Deaf prelinguale

The term “deaf prelinguale” refers to a person that have you lost the hearing before having acquired the ability to speak and understand spoken language, usually within the first years of life. This form of deafness it can be congenital or acquired and can be caused by different factorsas genetic defects, viral infections, or bacterial, acoustic trauma, exposure to excessive noise, autoimmune or vascular problems. Deaf people prelinguali can use the Italian sign Language (LIS) or other alternative communication systems to interact with others, and they may require the assistance of specialists, audiologists, medical or rehabilitation to improve their quality of life. The learning of the LIS or other languages visuo-spatial can be especially important for deaf people to prelinguali, because it can provide a way to express themselves and communicate with the surrounding world.