Life with a Hearing Loss

People with hearing loss can have: 

• Difficulty speaking and understanding verbal communication.
• Problems in academic achievement, including language arts, vocabulary, arithmetic, and problem solving.
• Lower scores on achievement and verbal IQ tests.
• Greater need for enrollment in special education or extra support in the classroom.
• Feelings of isolation, exclusion, embarrassment, annoyance, confusion, and helplessness.
• A reluctance to participate in activities with others.
• Significant problems following directions.
• Numerous physiological changes, sleep difficulties, digestive problems, delayed emotional development, stress related disorders, behavioral problems, body fatigue, and possible immunological effects.