My sisters new girl isn't phased by loud noises and she think she is deaf. I have heard her cry and seen her get startled when someone sneezed. She is going to take her to the doctors to find out for sure but i would like to find out for myself.
2007-08-28 05:31:03 · 17 answers · asked by kermitsgirl2000 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Contrary to popular belief, most people who are deaf can hear, and most people who are blind can see. Just not well. My cousin grew up with a hearing impairment - with her hearing aids she could only hear about 30% of what most people hear. She now has a cochlear implant, but she talks and always has. It's not as clear as most people's voice, but she is understandable. So yes, a deaf baby can cry.
My daughter isn't phased by most noises either, but she isn't deaf. She spent her 1st few days in the NICU, where it's really loud, so noise has never bothered her. A doctor can tell her for sure, but more than likely she's fine!
2007-08-28 06:06:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reading here, I am amazed at the ignorance about deafness. I am deaf, and those who say deaf people still can hear some. You are wrong. Not all have residual hearing. I am profoundly deaf which means I can't hear at all. You think you know only because someone you know have residual hearing so you assume the true is same for all other deaf people. There are also blind people who can't see at all. I know because I attended a school for the deaf and blind.
AND the question - can deaf baby cry? SERIOUSLY?????!!!!!! Handpalming moment. Crying is a expression of distress which has nothing to do with the ability to hear. Deaf babies only appear not to cry AS MUCH only because they don't get startled or upset by sounds the way hearing babies do and become distressed and react by crying. My dad said he knew something was off about me because my older brother cried all the time but I cried so little and it was later when my mother noticed that my brothers would cry at loud noises and raised voices but not me and figured out that I was deaf, but I cried the same as any other baby when I was upset, uncomfortable, hungry, etc. I've been around deaf babies all my life and they behave the same as any other babies except that they don't get upset about loud noises and are a lot easier to put down to sleep. My dad joked that he enjoyed vacuuming around me during naps because it didn't bother me any, that he never had to be quiet like he did with my brother.
My point of having a handpalm moment is what does crying have to do with the ability to hear? There is no connection. Crying is an emotion and an expression of distress. When a baby cries, you look for the source of the distress, and the source could be loud noise as well as a number of other things.
2015-02-15 08:20:12 · answer #2 · answered by cynthia 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If she was startled by a sneeze, she isn't deaf. She could have some hearing problems though without being totally deaf. It might just be that she is not easily startled by loud noises. If she is a sound sleeper, and if, when she is awake, she can see the source of the loud noises, that may be why they don't surprise her. The sneezes are kind of different because they are unexpected. I bet she's just fine, but it never hurts to check stuff like this out, because if there is a problem, the earlier it's caught the better it is.
2007-08-28 05:48:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes a deaf baby can cry. Some babies take some time to develop the hearing. If the baby gets startled by loud sounds, then most likely the baby is not deaf. Only proper tests can tell.
2007-08-28 05:36:46 · answer #4 · answered by healingarden 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, a deaf baby can cry. However, a deaf baby can't be startled by the SOUND of somebody's sneeze. If they are staring at a person and the person sneezes, the baby might be startled by the appearance of the person jerking as they sneeze.
They have great technology to test the hearing of babies who cannot talk yet. And even if your niece is deaf, there are great programs to help her live a full, active, normal life. My dad is severely hearing disabled, and you really wouldn't know it unless you tried to have a conversation with him and didn't make allowances for his need to lip read.
2007-08-28 05:35:45 · answer #5 · answered by sparki777 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, there's no correlation between deafness and crying. However, if this baby was deaf, it wouldn't be startled by the sound of someone sneezing. (Granted - if you sneezed in the baby's face... I'm be surprised if it DIDN'T look startled!)
2007-08-28 05:40:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends how the baby takes it. If it thinks the world is just naturally silent, then it won't, but usually it will wonder why it can't hear and start crying louder to hear herself/himself. I don't think that your sister's baby is deaf, if she flinched at a sneeze. maybe she is scared of noises.
2007-08-28 05:35:52 · answer #7 · answered by nicce 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
a person who is deaf and mute cannot.
deaf is a hearing impairment, not a vocal one.
I've personally know of deaf people who could make noises... they usually can't pronounce words properly, but can laugh, sneeze, cheer, and other things w/ voice.
2007-08-28 05:36:43 · answer #8 · answered by Tanya 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know babies cry to get their lungs working. But i don't know is she's deaf. I really hope not.
Send your sister most of the luck.
2007-08-28 05:35:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes she can, my cousin was born deaf. She should take her to the doctor, my aunt did and thats when they told her.
2007-08-28 05:34:56 · answer #10 · answered by kittie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋