Sensory Loss Nvq

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2.1 sight & Loss For visually impaired individuals, spoken language is a great form of communication describing things to them and assisting them to use their hands to touch things, helping them to recognise shapes like your face etc. Assessing what individuals can and can’t see helps to determine whether visual aids such as magnifying glasses or spectacles will be helpful, as many people who are visually impaired may still be able to see shapes or light and dark. Braille is also another form of communication as are speaking books and papers. High street banks have brought into use speaking ATM machines allowing individuals with sight loss the same independentacces to their accounts as sighted individuals. Hearing Loss For individuals…show more content…
Deaf blind people may use objects, touch, sign language and Braille to communicate as well as specialised electronic…show more content…
It could help them to deal with their sensory loss and enable them to maintain contact with society, therefore giving them a better quality of life by making them feel respected as an individual and being treated like everyone else regardless of their disability. Effective communication can restore their confidence and self esteem and help to reduce their dependence on others. It also helps to promote their rights and avoid discrimination and abuse, making them more empowered to make decisions for themselves and to express exactly what they want or don’t want, restoring their dignity and respect. 3.1 Understand the main causes and conditions of sensory loss. Sight Loss The five main causes of sight loss in the UK are refractive error, age-related macular degeneration, cataract, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy. Hearing Loss The main cause of hearing loss is age related damage to the cochlea or presbycusis. This occurs naturally as part of the ageing process. There are other causes of hearing loss such as continued and prolonged exposure to loud noises and sounds e.g. factory noises, congenital- complications at birth. infectious diseases e.g. rubella, benign tumours on the auditory nerve, head injuries resulting in deafness, ototoxic drugs that cause harm to the cochlea or hearing nerve and genetic predisposition. Deafblindness

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