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to communicate. The main problem with oralism is not the speaking part of it on the deaf person's side, but the lip reading. In order to understand what is being told to them, the deaf will lip read. The problem is that most of the sound that we use, is made with our tongue inside our mouths where the deaf are unable to see. Only a small percentage of the word is actually created using the lips. This makes understanding someone difficult, with practice a deaf child can become more proficient as with almost anything.

In fact, though it seems that the choice is A, manual communication or B, oral communication, they can work, and do work better hand in hand. A child has an open window to learn a language. Main language is caught from an early age up till about three years of age, grammar and other parts of the language afterwards. Oralism, or oral communication, takes too long to get a solid ground and soon the window closes and the language will forever be a struggle for the child. It's almost best to give them a good solid foundation in sign language. There they have a full language. Grammar, words, sentences, and more. This will aid them in later learning to speak, write, and function in a world that is predominantly hearing.

Choices:
Devices:

When you have a deaf child there are many devices that are available for that child and for you to help your child live a normal comfortable life. When you find out that your child is deaf you are slapped with several options that will have an effect on the way that your child will lead their lives. Besides the decision between Manual Communication, Oral Communication, or both, you need to chose the way you want your child to 'hear' the world around them. This section of the article will talk about a few devices that are available for those that wish to benefit from them.

~Hearing Aid~
Most commonly used is the Hearing Aid. Though many associate this device with the senior citizen population it's actually a very useful tool for the deaf community. The hearing aid is a small device that is easily hidden behind the ear. It amplifies the sound around and places the vibrations into the ear at a better 'volume' for those that are hard of hearing or deaf. In the deaf, it depends on the degree of hearing loss to the effectiveness of the hearing aid. Most deaf report they can hear loud things. A knock on the door, a dog barking, the beeping of a microwave. Things like this. Each hearing aid is different for each individual person.

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