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Fascinating Facts on the History of Hearing Loss
#1. Causes Listed for Deafness
How does one become deaf? At one school for the deaf, such causes of students' deafness were listed as follows:
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toothache
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inflammation of the brain
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cramps in the head
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eruption of the ear
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nervous fever
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head trouble
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teething
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swallowed tobacco
- loud nearby screaming
Were these causes listed as a joke? No, these reasons were written up nearly 115 years ago! Knowledge of deafness and its causes were not as advanced in these early days.
Source: www.DeafDigest.com
#2 - The number of public high schools that offer American Sign Language for foreign language credit - More than 700!
Source: Governing Magazine
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