most popular hearing aids because it represents some models of Bluetooth earphone headsets. -
Phone for the Deaf Invented
Robert Weitbrecht, who is deaf, invented the teletypewriter (TTY). TTY is a small machine with a keyboard and visual display screen that allows people to communicate with each other over the telephone lines by typing and reading their conversation. -
Cochlear Implants Approved
The cochlear implant is approved for clinical trials in people 18 and older. The device is planted in the inner ear. It bypasses the bones of the inner ear, placing electrodes directly into the cochlea, where sound eaves are absorbed and interpreted by the auditory nerve. The device is appropriate for people with profound deafness who are unable to use hearing aids. -
Deaf Actress Wins Oscar
Marlee Martlin became the first deaf actress to win an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the movie “Children of a Lesser God.” She is profoundly deaf. She has complete hearing loss in her right ear, while her left ear has around 80% loss and is the only member of her family who is deaf. Now she stars in the show Switched at Birth on ABC Family. -
Baby Hears for the First Time
Over 20,000 people have received the cochlear implants, which includes about 7,000 children. 1 in 10 congenitally deaf children are receiving implants. An eight month old baby hears for the first time after receiving a cochlear implant. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTzTt1VnHRM
