il | i Mi (iit uossofoud og apo + Saou ee drs eon « Nil ie i i Boyoppn fo wossofoud op fo svg a serpauiity « ii “x i Ll mt He oa agri soda netsacumen Tiss press of is ening chapel general csi and eer of the profession of audiology The dseseson focuses on severdl eas. Fst, segment of the popolation i the United States. Estates ofthe prevalence of he {ingles fore populations whol endfor eer age pou, ssmansnd ‘ble 1 “able 1.7 lustre chat, based on figures fom 1996, che worl umber of pex- sons wich hearing impairment in the United States is lghaly more thn 22 milion. ‘The table also shows tht there aze 897,000 young people wnder the age of 18 yeatssete sense ge, The a ona hs bors vi oma ing rovide il nag ote deranang impact hata signeat bering pa Feat can have on the individaal.Chldren bora witha severe or profound hearing ‘mpairment experience the grates bardship and, under mest cevimstncss, sand language. To lusaat, thas born noted thatthe average high-school gradu {fom a sate schol for the deaf has the equivalent of an eighth-grade cdcation Even chiléven with bearing losses in only one ear ox very mul loses in both eas suzy experience dificals in speech or language development, speech recognition, ander adverse lisening conditions (eg, cassToom noise), educational achiev q “Bearing impairment also imposes a significant economic burden; relatively few deaf natu ae eploped i poe, tail, and managerial poisons. oeoes the iene ot of des sk the oval sce! css of deainess include uch factors ss diagnos, periodic medial vss, andologe eel ‘uations, hearing ad cngs, assistive lsening devices, special educason,rehabil=