Cochlearius Description

The Puerto Rican parrot or "iguaca" (as our Taino Indians called it) is a bright green bird with a red band on the forehead, a white ring around the eye and the blue primary feathers. Juveniles are quite similar to adults. Both females and males are similar and measure about twelve inches.

A Cochlear Implant is an electronic device that partially restores hearing in people who have severe hearing loss due to damage of the inner ear and who receive limited benefit from hearing aids (http://www.cochlear.com/wps/wcm/connect/au/home/understand/hearing-and-hl/hl-treatments/cochlear-implant). In some cases there are patients whose hearing did not adjust correctly, having a risk of developing a virus, complications after the surgery, the benefits of sign language without a cochlear implant and lastly children or adults with cochlear implants may not even develop a good speech. There are many positive and negative articles I have read on cochlear implants. As a parent you are not only putting your child at risk, you are also withdrawing them from the deaf community, the one they were naturally born into. I do not support cochlear implants, children should not be implanted until they are grown to the point where they can make their own choice

The advent of new technologies such as the cochlear implant will not ultimately eradicate Deaf culture. The Deaf community is too close-knit to become torn apart. Not everyone has access to these new technologies because they are not eligible for them or the price is not right for their low budgets. Similarly, not everyone will be successful with the cochlear implant and most will return to Deaf culture for the rest of their lives. However, for those who are successful, they can still be a part of Deaf culture if they are bilingual and have adequate access to the Deaf community and its members. Knowledge is power and ASL education is spreading throughout high schools and universities all over the United States. These are several factors that

Being able to hear is something I think most people take for granted. But what if you cannot hear? On July 15, 2015, I was afforded the opportunity to observe eight-year-old Braydon Smith and five-year-old Peyton Smith, who were born deaf. Their names were changed to protect their identity. Their younger sister, Mackenzie, whose name was also changed to protect her identity, did not have any issues with her hearing. I met with both boys and their mother, Sandra Smith, at a relative’s home in Belton, Texas. However, the family lives in Loganville, Georgia. I found both boys to be energetic, and playful. Their mother seemed excited to tell her sons’ stories. Present at the meeting was Sandra Smith,

The boat-billed herons average height for a full grown adult is about 20 inches. They weight usually about 600g or 1.3 pounds. They have a unique black patch at the base of the hind neck. The animals feathers are a pale grey to white color,they have a chestnut colored belly and black on their side near the hip and ribs. They also have a scoop like bill, so they can scoop up their prey. They have wings that they fly with, as their main source of transportation. The have eyes, ears, and a beak that help them to find their prey, but mostly rely on touch. To protect themselves they raise their dark feathers that are located on their heads.

is a large seabird, has a long gray bill, long pointed tail, and has white feathers all over

Although I was conscious that Deaf and deaf have different meanings, I was not aware what was the difference between the two. I was very stunned to learn about Amos Kendall. I had no idea that Kendall donated the land that Gallaudet University was built on. It was really wonderful finding out all of the information on Gallaudet University and its history and how it came to be.

Hearing loss in childhood and infancy can have a major effect on the development and continuation of language. It hinders the acoustic signal that enters the ear canal to not be fully received by the auditory cortex which then affects and distorts what we receive and how we comprehend the auditory stimuli. There are different types and degrees of severity of hearing loss that can impair one or both ears, or can be congenital. Children with a hearing loss that is either severe or profound, in both ears, sensory neural, or congenital are considered to be a candidate for a cochlear implant. Cochlear implants are the only way for these children to develop oral language and auditory skills when hearing aids are not beneficial (Jimenez-Romero, 2015).

Hearing aids and cochlear implants have different functions to help improve your hearing. You currently have use hearing aids. Hearing aids come in many forms and offer different features. Hearing aids makes the sounds and voices around you louder. Here is a picture of hearing aid that you have. Depending on the hearing aid, the battery and ear piece will vary in size.

The Amazonian royal flycatcher is a medium sized bird with brown feathers. They also have a very elaborate crest on their head. With males the crest is bright orange or red with tips of blue on the top of the feathers. With females the crest is yellow or orange with no blue. They have a long bills and tails. The colors of the Amazonian royal flycatcher vary based on which habitat they live in.

Great Blue Heron: Least Concern ver 3.1 it has a large range and the population is actually increasing in number.

A cochlear implant consists of an internal and external component. The internal component is surgically inserted under the skin behind the ear, and a narrow wire is threaded into the inner ear. Unlike hearing aids, cochlear implants convert sound waves to electrical impulses and transmit them to the inner ear, providing people with the ability to hear sounds and potentially better understand speech without reading lips. Speech and language ability varies among individuals, with many cochlear implant recipients developing age appropriate linguistic ability. Ability to produce accurate speech, ability to understand speech and writing and reading ability have all been studied. In May 1998, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) had been demonstrated in the long-term benefits of cochlear implants that children were not limited to speech recognition. However, it would do that as well as went into far more detail into other ways they have dramatically improved their language

The males have an alternate plumage, their auriculars, nape, crown are black. Their upper tail coverts and their scapulars are black as well. White plumages in the outer part of their

The Eskimo curlew (Numenius borealis) is a medium sized shorebird with long legs and a long thin, bill that curves downwards. The curlew’s colors are usually mottled brown, on the upper parts, while the breast and abdomen are a buff color. Some would describe its color as more of a “cinnamon”. This pigeon-sized bird belongs to the Class: Aves, Order: Charadriliformes, Family: Scolopacidae, and Genus: Numenius. According to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, the Eskimo curlew is related to other shore birds such as Snipes, sandpipers, and phalaropes.

The female heron is around 16.1 inches tall, with a wingspan of 25.2 inches. The female also weighs about 8.5 ounces. For the males, they’re around 18.1 inches tall, with a wingspan of 26.8 inches. Male green herons weigh about the same as females, about 8.5 ounces. The green heron looks dark, but in other lights it has a green back and a chestnut color for their neck and breast. Younger green herons look brownish with pale stripes on the neck and pale spots on the wings. Green herons have a small body and short legs, and with a long, dagger-like bill.