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About Dr. Jerry Martin Jr.
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I am deaf myself and I do know what is like as a deaf person, how we communicate on the different levels (Reading Lips, American Sign Language, English Sign Language and etc.). I will be able to provide you advice about this topic from range childhood to adulthood. Please do understand that I will not give you any advice regards medication because I am not a medical doctor.

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I had has worked with both deaf and hearing clients (Children and Adults) in the past 20 years.

   

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Questions Answered By Expert  Dr. Jerry Martin Jr. 
In Category  Deafness/Hearing Impairment

SubjectDate Asked

Assymetrical Deafness & Hearing Devices6/8/2009
  Q: I have been totally deaf in my left ear, since having a severe bout of Acute Laborinthitis (?)in ...
  A: I know some hearing aids that changes technology over the years however, I did not find anything ...
newphew4/10/2009
  Q: doctor i have a nephew who is 14 yrs old yhey have never changed his ear peace. his first exam was ...
  A: It is nice of you try to help your nephew, you can do that. You need to consult with his parent for ...
Hard of Hearing1/12/2009
  Q: I'm a 25 year old female and do not have any health problems, my problem is that I sometimes do not ...
  A: Maybe both. It is good idea for you to go see Audiologist to take a hearing test to rule out any ...
reading lips11/16/2008
  Q: my question is if there is an institute in us that can teach deafs how to read the lips language. i ...
  A: It is interesting question, but no. You can go to speech-language therapist who can train you with ...
deAFNESS8/1/2008
  Q: WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF DEAFNESS IN INFANTS??? DOES TINNITIS IMPROVE WITH IMPROVEMENT IN ...
  A: There are few main causes of deafness. 1. Born with dead nerves (full hearing loss) - Totally Deaf. ...
PROFOUNDLY DEAF6/6/2008
  Q: I WROTE TO YOU IN OCTOBER, 2007. THANK YOU FOR THAT ANSWER. I HAVE PROGRESSED TO BEING PROFOUNDLY ...
  A: I am pleased to hear that you took my advice and it helped you greatly. Keep up learning ASL and ...
Lip-Reading Question4/14/2008
  Q: In the famous film "Once Upon A Tine In The West", there is a dream-like sequence during the famous ...
  A: I did watched it, when he was about to be hanged to death, he indeed did spoke some words but I ...
infant hearing loss4/4/2008
  Q: My daughter is 7 months and was born symptomatic for CMV, which means there is a large change that ...
  A: I am glad you caught her early and see the specialist. My suggestion to order Baby Einstein Dvds ...
Waardenburg Syndrome1/15/2008
  Q: I wonder if I have Waardenburg Syndrome. I have a patch of white hair near the forehead, but I have ...
  A: I was born deaf, but I do not have white hair. My friend has Warrdenburg Syndrome because he has ...
new to hoh10/2/2007
  Q: I have been having hearing problems for 3-4 yrs. I have been classifed as having severe loss which ...
  A: I know how hard to be not able to hear or anything at all. I learned to accept what I am when I ...
HARD OF HEARING1/12/2007
  Q: My mother is 88 yrs old and lives in a nursing home. She is hard of hearing in one ear. She was just ...
  A: Yes, it is true because it will help her to hear better in a good ear because other ear are ...
Moderate Hearing loss11/26/2006
  Q: Jerry I am Moderatly deaf in my left ear. I was born like this do to my syndrome velocardio ...
  A: I am familiar with this disorder because I did work with two of children who have same thing as you ...
crunching in my ears!9/15/2006
  Q: one thing I would like to ask is would you be ableto explain what a chemical imbalance is and the ...
  A: A ear specialist (a medical doctor) will be able to explain to you. I am not able to do so but I ...
crunching in my ears!9/14/2006
  Q: I often get a ringing in my ears from as little as a background noise to making me look round the ...
  A: I am sorry that you suffer this problem. It is important for you to see a ear/throat/neck doctor ...
hearing8/10/2006
  Q: I can hear little noises and I can hear when someone says something, I just can't hear what they are ...
  A: It is called popping noise, not clear sounds or filterd out properly, I think your ears may have ...
hearing difficulty6/15/2006
  Q: Martin, I have a very dear friend who has had trouble hearing all of her life. She has been ...
  A: I can't answer this question because I am no ear specialist. I am just a doctor with a degree in ...
Ear Problem : Cholesteatoma6/12/2006
  Q: I am 27 year old male. I had minor hearing loss in my right ear. I consulted doctor. He made ...
  A: I am familiar with your ear disease. I had it before when I was young child. I suggest you go to ...
Tinnitus12/19/2005
  Q: how are you? I'm writing to ask about tinnitus in my right ear. I'm 25 and I've had it for 2 years ...
  A: There is no cure for tinnitus however there are some medications which it may help to reduce it. ...
shopping for aids12/12/2005
  Q: I need an aid, especially for one ear. I've bought two types a few years ago and gave up on them. ...
  A: Bryant, I am not certain if there are trials for aids? I do know for the fact they offer lifetime ...
Communication11/8/2005
  Q: From an event that happened last week, it has brought me to a question. I was babysitting for my ...
  A: Yes I understand what your talking about. If there are many deaf parents, then board of education ...
wax8/26/2005
  Q: Wife, 85,has bad hearing in one ear. Dr says plugged with earwax. Usual cleaning methods by nurse ...
  A: Kiewel, Please don't believe about candles and it is very dangerous. Ear drops should work ...
learn sign language8/22/2005
  Q: I am going to be a freshmen in college. In highschool, I read the book and I passed the class. I ...
  A: I am glad you are considering college. Notetakers will certainly help but not enough. In my ...
limits?7/19/2005
  Q: My name is Christine. I am 18 years old and I am HOH. I lost 80% of hearing when I was infant due to ...
  A: It is true "HOH and Deaf can do anything they want except HEAR". You should not give up college ...
Nerve Deafness!3/20/2005
  Q: First of all, thanks very much for your quick response. I think the cause of my nerve deafness is, ...
  A: It does indeed help me consider other options. You can try to go to SEARS, store - look for a ...
Nerve Deafness!3/19/2005
  Q: I have got nerve deafness on my right ear. I am 29 years old. I can hardly hear with my right ear. I ...
  A: I will explain little bit more about "Nerve Deafness" Nerve deafness is caused by disease, trauma ...
Waardenburg syndrome3/15/2005
  Q: Several medical genetiticist diagnosed me with Waardenburg syndrome two. How rare is waardenburg ...
  A: It is rare, Waardenburg syndrome (WS) is an inherited disorder often characterized by varying ...

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