January 31st, 2020 Brown Girl Dreaming by: Jacqueline Woodson

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: Disorders of the sense organs: Common Ear Problems

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One of the most common ear problems is an ear infection. Ear infections are caused by bacteria or viruses. Most ear infections are not serious. They can be treated with medicine. other hearing problems are harder to cure. People can lose some or all of their hearing after listen to music that is too loud or working with loud machinery. Sometimes, babies are born with damaged ear parts. This damage can cause loss of hearing or even total deafness.

1. What is an example of one of the most common ear disorders?





2. What are ear infections caused by?






3. How can most ear infections be treated?







Level#2


One of the most common ear problems is an ear infection. Ear infections are caused by bacteria or viruses. Most ear infections are not serious. They can be treated with medicine. other hearing problems are harder to cure. People can lose some or all of their hearing after listen to music that is too loud or working with loud machinery. Sometimes, babies are born with damaged ear parts. This damage can cause loss of hearing or even total deafness. Operations can help, and so can hearing aids. One kind of hearing aid sends sounds directly to the inner ear. Another kind sends the sound waves through the skull bones just behind the ear. Then, the inner ear picks up the sound.

1. What is one of the most common ear disorders, and what are they caused by?





2. What are two other known causes of hearing loss that can be prevented?





3. What problems can babies sometimes be born with, and what can this damage cause?








Level#3



One of the most common ear problems is an ear infection. Ear infections are caused by bacteria or viruses. Most ear infections are not serious. They can be treated with medicine. other hearing problems are harder to cure. People can lose some or all of their hearing after listen to music that is too loud or working with loud machinery. Sometimes, babies are born with damaged ear parts. This damage can cause loss of hearing or even total deafness. Operations can help, and so can hearing aids. One kind of hearing aid sends sounds directly to the inner ear. Another kind sends the sound waves through the skull bones just behind the ear. Then, the inner ear picks up the sound. Some problems with the ear can disrupt a person's balance. For example, vertigo is the feeling of dizziness. It can occur when a person rises too quickly from a sitting position, which affects the fluid in the inner ear.

1. Explain what one of the most common ear disorders is, what causes it, and how it can be treated.







2. Explain how people can lose some or all of their hearing.







3. Explain what some babies are born with, and what this can cause.








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